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Albert B. Fall In 1776, a small, 14-gun American warship, the Lexington, captured the sloop H.M.S. Edward off the coast of Virginia, right in front of the British Naval Blockade. In 1776, Washington’s army marches steadily through southern New England, its columns stretching for miles along muddy spring roads. In 1776, from Albany, Major General Philip Schuyler writes that the American army in Canada is dangerously weak and urges Washington to send reinforcements quickl

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Albert B. Fall In 1776, a small, 14-gun American warship, the Lexington, captured the sloop H.M.S. Edward off the coast of Virginia, right in front of the British Naval Blockade. In 1776, Washington’s army marches steadily through southern New England, its columns stretching for miles along muddy spring roads. In 1776, from Albany, Major General Philip Schuyler writes that the American army in Canada is dangerously weak and urges Washington to send reinforcements quickl

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Sumptuary Laws The Colonial Laws of Massachusetts in 1651 included Sumptuary laws, which regulated what individuals could wear based on their social class. Sumptuary Laws facilitated the identification of social status. Even those who had lost their wealth were still permitted to wear clothing that symbolized their former wealth. This concept aligns with the belief that once you are part of the elect, you remain so, regardless of any fall in status. This indicates that while

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"And there is a still greater absurdity in subjecting the decisions of men, selected for their knowledge of the laws, acquired by long and laborious study, to the revision and control of men who, for want of the same advantage, cannot but be deficient in that knowledge. The members of the legislature will rarely be chosen with a view to those qualifications which fit men for the stations of judges..." Alexander Hamilton, Federalist Paper No. 81

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The shortest Inaugural Address by a President was just 135 words and delivered by George Washington during his second inauguration, while the longest one was given by William Henry Harrison. It was 8,445 words and lasted about three hours.

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Dartmoor Prison Massacre In 1712, the New York Slave Revolt of 1712 began near Broadway. The New York Slave Revolt of 1712 was an uprising in New York City of 23 enslaved Africans who killed nine whites and injured another six. More than three times that number of blacks, 70, were arrested and jailed. Of these, 27 were put on trial, and 21 were convicted and executed. After the revolt, laws governing the lives of blacks in New York were made more restrictive. In 1776, in th

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"The mere necessity of uniformity in the interpretation of the national laws, decides the question. Thirteen independent courts of final jurisdiction over the same causes, arising upon the same laws, is a hydra in government, from which nothing but contradiction and confusion can proceed.' Alexander Hamilton, Federalist Paper No. 80

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