On July 4, 1776, there was a dramatic and profound change in the world. The united thirteen British colonies in North America ...

When modern Americans call themselves patriots, they are evoking a sentiment that is 250 years old. In September 1774, nearly two years before the Declaration of Independence, delegates from 12 of the ...

On July 4, 1776, the 13 colonies claimed their independence from England, an event which eventually led to the formation of the United States. Each year on the fourth of July, also known as ...

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 book in question was Locke’s Two Treatises of Government (1689), the political tract that demolished the case for absolute monarchy and helped to set colonial hearts on fire. Indeed ...

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

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

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“The 1776 Commission will help ensure that every ... first arrived by boat from Africa to the shores of the American colonies. The project’s goal was to “reframe” history to consider ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Lea Uradu, J.D. is a Maryland State Registered Tax Preparer, State Certified Notary ...