The 13 American colonies embraced government 'of laws, not of men,' and they strove to limit the power of future presidents.

"The moniker United States of America has remained since then as a symbol of freedom and independence," states the National Constitution Center. After enumerating a lengthy list of grievances against ...

ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - While we celebrate this independence day, it is important to know Georgia’s part in America’s founding. 249 years ago, Georgia was among the original 13 colonies to declare ...

The history of colonial America is a story of extraordinary scope, with Europeans, Africans, and the native peoples of North America interacting in a drama of settlement and conflict that lasted ...

Hämäläinen is Rhodes Professor of American History at Oxford University. His new book is Indigenous Continent: The Epic Contest for North America. He is also the author of The Comanche Empire, winner ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — In 1776, the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi was still about 34 years away from being created. The islands were not united; and the term Hawaiʻi as we understand it today, did not exist. The ...