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How Magna Carta Influenced the American Revolution
In 1984, Ross Perot purchased a copy of the 1297 reissuance of the Magna Carta from the Brudenell family who had held the document…
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The Annapolis Convention of 1786: A Call for a Stronger National Government
Speaking at South Carolina’s ratification convention in 1788, Charles Pinckney derided the Articles of Confederation as a “miserable, feeble mockery of government.” Pinckney was…
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The Constitutional Debate over a Standing National Navy
There is a gap in most histories of the United States Navy. The blank space lies between the end of the American Revolution and…