5. IT WAS THE PEAK OF BLOOD SPORTS
Bears vs. a dog or a bunch of dogs and then there was goose-pulling.
4. NEWSPAPER EDITORS HAD TO CARRY GUNS
Attack a politician in print, defend yourself on the dueling field.
3. NOVA SCOTIA COULD HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED THE 14TH COLONY
Before the Revolution, it was just British North America, not the 13 colonies and N.S. was considered part of it.
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2. THOMAS JEFFERSON CONSUMED OPIUM HABITUALLY
Well, our 3rd president had a habit. And then, there was his slave.
1. POLITICS WERE VERY, VERY UNCIVIL
And you thought politics are uncivil now. They pale to those of the 18th-century. Lord help you if you insulted Andrew Jackson.
I Challenge You to a Duel!! --CooterCoward
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