Or the Dutch could have continued expanding in the region to colonize New England and parts of Canada. There would not be an American Revolution that united all of the 13 colonies that became the ...

At the beginning of the American Revolution, the British identified the Hudson River as key terrain. Taking control of the ...

In a close election, a lot of media attention focuses on how different demographic groups might sway the results. Evangelical ...

on Monday at 7 p.m. Join Andy Volpe with an in-depth look at the printing methods used in the New England (English) Colonies from the 1630s to 1790s. Learn about the differences between letterpress ...

Made up of six states, this region in the north east of the US is best known for its history and culture, but its coastal roads and mountain hiking trails are just as big a hit.

and bring French troops to assist with pushing the British forces away from New York and New England toward the middle ...

Settlers in New England went even further ... European settlers in other American colonies continued to celebrate it, however, as both a pious holiday and a time for revelry.

At the end of the 16th century, Spain and Portugal dominated the South American continent and parts of the Caribbean. They had also gotten a foothold in Central America and the southern portions ...

The Electoral College, a compromise between the founders of the Constitution, has allowed states to select their own electors ...

Whether you celebrate Halloween by reading ghost stories, with friends and family, or watching scary movies, we hope you have ...

Close to 150 years later, New Hampshire became the first state to declare independence from England on January 5, 1776. This was nearly six months before the Continental Congress signed the ...

In the middle colonies of New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, education was mostly done by the churches. This system was to go on in the New England colonies well into the 1700s, and the same ...