On February 26, 1775, residents of Salem, Massachusetts, banded together to force the British to withdraw from their town ...

Trump is not the first American leader to dream of northern expansion. History suggests these designs reveal simmering ...

From 1619 on, not long after the first settlement, the need for colonial labor ... annually on British ships. 1700s: Almost half of the slaves coming to North America arrive in Charleston.

But how did these British colonies evolve into the United States of America? Let’s take a journey through history and explore what made these colonies tick. Imagine the 1600s: The British ...

By the 1860s, Britain was growing tired of maintaining its colonies. The costs, especially of defending British North America, were burdens that a growing number of British politicians could do ...

Two ex-British colonies ditched the Pound Sterling as their ... relations with the major economy at its southern border: America. As trade increased with America, the idea of neighbours having ...

The British Museum initially was slow to respond ... PERMISSION OF THE CROATOAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY Throughout colonial North America, most of the English captured by Indians or who deserted ...

During the early years of the British Empire, 13 colonies in North America were established by the British. These colonies went to war against Britain in 1775 to achieve their freedom, declaring ...