How well do you know your U.S. history? It might have been awhile since your eighth-grade civics class, so we're giving you a brush up on Colonial events with a real estate twist this Independence Day ...

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Introduce your students to the 13 original colonies with this printable worksheet (plus answer key). Instant download. Print and go! No prep needed. This includes a map and a list of the 13 colonies ...

Introduce your students to the 13 original colonies with this printable handout (1 worksheet plus answer key). This handout includes the list of 13 colonies and the year each was founded before ...

When modern Americans call themselves patriots, they are evoking a sentiment that is 250 years old. In September 1774, nearly two years before the Declaration of Independence, delegates from 12 of the ...

Jan. 2 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1788, Georgia ratified the Constitution, the fourth of the original 13 colonies to do so, and was admitted to the Union. In 1811, Timothy Pickering, a ...

Benjamin Franklin ranks among the most popular of the Founding Fathers, and for good reason: He was a larger-than-life scientist, inventor, diplomat, and above all, cunning politician and staunch ...

Students will be introduced to the 13 colonies and they'll learn how people dressed. Students will be introduced to the 13 colonies. They’ll compare and contrast how people dressed in colonial times ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! U.S. Military Academy history professor Robert McDonald explained how the 13 original American colonies were settled and the differences between the ...