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| | The Nature of a Constitution |
 | | We, the people of the united Sates, in order to form a more perfect Union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our prosperity, do ordain and establish the Constitution for the united Sates of America. |
 | | The territorial assembly, for the Territory of the united Sates South of the River Ohio, began its last meeting on June 29, 1795, to consider whether the people of the territory wanted to become a state; and if so, what steps would be taken to accomplish this as soon as possible. |
 | | The People of the Territory of the united Sates south of the river Ohio ordained and established the 1796 Constitution for the State of Tennessee, or form of government: and mutually agreed with each other to from themselves into a free and independent state, by the name of the State of Tennessee. |
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