As I prepare to write a post concerning American history & culture, I stop to ask myself a few questions, find your personal answers if you wish, this will likely come up in my next or previous post and might interest you further. The Declaration of Independence - The Philadelphia Convention Why was researching The Declaration of Independence important to history, more specifically, why is taking note o the breath marks Jefferson left important? Is it illegal for a State to s

Colonial America used Spanish dollars and some English coins, but it gradually went away from items of value into paper and fiat money. Banks are flawed systems that fail to be beneficial to average modern citizens because of fiat money.      Fiat money isn’t really anything, it’s just paper. In the 18th century Spanish and Portuguese coins were the easiest items of value to exchange. People also had a tendency to write down how much money they had and exchange pieces of pape

As I prepare to write a post concerning American history & culture, I stop to ask myself a few questions, find your personal answers if you wish, this will likely come up in my next or previous post and might interest you further. Colonial Money - The American Revolution Is there any economic benefit to paper money? Is modern poverty a reflection of mercantilism of the 18th century? George Washington made a lot of mistakes during battles with the French. Why does this make hi