250 years of US independence: Why France supported the American Revolutionaries

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

In Congress, July 4, 1776: 13 colonies declare freedom from Great Britain

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 ...
PolitiFact

America 250: Why do Florida officials call the state ‘the 14th colony’?

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 ...
Le Monde.fr

250 years of American independence: How the text that founded the US – and changed the world – was drafted

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.
NPR

Ken Burns wants viewers to give history a second look with 'The American Revolution'

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 ...
KPBS

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

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 ...