When the Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia in 1776, the American population at the time was approximately 2.5 million people occupying land in 13 states. In today's numbers, we are fast approaching 400 million, give or take however those numbers are calculated and how many of them may or may not legally be here. And, according to one source, the total land mass of the United States today is said to be 3.5 million square miles. It is no small understatement to point out that we have seen tremendous growth and expansion over the course of 246 years, but what happened prior to the Declaration being signed is a much larger story that is rarely given its due.
The Wrath Of A Civilized People
The Wrath Of A Civilized People
The Wrath Of A Civilized People
When the Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia in 1776, the American population at the time was approximately 2.5 million people occupying land in 13 states. In today's numbers, we are fast approaching 400 million, give or take however those numbers are calculated and how many of them may or may not legally be here. And, according to one source, the total land mass of the United States today is said to be 3.5 million square miles. It is no small understatement to point out that we have seen tremendous growth and expansion over the course of 246 years, but what happened prior to the Declaration being signed is a much larger story that is rarely given its due.