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1790 Rhode Island becomes the last of the original United States' colonies to ratify the Constitution and is admitted as the 13th U.S. state.
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Rhode Island balked because they were rich being one corner of the infamous molasses/rum/slave triangle. They were pissed at the Brits because they had taxed the sugar(molasses) and were afraid the US would too. They only signed up when they figured out not doing so would cost them even more. It's always about the money, and politics is about the people who have it.
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The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.
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05-29-2017, 10:59 AM
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