There would not be an American Revolution that united all of the 13 colonies that became the United States. The Dutch and Swedish governments would have ruled the most significant cities that were ...

Which British colony was the wealthiest? Conjectures about the real and nominal incomes in the 13 American colonies can now be made with new data. Historically, New England has been poor, and the ...

against what he saw as British oppression of the thirteen American colonies; for constitutional restraints on executive power and royal patronage; and against the corporate power of the East India ...

The work of this year's Nobel prize winners in economics has much to say about the big choice facing Americans on November 5.

During the Revolutionary period, American money often contained messages about unity. The image of thirteen interlocking rings on Continental money was intended to illustrate the solidarity of the ...

Welcome to another edition of This Day in History, where we delve into the remarkable events that have shaped our world.

The story of the American Revolution as traditionally recounted is the saga of the thirteen colonies fighting their colonial ruler, Britain, for independence. But an equally compelling part of the ...

When you think of the USA, one of the first things that comes to mind is probably the American Flag. It's the symbol of this ...

The Patriots themselves were named after the colonial Americans who rebelled against the British Empire's control of the ...

The law required American subjects to purchase stamps for ... In response, 12 of the 13 colonies sent representatives to a Continental Congress in Philadelphia to draft a united response.

Canada and the United States are about as closely allied and economically integrated as any two countries can be, but that doesn’t mean everything’s always “A-Ok, Eh.” Here are some of the biggest ...

“Celebrate with two of America’s oldest and favorite drinks: American whiskey and coffee.” —Stephen Kurpinsky, U.S. brand ambassador at Mr. Black Coffee Liqueur • 1 oz. American whiskey ...