Following Solomon's death, the northern half of Israel declared itself independent. This brought about
the collapse of the empire. Given this information, do you think that
Solomon was associated more closely with the northern or southern
halves of Israel? Explain.

albany plan of union, 1754. the albany plan of union was a plan to place the british north american colonies under a more centralized government

in february 1787, congress decided that a convention should be convened to revise the articles of confederation, the nation’s first constitution. in may, 55 delegates came to philadelphia, and the constitutional convention began. debates erupted over representation in congress, over slavery, and over the new executive branch. the debates continued through four hot and muggy months. but eventually the delegates reached compromises, and on september 17, they produced the u.s. constitution, replacing the articles with the governing document that has functioned effectively for more than 200 years.