How well do you know your U.S. history? It might have been awhile since your eighth-grade civics class, so we're giving you a brush up on Colonial events with a real estate twist this Independence Day ...

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Long before the Declaration of Independence was signed, tensions between the colonies and Great Britain were already boiling ...

Students will be introduced to the 13 colonies and they'll learn how people dressed. Students will be introduced to the 13 colonies. They’ll compare and contrast how people dressed in colonial times ...

Find out about the origins of the United States through its original 13 colonies. Established by Great Britain, these diverse settlements along the East Coast eventually united due to shared ...

Introduction / Ilisa Barbash -- Statement on manifest / Wendel A. White -- Conversation / Deborah Willis, Wendel A. White -- Fact/artifact / Cheryl Finley -- Letting air and light on the wound / Leigh ...

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 ...