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… ...

But out of it all survived the folk of New England, the folk that are the backbone of the American Nation. The story of these thirteen colonies is a good tonic and a good corrective.

England and Her Colonies. Share full article. Aug. 9, 1863. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from August 9, 1863, Page 4 Buy Reprints.

One man nearly derailed the New England colonies before they really began There is no holiday more American than Thanksgiving – and perhaps none with origins so shrouded in comforting myths.

Father Connor explains why the oldest Catholic churches in New England — St. Patrick’s (1808) in Newcastle, Maine, and Old St. Mary’s (1824) in Claremont, New Hampshire — are about the ...

Read on for the full scoop on it and the other 12 original colonies. 1. NEW HAMPSHIRE. This New England colony started out as the Province of New Hampshire.

THERE is little to be said of Mr. Doyle’s work except in the way of praise. He is at some pains to inform us that he has written entirely from the original sources, and in this he has adhered to ...

The two men who almost derailed New England’s first colonies Behind the scheme that tried to undermine the Pilgrims. By Peter C. Mancall. Published November 23, 2017 5:58AM (EST) ...

Jan. 2 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1788, Georgia ratified the Constitution, the fourth of the original 13 colonies to do so, and was admitted to the Union. In 1811, Timothy Pickering, a ...

The two men who almost derailed New England’s first colonies Published: November 21, 2016 10:17pm EST. Peter C. Mancall, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences.