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Critical Thinking, Politics, Prewar Politics (<1775), Primary Sources April 22, 2019 April 16, 2019

The Mystery of “The Alternative of Williams-burg”

by James R. Fichter

According to the Virginia Gazette between 400 and 500 merchants gathered in Williamsburg in early November 1774 and “voluntarily and generally signed” the Continental…

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Economics September 23, 2014 August 28, 2016

The Currency Act: A Problem and a Solution

by Bob Ruppert

During the first half of the eighteenth century, there was a limited amount of specie or “hard money” in the American Colonies. There were…

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Jill, where about is the Cemetery, and thanks for taking care of it. Do you have additional local history info?
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