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    From Revolution to Constitution: America's Political Experiment

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    Explore how the colonies transformed into a unified nation through the messy, contentious creation of the US Constitution—a process filled with compromise, conflict, and revolutionary ideas that continue to shape American governance.

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    The founders thought they were being pragmatic, but they were really just delaying an inevitable reckoning. The contradictions between the ideals of liberty and equality and the reality of slavery were too fundamental to resolve through political compromise.

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