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    more Traits and more Founding Fathers [IMPLEMENTED]

    Tavern Profession. Samuel Nicholas (ca.1744–1790), senior officer of American Marines, was born at Philadelphia, the son of Andrew and Mary Shute Nicholas—his father a prosperous Quaker blacksmith; his mother sister of Attwood Shute, Mayor of Philadelphia 1756–1758. In 1751 at age 7...
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    more Traits and more Founding Fathers [IMPLEMENTED]

    I picked the image from his wiki page and reduced the resolution. I can repost the image in a higher resolution if you need me to do that.
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    more Traits and more Founding Fathers [IMPLEMENTED]

    So bakers are another class of workers where no one really is famous. So I found this history on the introduction of yeasted breads in france. During the colonial period, bread was regulated in France like the Germanic beer purity laws. What was sold had to meet certain standards. Yeasted...
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    more Traits and more Founding Fathers [IMPLEMENTED]

    Founding father for Charcoal. There are no famous colliers but iron works really increased demand for charcoal. The first attempt in 1621 to build iron works in Virginia Colony failed after the imported workers were killed by the natives. The first ironworks was established in massachusetts by...
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    Native Tribes joining a War between Colonial Nations [IMPLEMENTED]

    Could we have the native tribe demand "Guns" and tools to seal the deal. This would be in addition to the great warrior. Maybe enough to arm 1 or 2 braves. The rest of the "guns" would be consumed in arming the native mercenaries.
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    Modding Question - Allow same founding father for multiple nations?

    I would rather see those ff that modify production be able to be purchased after 25 turns with only a 10% bonus rather than the full 25% this concept would represent technological decision.
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    Branch "Yields" - Base Setup: Yields, Professions, Buildings, Experts, ... [IMPLEMENTED]

    For olives use Nicolás de Ribera, El Viejo (Olvera, Spain, 1487 – Lima, 1563) was a Spanish conquistador, one of the “Thirteen of Fame”, first mayor of Lima. Lima which would become the capital of Nueva Castilla, the Viceroyalty of Peru and the Republic of Peru. Based upon King Charles I of...
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    Branch "Yields" - Base Setup: Yields, Professions, Buildings, Experts, ... [IMPLEMENTED]

    John Adam Dagyr ?-1806 Welsh/American shoemaker known as "the father of American shoemaking." Dagyr was the first to operate a shoe shop set up like a factory, with several workers each specializing in one particular task. This approach helped to make higher-quality shoes at a more rapid pace...
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    Branch "Yields" - Base Setup: Yields, Professions, Buildings, Experts, ... [IMPLEMENTED]

    Possible Goat and Pig breeding Robert Bakewell Robert Bakewell, (1725-1795), agriculturist who revolutionized sheep and cattle breeding in England by methodical selection, inbreeding and culling. Bakewell made his farm famous as a model of scientific management, and many of his methods are...
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    Branch "Yields" - Base Setup: Yields, Professions, Buildings, Experts, ... [IMPLEMENTED]

    (Cloth) Clothes: YIELD_EVERYDAY_CLOTHES, YIELD_FESTIVE_CLOTHES Madame de Pompadour (1721-1764) Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson was born Dec 29, 1721 in Paris. Her parents were the merchant Francois Poisson and Louise-Madeleine de la Motte, although it is believed that her biological father is the...
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    Branch "Yields" - Base Setup: Yields, Professions, Buildings, Experts, ... [IMPLEMENTED]

    Kautschuk Francois Fresneau de la Gataudiere François Fresneau (29 September 1703 – 25 June 1770) was a French engineer, explorer, botanist and scientist. He is credited for having written the first scientific paper on rubber. He was born at Marennes in 1703 and went to Paris at the age of 23...
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    Branch "Yields" - Base Setup: Yields, Professions, Buildings, Experts, ... [IMPLEMENTED]

    For Confectionary Dr. James Baker (1739-1825) In 1764, Dr. James Baker provided the financial backing for to a penniless Irish immigrant John Hannon to begin grinding and making chocolate in a grist & saw mill powered by the Neponset River just outside Boston. This was the first chocolate mill...
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    Branch "Yields" - Base Setup: Yields, Professions, Buildings, Experts, ... [IMPLEMENTED]

    For the Field tools I suggest the following Jethro Tull (1674-1741 was an English agriculturist from Berkshire who helped to bring about the British Agricultural Revolution of the 18th century. He perfected a horse-drawn seed drill in 1701 as a way to plant more efficiently. Prior to his...
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    Let us collect a list of missing Achievements

    Would it be possible to have an achievement screen every 10/20 turns should how players progressing on the market domination races. Right now you get no sense of progress until you win. Alternatively I seem to remember in the early versions of Col, one of the screens would record how much you...
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    more Traits and more Founding Fathers [IMPLEMENTED]

    Another FF is for furniture. Obvious choice would be Thomas Chippendale (1718–1779). He was a cabinet-maker in London, designing furniture in the mid-Georgian, English Rococo, and Neoclassical styles. who published a book on furniture style in 1754. After working as a journeyman cabinet...
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