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Explore the Rich History of American Sites

Traveling through time is possible when you visit historic sites. These places tell stories of the past, revealing the lives, struggles, and achievements of those who came before us. I have always found that exploring these locations offers a unique way to connect with history. Each site holds layers of meaning, waiting to be uncovered by curious minds. It is not just visiting important sites, but learning about them through books, original documents, and drawings, seeing int

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Explore the Rich History of American Sites

Traveling through time is possible when you visit historic sites. These places tell stories of the past, revealing the lives, struggles, and achievements of those who came before us. I have always found that exploring these locations offers a unique way to connect with history. Each site holds layers of meaning, waiting to be uncovered by curious minds. It is not just visiting important sites, but learning about them through books, original documents, and drawings, seeing int

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"When men exercise their reason coolly and freely on a variety of distinct questions, they inevitably fall into different opinions on some of them. When they are governed by a common passion, their opinions, if they are so to be called, will be the same." James Madison, Federalist Paper No. 50

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Judge RIchard Peters In 1779, five hunters from Vincennes traveling in a boat were captured by George Rogers Clark and his band of Patriots. After questioning the hunters, Clark found that his small army had not yet been detected and that the people of Vincennes, Indiana, were still sympathetic to the Americans. In 1792, President George Washington signed legislation that reestablished the United States Post Office as a cabinet department led by the postmaster general, guara

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"As the people are the only legitimate fountain of power, and it is from them that the constitutional charter, under which the several branches of government hold their power, is derived, it seems strictly consonant to the republican theory, to recur to the same original authority, not only whenever it may be necessary to enlarge, diminish, or new-model the powers of the government, but also whenever any one of the departments may commit encroachments on the chartered authori

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Charlotte May Pierstorff - Mailed as a child In 1776, Washington weighed the war in pounds. In a letter to Jonathan Trumbull Sr., the governor of Connecticut, Washington writes that he expected to receive almost 8,000 pounds of gunpowder from Providence, but instead finds only 4,217 pounds. In 1777, the Continental Congress voted to promote Thomas Mifflin, Arthur St. Clair, William Alexander, Lord Stirling, Adam Stephen, and Benjamin Lincoln to the rank of major general.

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"For this reason, that convention which passed the ordinance of government, laid its foundation on this basis, that the legislative, executive, and judiciary departments should be separate and distinct, so that no person should exercise the powers of more than one of them at the same time." James Madison, Federalist Paper No. 48

Places Explored

Governor Nelson's Home Yorktown, VA

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Historical Sites Explored

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Historical Figures Researched

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