William Blaxton, an eccentric loner and Anglican minister, settled Boston before the Puritans and Rhode Island before Roger Williams — and planted the first apple orchards in America.

In the American colonies, there was considerable unrest and dissatisfaction. ... áAdams was graduated from Harvard College in 1740. He had held some minor town offices.

Two hundred and fifty years ago Saturday, an angry mob of American colonists swarmed three ships moored at the docks in Boston, seized 45 tons of tea and tossed it into the harbor. Within this ...

The American Revolutionary War was a struggle for independence by the American colonies against their British rulers. What started with grievances over taxes and lack of representation, exploded ...

Still, for people living in the 13 colonies—free or enslaved—the American Revolution changed life much less fundamentally. David K. Allison, curator emeritus, National Museum of American History.

The Continental Association called for American merchants to end all importation of British manufactured goods and for American consumers to refuse to purchase such items, starting on Dec. 1, 1774.

Explore key military technologies in the American colonies’ fight for freedom. Premiered: 4/10/25 Runtime: 53:39 Topic: Military + Espionage Military & Espionage NOVA. Share.

The first option was to let the colonies go. The second was to unify the American colonies with Britain the way Scotland had been united with England. Smith himself was Scottish and, looking back ...

Photo: Smithsonian American Art Museum On Nov. 25, 1783—Evacuation Day, as it came to be known—the last remaining ships of the British Royal Navy set sail from New York City, their seven-year ...

To American Revolutionaries, Patriotism Meant Fair Dealing With One Another. When modern Americans call themselves patriots, they are evoking a sentiment that is 250 years old.