Alcohol in Early America (Encore)
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The Origins of Alcohol in the Americas
The biggest drink in colonial America, by far, was rum. By the time of the American Revolution, colonists were drinking 3.7 gallons of rum per person per year. Rum became an early part of American democracy as candidates would attract voters with campaign events with liberal amounts of free rum. Apples weren't native to the Americas but settlers brought apple seeds over and soon there were apple orchards all over New England.
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