Deeper truths for young adults
Young America Post #7 “Make everything as simple as possible,” said Albert Einstein, “but not simpler.” We like to think of the American revolution as having been caused by King George III’s antagonistic policies, particularly with respect to taxation. Then one thing led to another and pretty soon, BOOM! That’s simple. But too simple. The …
…the other outcome was less tea. The ascent of coffee. Plus more anger, more defiance, and, eventually––the worst outcome of all for the British––the engagement of colonial women in the struggle for independence.
Food and disease were the two biggest life-issues in the 1790s, bigger than concepts of liberty and more significant than war.
They had many different names. They were outhouses, backhouses, johnny houses, earth closets, jakes, and a variety of less savory names related to what occurred there.