It was in 1776, with the Declaration of ­Independence, that the 13 original American colonies broke away from Britain. Now, the 47th president of the United States is reported to be seriously ...

In theory, imposing tariffs on foreign goods benefits American-made products, but in reality most small businesses rely on ...

Buildings in Tel Aviv's American Colony ... Known as Templers, the Germans developed seven colonies across Palestine until being arrested by the British in 1939 as Nazi sympathizers.

slavery factored heavily in the economy of all the British North American colonies, and not just in the plantation economy of the South. While many southerners found slavery morally repugnant ...

American ant colonies are more than just groups of insects—they function as superorganisms, operating with a level of teamwork and coordination that rivals modern technology! Discover how these tiny ...

In the 1760s and 1770s, Britain levied taxes and duties on her American colonies that were met with increasing disdain and violence. In Boston, when officials came to regulate documents under the ...

British mercantilism flourished during the middle of the 17th century at a time when England was flexing its muscle in the New World. The idea behind this economic policy was that the colonies existed ...

If Taxes are laid upon us in any shape without our having legal Representation, are we not reduced from the Character of free ...

The British Parliament had imposed a tax on the colonies in 1773 that rendered American tea more expensive than its British counterpart, which the colonists declared unfair “taxation without ...

Our commitment has been a demonstration of our support for freedom and democracy and a striking reflection of our own history ...

But one of those thirteen colonies — Maryland — was established ... we join in prayer with the tens of millions of American Catholics and other Christians beginning the holy season of Lent ...