The 13 original colonies of the United States were the foundation of what would become a new nation, born from a blend of ambition, conflict and compromise. These colonies stretched along the ...

The Fourth of July reminds us of how precious and dearly bought our freedoms are -- and why they’re worth protecting. So let ...

The latest volume in the series of The Story of the Nations" is a creditable and valuable work. The two volumes have been prepared for the purpose of telling the story of the American Colonies in ...

He concluded, he later wrote, that the troops were “ exceeding dirty & nasty people ” led by indifferent officers with an “ ...

The Thirteen Colonies were built by a diverse workforce including skilled laborers, indentured servants, enslaved people, and criminals, in stark contrast to modern labor practices.

Description. U.S. Military Academy history professor Robert McDonald explained how the 13 original American colonies were settled, and the differences and unity between the colonies and their people.

So far, seven of the 13 Colonies have spoken: Georgia, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia - and, on the anniversary of Lexington and Concord, New York.

As the U.S. prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary, Ken Burns is releasing a deep look into the fight for American ...

It was the last of the 13 colonies. 9. VIRGINIA. This colony was named after Queen Elizabeth I, the "virgin queen" who married England instead of a husband.

Robert G. Parkinson is associate professor of history at Binghamton University and the author of Thirteen Clocks: How Race United the Colonies and Made the Declaration of Independence. Slavery and ...