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title: 'The Beginnings of Constitutional Construction in the United States'
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authors:
- 'Ethelbert Dudley Warfield'
date: 1886-12-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'History (General)'
- 'United States'
scriptures:
- 'Romans 13'
- 'Psalms 72'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/warfield-1886-the-beginnings-of-constitutional-construction-in-the-united-states
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# The Beginnings of Constitutional Construction in the United States

1886 essay on Ohio exploration, the Black Hawk War's impact, and early U.S. constitutional construction, detailing Federalist vs. Anti‑Federalist debates and the Alien and Sedition Acts.

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