The rebellion intensified the demands among many Americans for a stronger national government,

These ideas unleashed a wave of liberation that toppled monarchies throughout the western world.

His little pamphlet became an overnight best-seller and was most responsible for popularizing the American ideology of independence and natural rights, the so-called Spirit of ‘76.

Is the right to a jury trial really that big of a deal?

When the American colonies declared their independence in 1776, they ceased to be colonies of Britain and became nation-"states."

America’s first 4th of July occurred in 1776. But our Constitution wasn’t drafted until 1787 and wasn’t ratified until 1788... What happened in between?

Is America a democracy?

The 12th Amendment was a response to the crazy presidential election of 1800.

What caused Americans to rebel against their own country, Great Britain?