For Black people, the Revolution was full of paradoxes
There were Black soldiers fighting for the British. But others went to war for the colonists — who compared their own plight ...
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What Spurred the South to Join the American Revolution?
How a disagreement with a Scottish lord over westward expansion, a cache of gunpowder, and the future of enslaved labor ...
Was Florida ruled by the Brits? Lost fortification may rewrite America's colonial past
The discovery provides tangible evidence of a British military presence in Florida during their brief occupation from 1763 to ...
Greek Reporter18d
The History of the Ancient Greek Colonies in the Black Sea
It was both a gateway to the rich yet unexplored lands of the east and north. The colonies established here were beacons of the broader Hellenic culture. The “Greekness” of the settlers was mixed with ...
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From the Inside: Stamp Act of 1765 leads to resistance from colonies
The years leading up to the American Revolutionary War were eventful and often violent. The British pushed the residents of the 13 Colonies to their limit with the things they imposed on them. One ...
Investopedia24d
Mercantilism and the Colonies of Great Britain
During that time, the prevailing economic wisdom was that the empire's colonies could supply raw materials and resources to the mother country and then be used as export markets for the finished ...
Smithsonian Magazine24d
Newly Discovered Letters Illuminate the Life of a Female Printer Who Published Revolutionary Texts and Pushed the Colonies Toward Independence
Among other accomplishments, Rind published a fierce defense of the rights of the American Colonies by Thomas Jefferson ... resolution in 1770. Between 1763 and 1773, Rind gave birth to five ...