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The Constitution, the Articles, and Federalism: Crash Course US History #8

The Constitution, the Articles, and Federalism: Crash Course US History #8

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8 Founding Fathers and How They Helped Shape the Nation Without them, there would have been no United States of America. The Founding Fathers, a group of predominantly wealthy plantation owners and businessmen, united 13 disparate colonies, fought for independence from Britain and penned a series of influential governing documents that steer the country to this day. All the Founding Fathers, including the first four U.S. presidents, at one point considered themselves British subjects.

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Gerrymandering: How drawing jagged lines can impact an Elbridge Thomas Gerry was an American statesman and diplomat. As a Democratic-Republican he was selected as the fifth Vice President of the United States. Gerry later became the ninth Governor of Massachusetts.

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