Monday, October 21, 2013

~2,500 in 1776

"The English colonies in North America entered upon independence with a college-educated population of approximately 2,500, some of whom were to become famous as Founding Fathers. Many others passed into obscurity as exiles loyal to the Crown."

-- Curriculum: A History of the American Undergraduate Course of Study Since 1636, Frederick Rudolf, 1977, p. 26.
   

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