On this day in history, Sept. 9, 1776, the United States of America were formally created by the Second Continental Congress, in a "unanimous declaration." ...

It was Philadelphia in the winter of 1776. In the few years prior, the colonies’ faraway owner, Britain, had imposed taxation without representation and the so-called Intolerable Acts; colonists ...

The Declaration of Independence was formally announced on July 4, 1776, proclaiming the independence of the American colonies from Great Britain. This historic document established the United ...

Why Americans feast on the Fourth When the American colonies declared independence from Great Britain in 1776, John Adams wrote in a letter, “I am apt to believe that Independence Day will be ...

Video Clip 1: Early American Colonies in 1776 (3:28) Video Clip 2: America in 1776 (2:03) Next, engage in a class discussion using the following guiding points: ...

By issuing the Declaration of Independence, adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, the 13 American colonies severed their political connections to Great Britain and established the ...

Investigate the origins of the Great Awakening, a religious revival that swept the American colonies in the 1740s and 1750s. At its root was a new relationship between worshipers and their ...

America’s First ‘Viral’ Post Was Published on This Day in 1776, When Thomas Paine’s ‘Common Sense’ Sparked a Revolution The Englishman’s pamphlet helped spur the 13 colonies to ...