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  2. Articles of Confederation - Wikipedia

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    The individual articles set the rules for current and future operations of the confederation's central government. Under the Articles, the states retained sovereignty over all governmental functions not specifically relinquished to the national Congress, which was empowered to make war and peace, negotiate diplomatic and commercial agreements ...

  3. Florida in the American Civil War - Wikipedia

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    Florida was blockaded as part of the Anaconda Plan. As Florida was an important supply route for the Confederate army, Union forces operated a blockade around the entire state. The 8,436-mile coastline and 11,000 miles of rivers, streams, and waterways proved a haven for blockade runners and a daunting task for patrols by Federal warships.

  4. Home rule in the United States - Wikipedia

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    102 home rule municipalities, plus two consolidated city-counties that are home rule, and two home rule counties. [9] [10] [8] All tax increases in Colorado must be voter-approved. Connecticut: Yes [11] Yes Delaware: No Yes Florida: Yes No Home rule specifically granted in Section 166.021(1) of Florida Statutes. Georgia: Yes Yes

  5. History of the United States (1776–1789) - Wikipedia

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    Preamble through Article V of the Articles of Confederation. The Articles of Confederation were proposed by the Continental Congress on November 15, 1777, and they were ratified on March 1, 1781. It replaced the administrative boards and appellate courts that Congress had created during the early stages of the Revolutionary War.

  6. Privileges and Immunities Clause - Wikipedia

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    The Clause derives from Art. IV of the Articles of Confederation. The latter expressly recognized a right of "free ingress and regress to and from any other State," in addition to guaranteeing "the free inhabitants of each of these states . . . [the] privileges and immunities of free citizens in the several States."

  7. Constitution of Florida - Wikipedia

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    One of the requirements for Florida to become a state and join the Union was that its constitution must be approved by the United States Congress.In order to fulfill that requirement, an act was passed by the Florida Territorial Council in 1838, approved by Governor Richard Keith Call, calling for the election of delegates in October 1838 to a convention to be held at St. Joseph, Florida.

  8. Freedom of movement under United States law - Wikipedia

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    The Articles of Confederation government (1783–1789) did not have a passport requirement. From 1789 through late 1941, the government established under the Constitution required United States passports of citizens only during the American Civil War (1861–1865) and during and shortly after World War I (1914–1918).

  9. Full Faith and Credit Clause - Wikipedia

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    A similar clause existed in Article IV of the Articles of Confederation, the predecessor to the U.S. Constitution: "Full faith and credit shall be given in each of these States to the records, acts, and judicial proceedings of the courts and magistrates of every other State."