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- The Founding Fathers' Message for Students
- The Publisher's Wish for Students
- Getting the Most from Adventure Tales of America
- Two Brains Are Better Than One
- Left and Right Brain Learning Styles
- American History and the American Dream
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Part One: Colonial and Confederation Eras, 1492-1789 |
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Section 1: America: The Land |
1. The Globe |
2. America on the Move: a Plate Tectonics Adventure |
3. America the Beautiful |
4. American Adventure: the Outdoor Stage |
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Section 2: Native Americans |
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1. The First Americans: Prehistoric Adventurers |
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2. Native Americans |
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3. The Iroquois Confederacy: a Model Government |
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4. Native American Land Cessions: an Overview |
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Section 3: New World Explorers |
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1. Motives for Exploration |
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2. America: the World's Biggest Secret |
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3. The Christopher Columbus Story |
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4. Spanish Exploration and Conquest |
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5. Hernando De Soto Explores North America |
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6. France Claims North America |
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7. England Enters the Race for North America |
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Section 4: British Colonization |
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1. England's Political Drama |
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2. The Thirteen British Colonies: an Overview |
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3. England's America Dream: Motives for Settlement |
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4. A Handy Guide to the Thirteen British Colonies |
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5. Virginia: Seedling of Liberty |
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6. New England: Plymouth Colony Pilgrims |
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7. New England: Massachusetts Bay Colony |
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8. New England: RI, CT, NH |
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9. New England's Puritan Legacy |
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10. The Middle Colonies |
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11. The Southern Colonies |
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Section 5: Colonial Culture |
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1. The Social Ladder and the American Dream |
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2. Culture and the PERSIA Acronym |
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3. Colonial Culture: Three Ways of Life |
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4. Colonial Religion: the Great Awakening |
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5. Freedom of the Press |
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6. Artists of the Colonial and Confederation Eras |
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7. Colonial Economics: Mercantilism |
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Section 6: African-American Origins |
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1-2. Slavery: an Overview |
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3. Twenty-first Century Africa |
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4. The Land of Africa |
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5. Foods, Animals, and Waterways of Africa |
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6. The Peoples of Africa |
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7. African Religions |
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8-14. West African History |
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15. West African Artisans |
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16. West African Artists and Storytellers |
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17. West African Music |
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18. Journey to the Americas: The Slave Trade |
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Section 7: American Enlightenment |
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1. The American Enlightenment |
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2. Benjamin Banneker |
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3. America's Founding Fathers: The Big Six |
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4. Benjamin Franklin and the American Character |
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Section 8: Benjamin Franklin |
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1. Benjamin Franklin |
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Section 9: Road to Revolution |
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1. Leaders During the American Revolution |
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2. Causes of the American Revolution |
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3. The French and Indian War |
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4. Britannia Rules! America Rebels! |
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5. The American Tree of Liberty: English Roots |
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6. "On the Brink of a Precipice" |
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7. Road to Revolution: Lexington and Concord |
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8. General George Washington: Commander in Chief |
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9. The Path to Independence |
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10. The Declaration of Independence |
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11. Remember the Ladies |
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Section 10: American Revolution |
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1. The Revolutionary War: an Overview |
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2. Washington on the Run |
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3. The Tide Turns |
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4. Everyone's Revolution |
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5. John Paul Jones: Naval Hero |
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6. Benedict Arnold: Traitor |
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7. Victory: from Saratoga to Yorktown |
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Section 11: Confederation Period |
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1. The Big Question: Who Will Be in Charge? |
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2. Articles of Confederation: 13 Sovereign States |
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3. Thomas Jefferson's Impact on the Confederation |
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4. Problems of the Confederation |
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5. Three Friends: a Meeting of Nationalist Minds |
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6. A Bold Proposal |
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Section 12: The Constitution |
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1. A Convention Overview |
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2. James Madison: Father of the Constitution |
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3. The Delegates Gather |
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4. The Constitutional Convention Begins |
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5. Rules of Procedure |
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6. Three Competing Plans |
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7. Compromise, Compromise, Compromise |
