1/ Today, as the scent of charred beef and gunpowder fills neighborhoods and dogs across America brace for an evening of random explosions, let's take a step back from the usual 4th of July sparkle and dig into a lesser-known aspect of the American Revolution.

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2/ 18th c America. Religious zealots building cities. Maroons developing asymmetrical warfare strategies still relevant today. Farmers, traders and degens discontent with their immobile positions in European society. Haudenosaunee governance design that has yet to be surpassed.

3/ England's imposition of a gold and silver-only monetary policy constricted the colonies' economic freedom. With scarce access to these metals, the communities responded inventively. They turned to commodities - tobacco, corn, wampum - anything with perceived value was a potential currency.