The Western world became a beacon of justice, freedom, and prosperity because of the ideas in the Age of Enlightenment, also known as the Age of Reason. This was an intellectual movement Continue Reading
When the thirteen colonies of British America decided to part ways with King George III, it sparked the Revolutionary War, also called the War of Independence. The American leaders vowed to be Continue Reading
Politicians in charge of the public purse engage in lots of waste, ranging from just a few thousand dollars to billions of dollars. The citizenry has accepted this frivolous spending because there Continue Reading
When the leaders of the British colonies in America decided to send King George III history’s greatest break-up letter, they knew it had to be just right. A committee was appointed by Continue Reading
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Independence Day: A Few Lesser-Known Historical Details
In April 1775, clashes between colonial militiamen and British troops in Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts, began the American Revolution. Citizens of the 13 colonies were tired of English rule and rebelled against Continue Reading
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Civil Unrest: The Building Blocks of a Nation
In 1866, abolitionist Frederick Douglass penned an essay for The Atlantic on the benefits – and necessity – of rebellion: “There is cause to be thankful even for rebellion. It is an Continue Reading
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In the early 1800s, the Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, John Marshall, wrote, “Between a balanced republic and a democracy, the difference is like that between order and chaos.” There Continue Reading
While the American Revolution won the 13 colonies freedom from British rule officially, England continued to treat the United States as a colony. France and England were at war, and while each Continue Reading
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Long before there was a United States of America, explorers from Europe arrived on the land and established colonies. By the 1700s, the area now known as the Eastern United States was Continue Reading
The United States of America is often called the land of the free, but that was not always the case. Long before there was a United States, explorers from Europe sailed across Continue Reading
Columbus Day is celebrated each year on the second Monday in October. It is in honor of Christopher Columbus, the explorer who brought Europeans to the Americas. It is also a celebration Continue Reading
The Revolutionary War was a pivotal moment in world history. When the American colonies decided to fight for independence from Britain, people weren’t sure how the upcoming war would end. Many patriots Continue Reading
The Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence July 4, 1776, but the government as described in the US Constitution didn’t begin until March 4, 1789. So what brought the early Continue Reading