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Exhibition Hall: E Pluribus Unum
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A More Perfect Union
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A More Perfect Union Archives
Congress and the War of 1812
Conflict and Compromise II
Conflict and Compromise I
Instruments of Change
Congress and the Civil War II
Congress and the Civil War I
April 2010 - September 2011
October 2009 - March 2010
April 2009 - September 2009
December 2008 - March 2009
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Timeline of Congress and the Capitol
1789-1815
1815-1851
1851-1877
1877-1913
1913-1945
1945-Present
Epilogue
Building a More Perfect Union