The United States celebrates its 250th anniversary on Saturday, marking the date that the Declaration of Independence was officially adopted, hailing the birth of the country. In 1776, representatives ...

The story of how thirteen British colonies won independence and created a new nation that transformed America and reshaped the world. An in-depth look at how America’s founding turned the world upside ...

The 1770s were a decade of argument and action in America, as 13 British colonies moved from protest to a declared break with the empire. Events unfolded in port towns and rural crossroads, in ...

On July 4, 1776, 13 British colonies in North America broke with the British Crown and declared their independence in a momentous act of rebellion that would change the course of history. As the ...

Series'America 250' (1/13). The 13 colonies had been fighting the British Crown for a year when, in July 1776, lawyer Thomas Jefferson completed the drafting of the Declaration of Independence.

In 1763, Great Britain gained control of Florida from Spain and split it into two separate territories — East Florida and West Florida. Florida, and other British territories outside the 13 colonies ...