Find out what cost $200 in 1790 but now costs more than $400,000.
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The United States has transformed from a collection of 13 eastern colonies into a transcontinental nation spanning 50 states, one district, and five major territories—a geographic expansion forged through land purchases and war treaties.
America’s two-and-a-half-century evolution includes not only geographic growth, but also transformations in population, family structures, wages, the housing market, and health.
Through data and graphics, here is a look at how the country has changed over 250 years.
Meanwhile the TDS leftists root for their World-Cup soccer team to lose because the president requested reconsideration of an international sporting event on US soil. They hate him so much that it causes them to be unpatriotic…quite shameful!