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In June 1776 five delegates to the Second Continental Congress drafted the Declaration of Independence. The mural depicts (from left to right) Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, Thomas Jefferson, Robert Livingston, and John Adams. On the wall in the background is a portrait of English philosopher
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Following the Revolutionary War, the new American government was first organized under the Articles of Confederation, but that document gave the federal government too little authority to be effective. Convened to amend the Articles of Confederation, this convention wrote a new Constitution that
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Delegates from all thirteen colonies met in 1774 in Philadelphia to discuss responses to increased British oppression. This convention, the First Continental Congress, formally declared that colonists should have the same rights as Englishmen; they also agreed to form the Continental Association
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In 1754 the British government asked colonial representatives to meet in Albany, New York, to develop a treaty with Native Americans and plan the defense of the colonies against France. Exceeding these limited objectives, the assembly adopted a plan developed by Benjamin Franklin for government of
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The Mayflower Compact, a document signed aboard the ship Mayflower in 1620, set forth principles of tolerance and liberty for the government of a new colony in the New World. Pilgrim leader William Brewster is shown signing the document; John Standish, the colony's military leader, stands at left
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Carya illinoinensis (Pecan). The pecan is native to the south-central part of the United States and usually found naturally growing in lowlands. When the native tree is planted as a horticultural specimen in this area we find that the fruits are poorly formed or are smaller than what we see in the
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Text on the Plaque U.S. Capitol Grounds Memorial Tree Quercus alba (White Oak) Honoring the Vietnam Veterans of Minnesota Planted by Representative Arlen Erdahl May 11, 1982
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Text on the Plaque U.S. Capitol Grounds Commemorative Tree Quercus virginiana (Toomer's Corner Oak Scion) To Commemorate Auburn University's Toomer's Corner Oak Sponsored by Rep. Dennis Ross May 13, 2011
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Text on the Plaque U.S. Capitol Grounds Memorial Tree Acer platanoides 'emerald queen' (Norway Maple var. Emerald Queen) In Memory of Susie Skelton Wife of Rep. Ike Skelton of Missouri Planted by House Leader Nancy Pelosi October 20, 2005
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Text on the Plaque U.S. Capitol Grounds Memorial Tree Ulmus americana 'libertas' (Liberty Elm) Planted by Sen. Edward M. Kennedy To Honor the State of Massachusetts October 22, 1993
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Text on the Plaque U.S. Capitol Grounds Memorial Tree Quercus alba var. wye (Wye Oak) Planted by Senator J. Glenn Beall Jr. For State of Maryland April 5, 1976
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Text on the Plaque U.S. Capitol Grounds Memorial Tree Acer rubrum (Red Maple) Planted by Senator Nancy L. Kassebaum To Honor the State of Kansas November 25, 1996
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Text on the Plaque U.S. Capitol Grounds Memorial Tree Liriodendron tulipifera (Yellow Poplar) Planted by Congressman Charles A. Halleck (Ind.) June 11, 1961
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Text on the Plaque U.S. Capitol Grounds Memorial Tree Cornus florida (Flowering Dogwood) Planted by Senator Sam Nunn For State of Georgia March 11, 1983
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Text on the Plaque U.S. Capitol Grounds Commemorative Tree Quercus alba (White Oak - The Charter Oak) To Commemorate the State of Connecticut Sponsored by Rep. Gary A. Franks Dedicated November 17, 1993 Replanted November 2007
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Text on the Plaque U.S. Capitol Grounds Memorial Tree Quercus palustris (Pin Oak) To Honor Speaker Thomas Philip "Tip" O'Neill, Jr. Sponsored by Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi November 14, 2012
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Text on the Plaque U.S. Capitol Grounds Memorial Tree Acer saccharum (Sugar Maple) Planted by Mrs. Heather Foley In Honor of Rep. Thomas S. Foley's Service as Speaker of the House December 22, 1994
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Text on the Plaque U.S. Capitol Grounds Memorial Tree Liriodendron tulipifera (Tulip Tree) Planted by Senator Strom Thurmond (S.C.) For South Carolina Forestry Association May 26, 1981
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Text on the Plaque U.S. Capitol Grounds Memorial Tree Hicoria alba (Carya Tomentosa) (White Hickory) In Memory of Senator Willard Saulsbury of Delaware April 8, 1918
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Text on the Plaque U.S. Capitol Grounds Memorial Tree Quercus prinus (Chestnut Oak) In Memory of Senator Thomas P. Gore April 16, 1949
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Text on the Plaque U.S. Capitol Grounds Memorial Tree Acer rubrum (Red Maple) planted by Senator Leverett Saltonstall (Mass.) April 28, 1954
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Text on the Plaque U.S. Capitol Grounds Commemorative Tree Juglans nigra (Black Walnut) To Honor Senator Jack Miller May 3, 1965
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Text on the Plaque U.S. Capitol Grounds Commemorative Tree Ulmus americana 'liberty' (Liberty Elm) Planted by No Greater Love & Sen. John McCain To Honor Senator J. Robert Kerrey Medal of Honor Recipient U.S. Navy Seal April 23, 1999
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Text on the Plaque U.S. Capitol Grounds Memorial Tree Quercus heterophylla (Hybrid Oak) Planted by Senator Jacob H. Gallinger (N.H.) April 30, 1912
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Text on the Plaque U.S. Capitol Grounds Memorial Tree Quercus rubra (Red Oak) To Honor the Service of Senator Frank Lautenberg Sponsored by Sen. Cory A. Booker May 11, 2017
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Text on the Plaque U.S. Capitol Grounds Memorial Tree Quercus palustris (Pin Oak) Dedicated to and Planted by Senator Everett M. Dirksen State of Illinois June 4, 1969
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Text on the Plaque U.S. Capitol Grounds Memorial Tree Tilia cordata (Littleleaf Linden) In Memory of Senator Edward Zorinsky (Nebr.) July 14, 1987
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Text on the Plaque U.S. Capitol Grounds Memorial Tree Quercus alba (White Oak) Sponsored by Sen. Tom Daschle To Honor Sen. Robert C. Byrd on His Eightieth Birthday November 25, 1997
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Text on the Plaque U.S. Capitol Grounds Memorial Tree Quercus alba (White Oak) In Memory of Samuel Thomas Barnes IV Sponsored by Senator Richard Shelby Planted on November 25, 1996
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Text on Plaque U.S. Capitol Grounds Memorial Tree Magnolia grandiflora (Southern Magnolia) In Commemoration of the Honorable William M. Colmer December 15, 1980