The U.S. is 50 states strong today, but it began as 13 small colonies. Can you name them?

Don't get all cocky, you 13 original colonies. Yes, yes, 250 years, congratulations, enjoy the cake.

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 ...

(bright patriotic music) [Narrator] Even though Great Britain ruled all of the 13 colonies, each colony had its own distinct culture, and they all believed in their right to govern themselves. The ...

French support for the American Revolution began well before the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. King Louis XVI saw the rebellion in North America as an opportunity to weaken his ...

Why were the British Caribbean colonies left out of the Revolution? Slavery explains it. We’ve been learning about the 13 colonies all our lives, so why did no one think to mention the British ...

Series'America 250' (1/13). The 13 colonies had been fighting the British Crown for a year when, in July 1776, lawyer Thomas Jefferson completed the drafting of the Declaration of Independence.

If you look at a map of the 13 colonies, you may notice something rather odd. Between New York and New Hampshire, there is a sliver of land that wasn’t included. It looks like Vermont was simply not ...