tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3857775826978446187.post7974362588800596496..comments2023-06-11T05:03:32.852-07:00Comments on Mikki Sadil: The Word Painter: The 4th of July, 2015Mikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08371767512022913349noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3857775826978446187.post-18455988665843844082015-07-05T16:42:08.658-07:002015-07-05T16:42:08.658-07:00Thanks, Juliet. You're right about the history...Thanks, Juliet. You're right about the history part. When I did some school visits last year for my historical novel, I was absolutely stunned to hear the teachers say they didn't teach ANYTHING about the Civil War. Fifth graders learn about the American Revolution, but little or nothing about the Civil War. Yet it was that war that began our constant battle for equality, and at the same time, unified the United States. It's unreal.Mikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08371767512022913349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3857775826978446187.post-82010616536638380962015-07-05T10:55:28.691-07:002015-07-05T10:55:28.691-07:00Most Americans don't know much about history--...Most Americans don't know much about history--just ask 'em. We were a colony belonging to a world power that was taxed to pay for debts incurred during the 7 Years War aka French & Indian War. Without representation in parliament, many Americans felt, that as "free born men" they wanted a say in decisions relating to their own taxation and government--and from that moderate position--away we went, never to return. <br />Nice post! Juliet Waldronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03636134924133019654noreply@blogger.com