On July 4, 1776, there was a dramatic and profound change in the world. The united thirteen British colonies in North America decided that they had endured enough tyranny from King George III.

Historian Joseph Ellis On May 15, 1776, the delegates to the Continental Congress passed John Adams' resolution "to declare the United Colonies free and independent states." In July 1776 ...

On July 4, 1776, the 13 colonies claimed their independence from England, an event which eventually led to the formation of the United States. Each year on the fourth of July, also known as ...

The Pennsylvanian supported early moves toward liberty by fellow colonials, but would not sign the Declaration of ...

On July 2, 1776, the Second Continental Congress voted ... Washington had the army brigades drawn up at six p.m. to hear 'the United Colonies of America' declared Free and Independent States." ...

This course explores how the United States has engaged with the world since 1776. After gaining independence from Britain ... By the end of the nineteenth century, the United States held overseas ...

During her appearance at the Rotary Club of Mount Pleasant meeting, historian Elizabeth Chew spoke of "what if " scenarios in ...

"The British surrender forecast the end of British rule in the colonies and the birth of a new nation — the United States of ... Washington's army in 1776. "In the spring of 1781, Washington ...

Yet following a pre-1914 peak of liberal political influence on the administration and governance of Germany's colonies, the expansionist ideas ... German Expansionism, Imperial Liberalism, and the ...

Columbus Day/Indigenous People's Day, observed on the second Monday in October, is the only federal holiday that isn't a ...

In CONGRESS, July 4, 1776. The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united ... solemnly publish and declare, That these united Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States; that ...

This course explores how the United States has engaged with the world since 1776. After gaining independence from Britain ... By the end of the nineteenth century, the United States held overseas ...