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How well do you know your U.S. history? It might have been awhile since your eighth-grade civics class, so we're giving you a brush up on Colonial events with a real estate twist this Independence Day ...

American War of Independence: What were the thirteen colonies? LO: To comprehend and memorize a range of information to explain what the thirteen colonies were. Know what the thirteen colonies were ...

Benjamin Franklin ranks among the most popular of the Founding Fathers, and for good reason: He was a larger-than-life scientist, inventor, diplomat, and above all, cunning politician and staunch ...

Introduce your students to the 13 original colonies with this printable worksheet (plus answer key). Instant download. Print and go! No prep needed. This includes a map and a list of the 13 colonies ...

If your new year’s resolution is to read more, and brush up on your history of the Church, a new book makes it easy to keep that pledge. Father Charles Connor, well-known to the EWTN audience for many ...

Introduction / Ilisa Barbash -- Statement on manifest / Wendel A. White -- Conversation / Deborah Willis, Wendel A. White -- Fact/artifact / Cheryl Finley -- Letting air and light on the wound / Leigh ...

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 ...

At the end of the Revolutionary Period in United States history, the majority of white settlers in the United States of America had English heritage. The Thirteen Colonies, which claimed independence ...