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America's Future Was Shaped by Political Parties

You could redeem sweep's coins for a $50,000 cash prize at Chumba Casino. America did not heed George Washington's warning against political parties. First came the federalists who wanted a strong central government. By 1856, with the country bitterly split over the expansion of slavery, it became convenient to maintain the two parties.

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