America Explained

By James Rummel

In my recent wanderings amongst the internet, I came across a number of blog posts and videos on YouTube from people who wanted to discuss their visits to the United States. The majority were quick to point out that they thought the US was a wonderful and interesting place, but that there were plenty of things about the country that confused them utterly.

Lucky for all involved, I am here to cut through the puzzlement. But to get it all straight, you have to go back to the beginning when Europeans arrived.

AMERICA WAS COLONIZED BY YEOMAN FARMERS

Yeoman farmers? Who are these guys?

The word “yeoman” has a fair number of meanings, but in this context it refers to people who own their own land. Click here to get a definition.

“Yeoman farmers are those who owned their own piece of land and worked it with labor from family, …” (break) “They were also seen as the ideal Americans because they were hardworking virtuous citizens who did their work without exploiting others.“

That is only half the story. In times of old the English crown would recruit archers from the yeoman class as part of …read more

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