Daughters of the American Revolution hosted a Liberty Tree Dedication at the historic Alice Theater on Saturday. The first ...
The first widespread agreement across the American Colonies dealt with economic independence from British trade and taxation.
The New England Primer was the first and most popular primer designed to teach reading in the colonies. The Puritans valued education ... who could participate better in town meetings. A 1647 ...
Virginia has 123 historic landmarks. But what about Massachusetts? Massachusetts is one of the original 13 colonies. This ...
The United States of America initially consisted of 13 states that had been British colonies until their independence was declared in 1776 and verified by the Treaty of Paris in 1783: New Hampshire, ...
These laws closed the busy port of Boston, put Massachusetts under military rule, and banned public meetings. In response, 12 of the 13 colonies sent representatives to a Continental Congress in ...
Elections are the foundation of representative democracy. Your right to have a say at the ballot box was paid for with blood ...
(OTC: VRNOF), along with Massachusetts-based Canna Provisions, Wiseacre Farm, and entrepreneur Gyasi Sellers using the well-known legal firm of Boies Schiller Flexner LLP. It was dismissed on July 1, ...
Barrett Coakley, a Wellesley reader, reached for a classic image from Massachusetts history: the Mayflower of 1620. The ...
[7] Some colonies were very strict in their use of the death penalty, while others were less so. In Massachusetts Bay ... number of capital offenses from thirteen to two. Virginia and Kentucky ...
On May 13, 2024, the Ghanaian capital of Accra witnessed an emotional homecoming as Stevie Wonder, an iconic American ...
Rhode Island's independent streak – it was the only state to reject ratification of the 18th Amendment banning the manufacture and sale of alcohol in 1920 – dates back to its 17th century ...