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 ...

All other colonies that wished to join the nascent nation would have to get approval from 9 of the U.S.’s 13 states. Canada, of course, never took the U.S. up on its offer. Still, the proposal ...

Thirteen colonies become the United States of America, Sept. 9, 1776 Independence Hall, as seen in Philadelphia in May 2016, was the site of the Second Continental Congress. | AP Photo ...

Map: The British Colonies By the early 1600s, England was eager to gain a colonial foothold on the North American continent. The first enduring settlement was founded at Jamestown in Virginia in 1607.

America’s 13 Colonies didn’t fight the Revolution by themselves Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff Minutemen reenactors line up in front of Buckman Tavern before rehearsing the Battle of Lexington ...

It is often said that the 13 colonies had good reason for flying the coop, but if two other territories stayed, then might we have skewed perspectives on the Revolutionary War?

Every American knows about the original 13 colonies that rebelled against England and became the United States. In the 1770s, however, they weren't England's only holdings in North America. They we… ...

After American Independence, many of the 13 Colonies claimed additional territories into the West. As they let go of their claims, in favour of the Federal Government, many new states were created ...

Beekeepers in the United States saw a third of their honeybee colonies die between April 2016 and April 2017, an annual survey finds. That sounds grim, but it's actually a slight improvement over ...