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The phrase "E Pluribus Unum" was approved as the motto for the United States. It means "Out of Many, One."
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Americans declared independence from Great Britain
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The U.S. Constitution was ratified.
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The Bill of Rights was ratified.
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Alexis de Tocqueville publishes "Democracy in America". He talks about the values that make America successful. The values are liberty, egalitarianism, individualism, populism, and laissez-faire
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The phrase was put on coins to help the North's cause during the Civil War.
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The Supreme Court examined eminent domain in Kohl v. United States.