Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness: How the 13 Colonies Rank Today

Does the promise of the Declaration of Independence hold true in 2015?
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Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness was the promise of the Declaration of Independence. Almost 240 years later, how do the 13 original colonies stack up in those three measures?

Let's start with life—or really, life expectancy. Only seven of the 13 original colonies beat the U.S. average of 78.9 years.