“Free colonists, who are living in the colonies in the 1760s, think they're part of the greatest empire since Rome because ...

We're squeezing our massive country back into a child's coat, designed for 13 sparsely populated colonies 250 years ago.

Still, for people living in the 13 colonies—free or enslaved—the American Revolution changed life much less fundamentally. David K. Allison, curator emeritus, National Museum of American ...

This hub of American colonial history features cobblestone streets, botanical gardens, theme parks—and a 300-acre living ...

A new life in the New World offered a glimmer of hope; this explains how one-half to two-thirds of the immigrants who came to the American colonies arrived as indentured servants. Servants ...

The fight for American independence needed more than colonial arms. Britain’s diplomatic isolation proved a powerful weapon ...

NOVA “Revolutionary War Weapons” Wednesday, April 9 at 9:00 pm In April 1775, war breaks out in Britain’s most troublesome territory. Now the American Colonial Army faces what seems... Read More ...

The first option was to let the colonies go. The second was to unify the American colonies with Britain the way Scotland had been united with England. Smith himself was Scottish and, looking back ...

Colonies faced periods of inflation and excessive taxation, which caused great distress. Angry and frustrated American colonists revolted against the British, which led to the American Revolution ...