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"A republic madam, if you can keep it"
--Benjamin Franklin
--Benjamin Franklin
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With the war now a foregone conclusion after the events of Lexington and Concord, the British colonists take their first steps towards separating themselves from Britain and ushering in the birth of a new nation: an American nation
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The American Revolution emerged as a transformative struggle for freedom and self-governance. Fueled by growing tensions between the American colonies and Great Britain, rooted in issues of taxation without representation and a quest for individual liberties, the conflict erupted into a full-scale war for independence between opposing sides
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Even before the American War for Independence was over, the colonies had begun looking toward their future and how their newly formed nation would run. Because this new nation was made up of 13 different colonies and not just one, this made it a challenge to determine how these new states would operate.
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The Constitutional Convention of 1787 stands as a pivotal moment in American history as delegates from the 13 states deliberated and forged a new foundational document that established a stronger and more enduring federal government resulting in the U.S. Constitution that laid the framework of government that has endured for over two centuries.
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