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To weld thirteen jealous and discordant States, demoralized by an exhausting war, into a unified and efficient nation against their wills, was a seemingly impossible task.
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Editor's note · Context
Beck describes the formidable challenge of uniting the thirteen states after the Revolutionary War, emphasizing the difficulties faced by the framers of the Constitution.
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