In 1775, war broke out between the British and ... figures in the American Revolution, recalled that Americans were committed to independence in their hearts long before war broke out in America ...

Slavery might’ve actually gone on a bit longer, particularly for Northern slaves who were emancipated long before ... American slaves who fought on their side in the Revolution. The British ...

Newspapers like the Massachusetts Spy published bold, new ideas — and the shortcomings of their British leaders.

The American Revolution pitted colonists against the British Empire in a struggle that resembled ... the author calls “America’s longest war before the Vietnam conflict.” ...

The Carolina Corps achieved emancipation through military service, paving the way for future fighters in the British Empire to do the ... Francis Marion, the American "Swamp Fox" Public domain ...

Take a stroll through Philadelphia’s historic heart and walk the very streets where a nation was born, in 1776.