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How well do you know your U.S. history? It might have been awhile since your eighth-grade civics class, so we're giving you a brush up on Colonial events with a real estate twist this Independence Day ...

While much of the country celebrates independence on the Fourth of July, Rhode Island marks its own historic moment two ...

Why were the British Caribbean colonies left out of the Revolution? Slavery explains it. We’ve been learning about the 13 colonies all our lives, so why did no one think to mention the British ...

When modern Americans call themselves patriots, they are evoking a sentiment that is 250 years old. In September 1774, nearly two years before the Declaration of Independence, delegates from 12 of the ...

A new book by historian Emily Sneff records the journeys of the Declaration’s first printed copies, tracking their reception in the Thirteen Colonies and overseas America's 250th Anniversary Taverns, ...

A new book by historian Emily Sneff records the journeys of the Declaration's first printed copies, tracking their reception in the Thirteen Colonies and overseas ...

Every American knows about the original 13 colonies that rebelled against England and became the United States. In the 1770s, however, they weren't England's only holdings in North America. They were ...