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Shaping the New Nation: The Constitutional Convention

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Over a long, hot summer in Philadelphia, delegates to the Constitutional Convention wrote the framework for a new federal government.

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Shaping the New Nation: The Constitutional Convention (1:01)

Over a long, hot summer in Philadelphia, delegates to the Constitutional Convention wrote the framework for a new federal government.

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The French were the first Europeans to explore the center of the country. They came as trappers and traders and used the waterways to reach Native American settlements.

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Shipping, trade, commerce, and travel are transportation demands of the river.