It was at this time that many issues were presenting themselves regarding how future interpretation of the Constitution's text would transpire, and high level appointees, such as John Jay, felt that the Court could not acquire enough "energy, weight, and dignity" to play a significant part in the understanding. ... The state of Virginia confiscated some 300,000 acres of land, which at one point belonged to Britain's Lord Fairfax, and proceeded to grant a portion of this land to David Hunter. The end of the Revolution, the Treaty of Peace with Great Britain, and Jay's Treaty o...

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