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Title: 18th Century Commerce in the Western Hemishpere
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July 3, 1999 |
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At an auction many people were posed with the question of what to do about taxes and asked for the advice of a wise man (5-2). A man by the name Abraham persuasively spoke quoting Poor Richard's Almanac, "? Beware of little Expences; a small Leak will sink a great Ship? (5-2)" After getting the attention of the people and explaining his point with many sayings from Poor Richard's Almanac, the auction opened and the people there after began spending extravagantly (5-2)... Showed first 250 characters
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Just like the first immigrants that came to America, they too were taking a big risk coming to a place that promised every free man to become a land owner. America was for the hard working and persistent. A Scottish man by the name of Alexander wrote back to a friend in Scotland talking about all the opportunity that he has come upon since the four year he had been in America (5-3)... Showed next 250 characters
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