"The Thirteen Colonies." ... purpose of telling the story of the American Colonies in a manner that would meet the requirements of ... with portraits, illustrations, and maps. 12mo. Part I ...

Vol. I. deals with the chartered colonies and the beginnings of self-government, closing with King Philip's war. Volume II. brings the history down to the Yemassee war, in 1717. Prof.

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 History ...

The 13 original colonies of the United States were the foundation of what would become a new nation, born from a blend of ambition, conflict and compromise. These colonies stretched along the ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City museum is opening an exhibit of rarely displayed maps that provide a blueprint of the transformation of the original 13 colonies into the United States of America.

The film depicts the historical events leading to the Declaration of Independence by the thirteen American colonies in 1776. It highlights the colonists' struggle for self-governance, their ...

Everybody (presumably) knows that July 4th is America’s Independence Day. But John Adams, who had a lot to do with the American colonies’ break from Great Britain, had other ideas.

During the 18th century, approximately 60,000 convicts were shipped from England to America and sold as indentured servants in the colonies. Today, a museum in Maryland remembers them.

Professor Taylor discussed his latest book, [American Colonies], published by Viking Press. This is the first installment of a five-volume series called the Penguin History of the United States ...

Every American knows about the original 13 colonies that rebelled against England and became the United States. In the 1770s, however, they weren't England's only holdings in North America. They we… ...

While the flags were made correctly with 13 stripes and 50 stars, representing the original 13 American colonies and the 50 U.S. states, there was no law that said 1 weather alerts 1 closings ...