Explore the reasons behind Canada's decision not to join the American Revolution. This video delves into the cultural and religious differences between Quebec and the Thirteen Colonies, the impact of ...

Revolts evolved alongside slavery. The first known slave rebellion in one of England’s American colonies took place in Gloucester County, Virginia in 1663, 44 years after the first slaves ...

In 2019, Williams met others who were descendants of the freedom colonies in Bastrop County, and together they founded the Bastrop County African American Cultural Center, a nonprofit dedicated ...

If the Comte de Vergennes hadn’t played a hunch nearly 250 years ago, Americans today might be singing “God Save the King” before the first ball at a cricket match. In 1776, the French ...

Colonies faced periods of inflation and excessive taxation, which caused great distress. Angry and frustrated American colonists revolted against the British, which led to the American Revolution ...

American ant colonies are more than just groups of insects—they function as superorganisms, operating with a level of teamwork and coordination that rivals modern technology! Discover how these ...

The annual African American Children’s Book Fair (AACBF) returned to Philadelphia for the its 33rd year. The book fair is one of the oldest and largest book fairs for African American children ...

As far as physical activity goes, American kids are mostly C and D students. And “everything is graded on a curve,” says Jordan Carlson, a professor of pediatrics at Children's Mercy Hospital ...

In September 1774, nearly two years before the Declaration of Independence, delegates from 12 of the 13 Colonies gathered ... Smithsonian curator who studies American identity, I explore the ...

Before the 1760s, American colonists rarely used cartoons to express political opinions. However, as the desire for independence grew in the colonies, cartooning became a popular medium for political ...

Beginning Thursday, April 18, PBS Kids will make American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation available for several series across its free digital streaming platforms for the first time.

These are America's "internal colonies," according to a new book ... had degraded Black education to such an extent — Black kids were only getting 4 to 5 months of education a year because ...