Summary of Joel Richard Paul's Without Precedent

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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Sample Book Insights:
#1 The Continental Army was a disaster. It was poorly disciplined, and the soldiers were starving. The camp needed 30,000 pounds of bread and an equivalent amount of meat daily. In addition, the soldiers were promised a gill of whiskey a day.
#2 John Marshall, a lieutenant from the Culpeper regiment of rural Virginia, was one of the few soldiers who seemed upbeat. He had a round, friendly face and an infectious grin. He was extremely athletic, and his good spirits never faded.
#3 Marshall’s superior officers were impressed with his even temper, fair-mindedness, and intelligence. He was promoted to deputy judge advocate, and he arbitrated disputes between soldiers and litigated violations of Washington’s orders.
#4 The hardships at Valley Forge shaped Marshall’s views about government. He concluded that the Articles of Confederation were unworkable, and that a strong central government was needed to defend the nation.

Sujets

• Revolutionary Periode
• Histoire
• United States
• History

Informations

• Publié par: Everest Media LLC
• Date de parution: 10 mai 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9798822503229
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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Insights on Joel Richard Paul's Without Precedent
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Insights from Chapter 1

#1

The Continental Army was a disaster. It was poorly disciplined, and the soldiers were starving. The camp needed 30,000 pounds of bread and an equivalent amount of meat daily. In addition, the soldiers were promised a gill of whiskey a day.

#2

John Marshall, a lieutenant from the Culpeper regiment of rural Virginia, was one of the few soldiers who seemed upbeat. He had a round, friendly face and an infectious grin. He was extremely athletic, and his good spirits never faded.

#3

Marshall’s superior officers were impressed with his even temper, fair-mindedness, and intelligence. He was promoted to deputy judge advocate, and he arbitrated disputes between soldiers and litigated violations of Washington’s orders.

#4

The hardships at Valley Forge shaped Marshall’s views about government. He concluded that the Articles of Confederation were unworkable, and that a strong central government was needed to defend the nation.

#5

John Marshall was born in 1755 in what was then the western frontier, now Fauquier County. He was the eldest of fifteen children, seven boys and eight girls. His family lived in a rough-hewn two-room log cabin. His father, Thomas, came from a modest background but became a respected leader in Fauquier County.

#6

Marshall’s family fell from grace, which gave him the confidence to lift himself up and the boldness to associate with his social superiors. He did not become a prisoner of his bloodline or the economic class he was born into.

#7

Marshall’s childhood was influenced by the French and Indian Wars, which ended when he was eight. Virginians on the frontier were made uneasy by the proximity of Indian tribes and French garrisons.

#8

The Virginia colony was also struggling with economic problems caused by a steep drop in tobacco prices and a series of bad weather events that destroyed crops. In addition, the governor, Lord Dunmore, was a Scotsman who was unpopular with the people.

#9

In 1775, John Marshall joined the Fauquier Rifles, a company of about three hundred sharpshooters. The men did not have cannons or uniforms like the British redcoats, but they wore fringed deerskin trousers and Indian boots.

#10

The Great Bridge battle was a signal victory for the Virginians. It showed Marshall the need for a strong national government to defend against foreign adversaries. The experience shaped his conservative views.
Insights from Chapter 2

#1

In 1776, Richmond was a small village along the James River. It had no paved streets, and herds of cows and pigs. It was not a suitable location for the capital of Virginia, so the legislature decided to move it to a more central location.

#2

Marshall was promoted to captain in the 11th Virginia Regiment in 1779. He began law school at William Mary in the spring of 1780, but he had little patience for law school. His mind was restless and his thoughts kept turning to the prospect of marrying Polly Ambler.

#3

The government in Virginia dithered over how to raise more troops. Governor Jefferson had little interest in such matters. Marshall decided to join the army in Philadelphia, and he walked 250 miles from Richmond to there. He eventually recruited fifteen hundred volunteers.

#4

Marshall’s marriage to Polly brought him into the social circles of the Lee family. He quickly adapted to his new circumstances and became friends with James Monroe.

#5

Marshall was very popular in Richmond, and was soon elected to the powerful Council of State. He was the youngest man ever chosen, and some of the establishment grumbled that he should wait his turn.

#6

Marshall was a rising star in the Virginia bar, and he quickly became known as a generous opponent in court. He was equally comfortable representing British creditors seeking to enforce their rights against Virginia debtors.

#7

Marshall’s marriage was also troubled by Polly’s fragile emotional state. She had several nervous breakdowns, severe migraines, and wild mood swings. Marshall devoted himself to her, assuming most of the household responsibilities that usually fell to women.

#8

In 1786, the nation was gripped by economic crisis. Each state imposed tariffs on the goods of every other state, and commerce was being strangled. The Rhode Island Assembly began printing paper money and lending it at low interest to farmers to pay off their debts.

#9

The Rhode Island case Trevett v. Weeden shocked the nation and demonstrated the value of an independent judiciary. It also demonstrated the moral as well as political failure of the restlessness produced by the uneasy situation of individuals, connected with lax notions concerning public and private faith.

#10

The Shays’ Rebellion was a popular uprising against the Boston elite who governed the state without representing the interests of the distant western counties. It demonstrated the urgency of reforming the American government.

#11

The assault on the judiciary in Rhode Island and the popular uprising in Massachusetts left a deep imprint on Marshall, who was already conservative. He believed that a new federal constitution must be formed to calm the unruly passions of the masses.
Insights from Chapter 3

#1

The Virginia convention call to ratify the proposed federal Constitution opened on June 2, 1788, in the hulking capitol designed by Thomas Jefferson. The assembly chamber was crowded and stuffy, and there were too few windows for ventilation.

#2

The Constitution was written by James Madison, and was based on the principles of federal supremacy and a separation of powers. It was not based on the principle of state sovereignty, as many anti-federalists argued.

#3

The Virginia Ratifying Convention was a very contentious one, and it did not look like a fair contest between Madison and Marshall, who were the two lead authors of the Constitution, and Henry and Mason, who were the most popular figures in Virginia.

#4

The second day of the convention was spent debating whether delegates could propose amendments to the Constitution before they voted on it. The air was heavy with the scent of honeysuckle and acrimony.

#5

Marshall’s speech focused on two principal clauses: the president’s powers as commander in chief under Article II and the authority of the federal courts under Article III. He stressed the need for a strong central government to defend the country.

#6

Marshall was a much more effective salesman than Madison, and he knew how to build personal relationships. He would often drop in on the delegates after dinner at one of the local taverns, usually Formicola’s or the Swan, where a quart of Madeira cost only six shillings.

#7

Marshall’s role in winning ratification of the Constitution was critical. He had succeeded in these debates while maintaining his friendship with Henry and Monroe. He was relatively unknown outside Richmond when he entered the convention, but he emerged as one of the national leaders of an inchoate political party.