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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, was ...

Two hundred and fifty years ago Saturday, an angry mob of American colonists swarmed three ships moored at the docks in Boston, seized 45 tons of tea and tossed it into the harbor. The popular version ...

Federalism’s core purpose is to protect and preserve the foundational American value of self-government at the national, ...

On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress officially adopted the Declaration of Independence, declaring that the 13 American colonies were no longer under British rule. This marked a political ...

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(The Arnold Prize Essay, read in the Theatre at Oxford, June 9, 1869.) By JOHN ANDREW DOYLE, B. A., of Baliol College. “ Westward the course of Empire takes its way.” Rivingtons : London, Oxford, and ...

When modern Americans call themselves patriots, they are evoking a sentiment that is 250 years old. Barbara Clark Smith, Curator, Division of Political History In September 1774, nearly two years ...

American Colonial Revival homes, with their symmetry, stability and lines as old as our nation itself, evoke a sense of history, tradition and homeyness — sort of like the comfort food of American ...

This guide to American house styles explains when your house was built, the features that define it – and how to restore it authentically ...