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Fun Facts About the Constitution of the United States
Fun Fact: “The United States Constitution has 4440 words. It is the oldest and shortest written Constitution of any major government in the world today. The most glaring spelling error is Pennsylvania. It was spelled Pensylvania. The Constitution was penned by Jacob Shallus, a Pennsylvania General Assembly clerk for $30.00 Fun Fact: “The Pennsylvania State…
Read MoreJuly 4th and the Principles of Liberty
Origins of the 28 Principles of Liberty On July 4 Americans will celebrate Independence Day, the day 56 men from all economic backgrounds, representing the various New World English Colonies, signed the Declaration of Independence from King George III, of Great Britain and Ireland. What on earth could have had authority higher than the king’s?…
Read MoreFun Facts @ July 4th
We didn’t actually declare independence on the 4th of July One of the greatest misconceptions of the 4th of July lies in the name and date. It is widely believed that America declared their independence from Britain on July 4, 1776. However, the official vote actually took place two days before and the “Declaration”…
Read MoreHow To Remember the 5 Parts of The Declaration of Independence
PREAMBLE – “When in the course of human events . . .” First, the “Preamble” declares it is the people’s natural right to change their governments and act independently according to their own free will. RIGHTS – “We hold these truths to be self-evident . . . “ Second, the “Rights” declares that all people…
Read MorePotluck with Patriots
What did the colonists eat? Everything you could imagine!! Every village had a market day where wagons rolled in from the farms bearing all kinds of produce and foods, pigs, cows, geese, and chickens. The Dutch, the Germans, the French, the Finnish, the Irish, the British, the Native Indians, the slaves brought everything from hot…
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