Fascinating. Ages of Founding Fathers in 1776: James Monroe 18 Aaron Burr 20 John Marshall 20 Alexander Hamilton 21 James Madison 25 Benjamin Rush 30 John Jay 30 Thomas Jefferson 33 Thomas Paine 39

Jul 9, 2022 · 6:33 AM UTC

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People also died much earlier back then too
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Disappointed to hear your racist statements about Ana De Armas. It’s ironic because YOU are the one that sounds inexperienced, unsophisticated, and uneducated. You should move to Texas or Florida. You’d fit right in with the bigots.
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In 1776: Age life expectancy was 38 yrs Population of US was about 2.5m Age family had 6 people (2 adults & 4 children) Every state had state-supported religion Illiteracy rates were highest in our history Less than 1% did not go to church Infant death rate high abortions rare
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That is interesting. Who knew?
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That really is fascinating! Now I am curious how many of them lived to be my age of 77.
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They had to be young to be so idealistic and have the courage and will to bend the arc of history.
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Some current members only have, what, 50 years on Thomas Paine…
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Gen Z will be the founding mothers and fathers of an America equitable and safe for all. Leaders in ethics and clean energy, leaders in education and diplomacy, leaders in redesigning systems that work of the people, by the people, for the people.
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Have a look at the ages of emigrants from the British Isles around that time.
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