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E PLURIBUS UNUM —
OUT OF MANY, ONE

HISTORY OF CONGRESS
AND THE CAPITOL

Founding a Republic

An Algonkin village, late 18th century

An Algonkin village, late 18th century

 

An Algonkin village, late 18th century. The Algonkin peoples were found throughout New England and the Canadian Maritime Provinces and often traded with early American colonists.

“A View of Point Levy,” by Thomas Davies, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa

 
History of Congress and the Capitol