French support for the American Revolution began well before the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. King Louis XVI ...

This Declaration didn't just shake things up domestically; it also caught the attention of foreign governments. The Treaty of Alliance with France in 1778 was a key outcome. The Netherlands joined the ...

In 1763, Great Britain gained control of Florida from Spain and split it into two separate territories — East Florida and West Florida.  Florida, and other British territories outside the 13 colonies ...

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.

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, a new six-part, 12-hour documentary directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt examines how America’s founding turned the world upside-down. Thirteen British ...

This year marks the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, when 13 American colonies dared to reject British rule over their affairs. Filmmaker Ken Burns spent a decade making a ...