banded together to force the British to withdraw from their town during an oft-overlooked encounter known as Leslie's Retreat Robert Pushkar The Englishman’s pamphlet helped spur the 13 colonies ...

Great Britain was not alone in this line of thinking. The French, Spanish, and Portuguese competed with the British for colonies under the belief that no great nation could exist and be self ...

During this time Britain lost and gained colonies. During the early years of the British Empire, 13 colonies in North America were established by the British. These colonies went to war against ...

It was 1775, and tensions were rising between Great Britain and the 13 colonies of North America. Tensions were generated as people had to pledge their loyalty, either to the ...