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Month: November 2022

The Old Dominion Authorizes the Appointment of Delegates to the Constitutional Convention

Posted on November 21, 2022

From the very inception of the Articles of Confederation, many Americans felt that it was inadequate to serve as the country’s first constitution. Metaphorically speaking, it was felt that “the shattered fabric of the original …

The Magical Number Nine and the Ratification of the Constitution

Posted on November 14, 2022

Revolutionary-era Americans were a constitution-making people. On several occasions during the debate over the ratification of the Constitution of 1787, it was said that Americans knew more about the nature of government and liberty than …

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