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 ...
Welcome to another edition of This Day in History, where we delve into the remarkable events that have shaped our world.
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 ...
Pennsylvania is a state well known for its love of pretzels, so much so that one part of the state is popularly known as the ...
Around 1750, the British mainland American colonies had a population of approximately 1.5 million. In addition to settlers from Great Britain, a steady stream of German immigrants began to arrive ...
US Independence Day: History The origins of Independence Daytrace back to the early 1770s when the thirteen American colonies were embroiled in a struggle against British rule. Tensions had been ...