Two groups of Quakers enter the House of Representatives in New York and submit petitions calling on the federal government to ban the African slave trade and take steps toward abolishing slavery. The petitions come from three organizations: the Philadelphia and New York Yearly Meetings of the …
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The Albany Congress marks a pivotal moment when Benjamin Franklin and colonial delegates directly engaged with Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy leaders, including Mohawk leader Hendrick, to discuss an English-Haudenosaunee alliance against the French and a plan of union for the colonies. By …
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The Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy demonstrated sophisticated democratic practices that significantly influenced American constitutional design, including consensus-based decision-making, gender-balanced leadership, and a complex system of checks and balances. Benjamin Franklin extensively …
The Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy established a sophisticated democratic system centuries before the United States Constitution, featuring consensus-based governance, sophisticated separation of powers, personal rights protections, and significant roles for women in political leadership. …
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