America’s independence wasn’t declared in a day — it was forged through years of unrest, resistance, and revolution. This ...

1783: Spain regains control of Florida after the British surrender at Yorktown, which effectively grants the United States of ...

The signing of the Declaration of Independence was the result of a month-long political process marked by debates, drafts, ...

Since its official establishment, June 14, 1775 — more than a year before the Declaration of Independence — the U.S. Army has played a vital role in the growth and development of the American ...

These principles were not revolutionary but “ancient” and universal, they argued. “By one Statute it is declared, that Parliament can ‘of right make Laws to bind us in all Cases whatsoever,’” their ...

We have now reviewed the political and administrative system of the British-American Colonies as it was developed during the formative period of their existence.

A new life in the New World offered a glimmer of hope; this explains how one-half to two-thirds of the immigrants who came to the American colonies arrived as indentured servants.

America was not the only nation at war with Great Britain during at this time. France, Spain and the Netherlands were also at ...

Timeline of the American Revolution: Explore major battles, declarations, and treaties from 1765–1783. Learn how colonists defeated the British Empire.

On this day in history, May 2, 1611, King James Bible published, helped fuel revolution in American colonies Story behind 'most widely published text in the English language' packed with royal ...

A Florida history timeline from the arrival of indigenous people including Seminole wars A recap of Florida history from the arrival indigenous people, age of Spanish explorers to the Seminole wars.

A recap of Florida history from the arrival indigenous people, age of Spanish explorers to post-Civil War.