"Nine Random Facts About The War of Independence..." Topic

… That Resonate in Today's America.

"The patriots that took on the British in 1776 could not be more different than Americans of today. Yet despite these glaring disparities, there are still some striking similarities between those times and our own. Image courtesy WikiCommons. (Public Domain)
Few Americans today would likely recognize their country at the time of its founding. The first U.S. national census, conducted in 1790, revealed a mostly agrarian population of little more than 3 million people spread across 13 states clustered up and down the eastern seaboard. The typical American life expectancy was less than 50 years. Women were denied fundamental legal protection. Blacks were considered property. And the United States was proud not to have a large standing army. Yet, according to historian David Richards, despite the many things that set the two eras apart, there are some striking parallels between Revolutionary America and our own times.

"From our vantage point in history we can appreciate how much things have changed. But, on the other hand, there are many national issues today that remain eerily similar to the problems faced 237 years ago," says Richards, author of the book Swords in Their Hands: George Washington and the Newburgh Conspiracy. "History not only allows us to appreciate what those before us endured, but also reminds us of the lessons we apparently have yet to learn."

Richards has compiled this list of differences (and similarities) between 18th and 21st century America:…"
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