Around 1750, the British mainland American colonies had a population of approximately ... This led to the American Revolution, with its ethos of freedom and equality. The spirit of the age was ...

Still, for people living in the 13 colonies—free or enslaved—the American Revolution changed life much less fundamentally. David K. Allison, curator emeritus, National Museum of American ...

The American Revolution began as a North American conflict between the newly formed United States and Great Britain over the question of whether the thirteen colonies could become an independent ...

Saturday marks the 250th anniversary of the beginning of the American Revolutionary War with the "shot heard 'round the world ...

In the 1760s and 1770s, Britain levied taxes and duties on her American colonies that were met with ... set for the first battles of the American Revolution.