Contents
Introduction

Declaration of Independence
Articles of Confederation
Constitution
Cultural Impact

Appendices
Endnotes
Bibliography

A Multitude of Amendments, Alterations and Additions
BIBLIOGRAPHY

A. Declaration of Independence

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B. Articles of Confederation

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D. Nineteenth-Century Politics and Culture

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