I would say that it's because the colonists wanted to have there own nation
... because it is possible to get by on very little if you live frugally.
Tom Monaghan is a very religious man, who after selling the Domino's Pizza chain in 1998, founded a Catholic university in Florida (in 2003), named Ave Maria University. The university currently has an enrollment of about 1,000 students. He started a planned community in that Florida location as well, naming the town Ave Maria also.
Barter does not involve money
The United States of America
Truman--the donkey is the symbol for the Democratic Party and Truman was the presidential candidate for the 1948 election.
There are a few cartoons with Truman riding a donkey for this election. Truman was Franklin Roosevelt's vice president and takes over after FDR dies in 1945.
This is Truman's first and only election with him running as president. He won the election against Thomas Dewey. Dewey was proclaimed the winner before the official count was over and in the end Truman won the election.
