Around 1750, the British mainland American colonies had a population of ... who became involved in a parallel struggle for their own freedom. 1774-1787: Philadelphia is the site of the Continental ...

A stunning and informative graphic from the National Post. Why are we doing this? How can we possibly afford it? Over to you, Bill Kauffman. This is a good place to commend to you my TAC colleague ...

This action by the British Parliament thwarts both Virginia's land-speculating gentry and land-seeking small farmers.

The first widespread agreement across the American Colonies dealt with economic independence from British trade and taxation.

The map was made around 1774, probably by a Native American - one of the people who had, in Goldsmith's words, been "in possession from time immemorial". "If you give up land, and you move away ...

To this day we have better maps of Venus, Mars, and the far side of the moon than we do of much of underwater America. But now it’s time for a new epic journey. Last June the United States ...

Guided by divine visions and signs, she and eight pilgrims came to America in 1774 to spread her gospel in the New World. At their height in 1840 more than six thousand believers lived in nineteen ...

The United States may have been at the top of the Olympic leaderboard, but it is far from the top of the world happiness rankings although, as a Newsweek world map shows, some American age groups ...

(WBOY) — Pittsburgh and West Virginia have a lot in common, but some of the first maps of the Monongahela Valley show that ...

The historical programs centered around the American Revolution will provide a boost for Bay State businesses, Massachusetts ...

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