All posts tagged "currency"
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10.6KConnecticutSeven Fun Facts About New England Taxes
There isn’t much that’s fun about taxes, but we thought we’d try to find something. So we found seven fun — well,...
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10.3K1Politics and MilitaryJames Mitchell Varnum Wins the Right to a Jury Trial for Rhode Island
James Mitchell Varnum fought against English rule in the American Revolution as one of George Washington’s generals. Then shortly after the war...
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14.4KArts and LeisureAmos Doolittle Creates the First (and Only) Accurate Engravings of the Battles of Lexington and Concord
Amos Doolittle didn’t let a little political disagreement get in the way of creating the most important images of the American Revolution....
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7.7K1ConnecticutPhilo Bennett, Connecticut Tinsmith, Destroys William Jennings Bryant’s Political Career
New Haven’s Philo Bennett probably thought he was doing William Jennings Bryan a good turn when he left him $50,000 in his...
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10.9KMassachusettsJames Swan, The Man Who Financed Two Revolutions
In 1794, the Atlantic Ocean was a battleground, with the French and British at loggerheads. The British Navy, with the support of...
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11.4KBusiness and LaborJoseph Dudley and the Private Bank That Sank Him
Money in the 1600s was a volatile topic in the colonies. In a financial crisis, a currency shortage would freeze up the...
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