In British schools, the American Revolution is usually taught as a minor chapter rather than a defining event. It is often framed as one of many colonial conflicts Britain faced at the time. The focus ...
Our national commemoration of America 250 centers on the historic moment when the delegates to the Second Continental Congress voted to separate from Great Britian and subsequently signed of the ...
On July 4th 250 years ago in Philadelphia, the United States declared independence with ink on paper. Six days earlier on Sullivan’s Island, South Carolinians had declared independence in their own ...
The American Revolution was linked to a surge of working-class political activity on both sides of the Atlantic. The struggle ...