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

William Blaxton, an eccentric loner and Anglican minister, settled Boston before the Puritans and Rhode Island before Roger Williams — and planted the first apple orchards in America.

The Founders abhorred a judiciary more loyal to the Crown than to the rule of law. But now the independent system they ...

Could you pass a more simple version of the U.S. citizenship test? Immigrants seeking to become United States citizens have ...

For many decades, U.S. farmers have taken pride in the fact that agricultural exports originating from the United States were ...

He was not only the lone Catholic to do so, but being the richest man in the colonies, Carroll was putting his entire fortune ...

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

It was the United States’ first constitution; it provided domestic and international legitimacy to the newly formed nation ...

While Aztec averages a mere 10 inches of rain per year, to the crowd assembled for the Desert Gold Chapter of the DAR event ...

Join the Greenbelt Conservancy for an exciting adventure at High Rock Park. Explore the magical world of mushrooms and fungi ...

Moreover, it would be impossible to enjoy the true democracy that existed in Colonial New England, considering our current population of over 330 million. There has been a clash between federalism and ...

1. c: The printed copies distributed to state delegations and others originally bore just two signatures: those of Congress ...