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The 13 American colonies severed their political connections to Great Britain.
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British were also fighting France, Spain, and Holland.
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The Federal Government is composed of three distinct branches: legislative , executive , and judicial
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Revolution were minimal but its financial losses were huge. France, already in financial trouble, was economically exhausted
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The act laid the foundation for the United States as a republic of white men
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the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.