David Edwards

Biography

David Edwards holds an M.A. in history from the University of Idaho. His thesis, News Reporting or News Making?: the role of the press in the American Revolution looked at the extent to which colonial newspapers influenced reactions throughout the colonies to the Stamp Act and Massachusetts’ response to it.

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David Edwards
How the Anti-​Federalists Shaped the Constitution

The Anti-​Federalists had a strong distrust of government power. A national government with too much power was, as far as they were concerned, a pathway to government oppression.

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David Edwards
The Historical Context of the Third Amendment

The quartering of soldiers on private property was a real, pressing threat to liberty when the Bill of Rights was drafted.