For much of the colonial period, Spain claimed almost all of North America as Spanish territory. It displayed this claim on maps and...
On April 19, 1775, the thirteen colonies found themselves at war with Great Britain. British military forces ranked among the most powerful...
In 1682, the first Assembly of Pennsylvania and the Delaware counties met in Chester, Pennsylvania, and adopted “the Great Law,” a...
History tells us who we are and how we came to be who we are. It also allows us to look back and see how far we’ve come as people and...
People of African descent have made great contributions to the United States and its history. Think about all of the food, music, dance...
What was music like in Early America? How did different early Americans—Native Americans, African Americans, and White Americans—integrate...
Between May 25 and September 17, 1787, delegates from each of the United States’ thirteen states assembled in Philadelphia for an event we...
What was everyday life like during the American War for Independence? Our Fourth of July series continues with an investigation of how the...
What was everyday life like during the American War for Independence? In honor of the Fourth of July, we’ll investigate answers to this...
We’ll never know for certain how many Americans supported the American Revolution, remained loyal to the British Crown and Parliament, or...