Or the Dutch could have continued expanding in the region to colonize New England and parts of Canada. There would not be an American Revolution that united all of the 13 colonies that became the ...

and bring French troops to assist with pushing the British forces away from New York and New England toward the middle ...

Made up of six states, this region in the north east of the US is best known for its history and culture, but its coastal ...

Germany ruled its colonies only about 30 years so the cultural impact was not as deep as that of England, France ...

In 1643, the New England Confederation assisted runaway ... Slavery was abolished within England, but it was still permissible within the colonies, as was the slave trade itself.

One of the first assimilation schools in the American colonies was founded in Connecticut in 1754. Eleazar Wheelock established Moor’s Indian Charity School in Lebanon to convert Native American boys ...

At the end of the 16th century, Spain and Portugal dominated the South American continent and parts of the Caribbean. They had also gotten a foothold in Central America and the southern portions ...

Rhode Island may be the smallest state in the US, but it’s packed with charm and hidden gems. If you’re looking for a quaint New England escape with a touch of ...

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The American Colonies in 1776 took their stand upon ... starvation in a single country as the whole population of Canada, New England, and the city and state of New York, or nearly half as many ...

Whether you celebrate Halloween by reading ghost stories, with friends and family, or watching scary movies, we hope you have ...

Close to 150 years later, New Hampshire became the first state to declare independence from England on January 5, 1776. This was nearly six months before the Continental Congress signed the ...