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A set of joined sleeve buttons, believed to be from the 1780s, was recently discovered on Colonial Michilimackinac.According to a press release from Mackinac State Historic Parks, archaeologists continue to uncover incredible artifacts late into the 2022 archaeological field season.“We are still finding interesting artifacts,” said Dr. Lynn Evans, Mackinac State Historic Parks Curator of Archaeology, in a press release. “This set of joined sleeve buttons, like a modern cufflink, was found in the 1781 demolition rubble layer. The green glass paste 'stones' are set in brass.”The current excavation site is House E of the Southeast Rowhouse at Colonial Michilimackinac....

Subtitle: The Matter of the Mississippi River. A not inconsequential percentage of Article V opponents, like those in the John Birch Society, identify as Anti-Federalists. They question the 1780s need for the vigorous government of our Constitution. Those familiar with the era know of Shays’ Rebellion. According to modern Anti-Federalists, Shays’ was the pretext for nationalists like George Washington and James Madison to justify the 1787 Philadelphia Convention. There were other problems facing the infant United States to which the Articles of Confederation proved inadequate. For instance, most of the great European and New World ports were closed to American...