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.

From the 1650s to 1776, parts of the Americas and coastal regions of West Africa were under British authority and connected ...

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 ...

Only through the courageous actions of the fabled Maryland 400 has Washington successfully evacuated the bulk of the Continental Army from New York after its disastrous loss at the Battle of ...

In the 1760s and 1770s, Britain levied taxes and duties on her American colonies that ... Party reached England, British general Thomas Gage was on leave from his North American post.