Monthly Archives: December 2021

Christmas Back When

Posted on December 24, 2021 by Mustang

In those days, Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world.  This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.  And everyone went to their own town to register. … Continue reading →

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The New Northwest Territory

Posted on December 20, 2021 by Mustang

Introduction There was a time when the territorial extent of British America began at the Atlantic seacoast and ended at the eastern foothills of the Appalachian Mountains.  This boundary was an intentional restriction imposed upon the colonists by the British government, … Continue reading →

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The Northwest Indian War

Posted on December 13, 2021 by Mustang

Some Background In 1757, long before the Revolutionary War with Great Britain, Benjamin Franklin was sent to England by the Pennsylvania Assembly as a colonial agent to protest the political influence in Pennsylvania of the Penn family, the proprietors of … Continue reading →

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Colonial Expansion

Posted on December 6, 2021 by Mustang

… And the Old Northwest Territory Introduction It is entirely possible that no one in the United States today knows who Jeffrey Amherst was.  I’ll solve that problem right now: he was the man who, as commander-in-chief of British forces in … Continue reading →

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