The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cumberland_Compact" id="mwRQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Cumberland Compact">Cumberland Compact</a> is signed by leaders of the settlers in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cumberland_River" id="mwRg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Cumberland River">Cumberland River</a> area of what would become the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._state" id="mwRw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="U.S. state">U.S. state</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee" id="mwSA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Tennessee">Tennessee</a>, providing for democratic government and a formal system of justice.<sup about="#mwt45" class="mw-ref reference" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-7"}}' id="cite_ref-7" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref"><a href="./May_13#cite_note-7" id="mwSQ" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 7;"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwSg">[7]</span></a></sup>
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