The 13 original colonies of the United States were the foundation of what would become a new nation, born from a blend of ambition, conflict and compromise. These colonies stretched along the Atlantic ...

In 1652, British settlers in America defied their royal overlords by setting up a mint in Boston. The colonists began ...

The 13 colonies can be divided into three distinct regions: The New England colonies included Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut and New Hampshire. Life here revolved around community ...