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The Virginia Plan vs. the New Jersey Plan: A Constitutional Grudge Match

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When the Articles of Confederation failed, the Constitutional Convention of 1787 became a contest between large states and small states for equal representation.

Patriots and Loyalists on Film: Revolutionary War Movies Quiz

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How much do you know about the plots, actors and inspirations for the movies that depict America's War of Independence? Take our quiz to find out.

How Photonics Masts Will Work

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The U.S. Navy's new subs will use photonics masts instead of periscopes. Learn how these imaging devices will work.

How Well Do You Know the U.S. Constitution?

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Nothing less than the blueprint for the American government, the Constitution is an important part of history classes and citizenship tests (and the occasional quiz show!) How well do you know this vital document? Show off your savvy now with our quiz!

Can You Identify These Famous Speeches From a Single Quote?

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Four score and seven years ago, a man with a dream told us that the only thing to fear was fear itself -- or something like that. If we give you a quote from a famous speech, can you determine who said it and why? Take our quiz to find out!

The Creation of a Nation: Founding Fathers Quiz

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Your mental image of the Founding Fathers probably involves a bunch of guys in powdered wigs signing documents with a quill. But the creators of the U.S. Constitution did a lot more than stand around and sign stuff.

How Well Do You Know the FFA?

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Do you know the National Future Farmers of America as well as you think you do? If you can pass this quiz, you can consider yourself an expert! There's no farming experience necessary, but it can't hurt your score.

How the Great Compromise Saved a Fledgling United States

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Without the Great Compromise, the U.S. might not have become a nation. The divisions between big and small states could have been too much to overcome.

10 Strangest Mass Hysterias

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Mass hysteria epidemics are not as rare as you might think. Learn some super strange mass hysteria at HowStuffWorks.

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