The 13 original colonies of the United States were the foundation of what would become a new nation, born from a blend of ambition, conflict and compromise. These colonies stretched along the ...

The 13 colonies were all part of the British Empire, but they had many differences, from the colonists' views on religious freedom to how they educated their children.

2 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1788, Georgia ratified the Constitution, the fourth of the original 13 colonies to do so ... In 2006, 12 men were killed in a methane gas explosion in ...

Lee's words were the impetus for the drafting of a formal ... when the Declaration was officially adopted. Of the 13 colonies, nine voted in favor of the Declaration, two -- Pennsylvania and ...

It was not the wrapping of the men and women of the American Revolution that made them so special.It was the substance under the wrapping that made them special.Yes, the men of the Continental ...