To American revolutionaries, patriotism meant fair dealing with one another
The first widespread agreement across the American Colonies dealt with economic independence from British trade and taxation.
Will climate change bring an end to America's world order?
Now, most observers have little doubt that the end is just a matter of timing and circumstance. Ten years ago, I predicted ...
National Catholic Register1d
Primer on the Only Catholic Who Signed the Declaration of Independence
He was not only the lone Catholic to do so, but being the richest man in the colonies, Carroll was putting his entire fortune ...
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Could you pass the U.S. citizenship test? Give these 1o questions a try
Could you pass a more simple version of the U.S. citizenship test? Immigrants seeking to become United States citizens have ...
The Washington Post18d
With his 1776 Commission on patriotism, Trump helped spark a culture war
“The 1776 Commission will help ensure that every ... first arrived by boat from Africa to the shores of the American colonies. The project’s goal was to “reframe” history to consider ...
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A Short Overview of Making Colonial Empires by European Powers from the Time of the Vienna Congress up to WWI (1815−1914)
The period in the world’s history from the end of the Napoleonic Wars (1815) to the beginning of the Great War (1914) is ...
Meet the American who first planted apples in the colonies: William Blaxton, eccentric settler
William Blaxton, an eccentric loner and Anglican minister, settled Boston before the Puritans and Rhode Island before Roger ...
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Why Has U.S. Agricultural Trade Reached a Net Import Position in Recent Years
For many decades, U.S. farmers have taken pride in the fact that agricultural exports originating from the United States were ...
The Judges Who Serve at Trump’s Pleasure
The Founders abhorred a judiciary more loyal to the Crown than to the rule of law. But now the independent system they ...
Could YOU pass a citizenship test?
Immigrants seeking to become United States citizens have to show a working knowledge of the nation’s history and how the ...
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Desert Gold DAR places memorial to patriots in Aztec
While Aztec averages a mere 10 inches of rain per year, to the crowd assembled for the Desert Gold Chapter of the DAR event ...