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The 12th Amendment and the Election of 1800

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The 12th Amendment and the Election of 1800 The election of 1800 was transformative. Vice President Thomas Jefferson defeated incumbent…

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Memorial Day and the History of the U.S. Armed Forces

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On Memorial Day we pay our respects to those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our nation. To all veterans…

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Constitution’s Cover Letter PowerPoint

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The Constitution was signed on September 17, 1787. The following morning, it began its journey from the Constitutional Convention in…

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Constitution’s Cover Letter: Research Questions – Part IV

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Questions and Issues for Further Investigation Before exploring the issues and questions discussed below, readers are invited to review prior…

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Did Hamilton compose the “Constitution’s cover letter” ? – Part 2

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The Hamilton Authorship Thesis Recognizing the lion by his claw The Constitution was introduced to the world with a little…

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Who knew: the Constitution had a “cover letter”?

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The Constitution had a “cover letter”? Yes. Although it will come as a shock to most Americans, the Constitution was…

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The Constitution’s forgotten “cover letter” – Part 1

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Background about the “Constitution’s cover letter” On the final day of the Constitutional Convention, thirty-nine delegates lined up to sign…

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Hamilton’s Legacy in 2020

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The following presentation was created to answer the question, what does Hamilton’s legacy mean in the year 2020? In other…

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An Act to Encourage Vaccination (1813)

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An Act to Encourage Vaccination and Early Public Health Laws The struggle to protect public health from infectious disease predates…

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An Act Relative to Quarantine (1796)

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An Act Relative to Quarantine The first federal quarantine law In May of 1796, Congress adopted the first federal quarantine…

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