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One major log to the fire is the Civil War. The south was with slavery vs. the north who were fighting to abolish it.
Loaf is a verb when used in that context, it means to idle one's time away, typically by aimless wandering or loitering.
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The Articles of Confederation</h2>
Well, before the constitution that we all know that defines the United States, there was the Articles of Confederation that was the <em><u>original</u></em> document.