The original US Navy was an armada of American rebels and privateers

The American Revolution reached a new phase when the war came to the sea. By authorizing privateers and embracing maritime ...
c-span

Lesson Plan: Slavery in the Northern Colonies

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! University of South Carolina Professor Nicole Maskiell opens her lecture on the early development of slavery in the northern American colonies with a ...
The Spokesman-Review

We the People: How colonial motivations shaped the American ethos

In the We the People series, The Spokesman-Review examines a question from the Naturalization Test immigrants must pass to become United States citizens. Today’s question: The colonists came to ...
Reason

Adam Smith Said Colonists Should Join the British Union. Was He Serious?

The first option was to let the colonies go. The second was to unify the American colonies with Britain the way Scotland had been united with England. Smith himself was Scottish and, looking back, was ...
The Providence Journal

Opinion/Conley: Our lively experiment was the birthplace of American federalism

British ambassador to the United States Lord James Bryce, in his late-19th century analysis of our political institutions, "The American Commonwealth," called Rhode Island the American state “which ...
Popular Science

How the timber rattlesnake became a symbol of American independence

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. 2026 marks the 250th anniversary of American colonies declaring ...