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8. Three Important Questions |
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9. The Final Days |
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10. The Signing |
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11. Miracle at Philadelphia: A Federal Republic |
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12. Ratifying the Constitution |
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13. The National Government |
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14. The Three Branches |
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15. The Federal System: Division of Powers |
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16. Amending the Constitution |
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17. The Bill of Rights |
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18. How a Bill Becomes a Law |
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19. Landmark Supreme Court Decisions |
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20. Citizenship: Rights and Responsibilities |
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21. The Statue of Liberty |
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Part Two: The American Republic, 1789-1877 |
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Section 13: Federalist Era |
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1. The United States: An Overview |
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2. Launching the New Government |
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3. Alexander Hamilton's Financial Plan |
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4. Federalists and Republicans: First Political Parties |
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5. American Political Parties and Presidents |
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6. The Federalists and Foreign Affairs |
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7. The Capital: Washington, District of Columbia |
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Section 14: Democratic-Republicans |
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1. Jeffersonian Democracy |
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2. John Marshall and Judicial Review |
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3. Marbury v. Madison, 1803 |
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4. The Louisiana Purchase: Empire for Liberty |
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5. Lewis and Clark: Trailblazers |
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6-8. Storm Clouds and the War of 1812 |
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9. America's Sea Power: "Don't Give Up the Ship" |
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Section 15: Nationalism/Sectionalism |
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1. Nationalism and the Era of Good Feelings |
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2. McCulloch v. Maryland, 1819 |
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3. Gibbons v. Ogden, 1824 |
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4-6. The Industrial Revolution |
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7. Science and Technology Aid Industrialization |
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8. Missouri Compromise and Monroe Doctrine |
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9. Sectionalism: Threatening Issues |
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10. Sectional Politics and the Era of Bad Feelings |
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Section 16: Jacksonian Era |
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1. Jacksonian Democracy |
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2. Indian Removal |
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3. Sequoyah: Cherokee Hero |
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Section 17: Reform Movements |
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1-3. Education and Humanitarian Reforms |
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4. Abolition Crusade |
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5. Women Abolitionists and Women's Rights |
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6-10. Woman's Rights Movement |
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Section 18: National Culture |
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1-3. American Literature, Art, and Music |
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Section 19: Westward Expansion |
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1. Westward Expansion: An Overview |
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2. Westward Ho! Trails and Travelers |
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3. First Continental Railroad |
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4. Immigration: An Overview |
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5. The Texas Story: Revolution and Independence |
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6. The California Story |
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7. The Mexican War |
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8. California Gold Rush |
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9. Compromise of 1850 |
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10. California Statehood, 1850 |
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11. Decade of Conflict: an Overview |
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Section 20: Abraham Lincoln |
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1. The Abraham Lincoln Story |
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Section 21: The Civil War |
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1. Causes of the Civil War: an Overview |
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2. Events Leading to the Civil War |
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3. Presidential Election of 1860 |
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4. Secession and the Confederacy |
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5. Lincoln's First Inaugural Address |
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6. The Civil War Begins |
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7. A Nation Divided |
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8. The Civil War: an Overview |
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9-10. Emancipation Proclamation |
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11. Major Civil War Battles |
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12. Gettysburg and Vicksburg: Crucial Battles |
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13. The Gettysburg Address |
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14. Presidential Election of 1864 |
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15. Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address |
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16. The Union Wins the Civil War |
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17. A Great Tragedy |
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Section 22: Reconstruction |
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1-2. Reconstruction Plans |
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3. Reconstruction Amendments |
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4. Reconstruction Governments |
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5. Disputed Election of 1876 |
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6. Compromise of 1877: End of Reconstruction |
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The Tree of Liberty |
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Key Documents |
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The Declaration of Independence |
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The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom |
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The Constitution of the United States |
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Anti-Federalist and Federalist Writings |
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Index |
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