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Kyle Scott is the author of "Federalist Papers: A Reader's Guide." He teaches American politics and constitutional law at the University of Houston. This article was originally published by the History News Service; attribution to the History News Service and the author is required for reprinting and redistribution of this article.

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Lawrence A. Peskin is an associate professor of history at Morgan State University in Baltimore and author of "Captives and Countrymen: Barbary Slavery and the American Public, 1785-1816" (2009). This article was originally published by the History News Service; attribution to the History News Service and the author is required for reprinting and redistribution of this article.