U.S. History
13 Facts About the 13 Original Colonies
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Founded in the 17th and 18th centuries on the East Coast of what is now the U.S., the 13 British colonies in America were established for different reasons and governed in different ways. Maryland, for instance, was founded as a religious haven for English Catholics, while royal colonies such as New Hampshire were established to generate wealth for England. Despite their differences, all 13 colonies eventually became united in their resistance to British rule. At the start of the American Revolutionary War in 1775, there were more than 2.5 million people — a mix of ...Read More
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U.S. HistoryArticle06 People You Didn’t Know Were on U.S. Currency
Of the 53 people whose portraits have appeared on U.S. banknotes, here are six of the most surprising.
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U.S. HistoryFact0By 1944, 40% of U.S. produce came from victory gardens.
As the war neared the end, an estimated 20 million victory gardens had produced around 8 million tons of food.
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U.S. HistoryFact0“Pennsylvania” is written with a missing “n” on the Liberty Bell.
Though it looks unorthodox today, “Pensylvania” wasn't a typo.
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U.S. HistoryFact0Some Civil War ships used cotton for armor.
“Cottonclads" were armored with 500-pound bales of cotton lining their sides.
