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 story of the 13 original colonies is a sweeping saga of ambition, resistance, and transformation that laid the bedrock for the modern United States. What began as a scattered collection of ...

"The Thirteen Colonies." ... The first volume includes the history of Virginia, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and New York. Many a time has the tale of the Virginia colony been told.

On the fourth of July, 1776, the thirteen colonies claimed their independence from England, an event which eventually led to the formation of the United States. Each year on July 4th, also known ...

Photographer Wendel White created Manifest: Thirteen Colonies as a personal reliquary of the remarkable evidence of Black agency and racial oppression stored in public and private collections ...

Jan. 2 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1788, Georgia ratified the Constitution, the fourth of the original 13 colonies to do so, and was admitted to the Union. In 1811, Timothy Pickering, a ...

As one of the 13 original colonies and the birthplace of the Revolutionary War, Massachusetts has cemented its role as a significant contributor to United States history.. In fact, the historic ...

The Second Continental Congress convened in Philadelphia 249 years ago to approve what would become one of the most pivotal ...

THE HISTORY OF AMERICA’S INDEPENDENCE DAY “Taxation without representation!” was the battle cry in America’s 13 Colonies, ...

Smithsonian National Museum of American History. From Dec. 1, 1774, ... In July 1776, the Second Continental Congress described inhabitants of the 13 Colonies as ...