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North Carolina, State of North Carolina - Constitution, North Carolina, 1789

State Motto of North Carolina "To be, rather than to seem" (Latin: Esse Quam Vider)
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We, the people of the State of North Carolina,…

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Connecticut, State of Connecticut - Constitution, Connecticut, 1788

State Motto of Connecticut "He who is transplanted still sustains" (Latin: Qui transtulit sustinet).

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Dersh, Stanley, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1791 United States Bill of Rights - First Amendments to the U.S. Constitution, Library of Congress, 1959

During the First Congress of the United States, after gaining its independence from Britain, twelve amendments to the new constitution were proposed…

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US House History, Art, and Archives, 1787 The United States Constitution, US House History, Art, and Archives, 1787

The Federal Convention convened in the State House (Independence Hall) in Philadelphia on May 14, 1787, to revise the Articles of Confederation.…

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