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From Slave To Superpower – How The U.S. Rose From British Colony To Global Warlord
By the 1700s, discontent had boiled over. Britain taxed the colonies for sugar, tea and alcohol. American anger rose with ...
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Hundreds Of US Places And Counties Have Patriotic Names Or Pay Tribute To Founding Fathers
The Thirteen British colonies that would become the first of the United States — Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, ...
A year before declaring independence, colonists offered 'Olive Branch' petition to King George III
Millions of protesters have denounced President Donald Trump as a would-be autocrat and marched under the banner “No Kings.” ...
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Declaration of Independence stands the test of time
It was 249 years ago, in 1776, that 13 British colonies in North America declared their independence. In recent years many of the men who became known as the Founding […] ...
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WILL SELLERS: Misunderstanding The Road To Independence
Before the Declaration of Independence, there was the Olive Branch Petition. Written 250 years ago on July 5th, the Olive ...
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Colonial America Becomes a New Nation
America was not the only nation at war with Great Britain during at this time. France, Spain and the Netherlands were also at ...
Exiled Across the Ocean: How the British banished Agyemang Prempeh I and his chiefs to Seychelles
More than 120 years ago, the mighty Asante Kingdom, once the beating heart of West Africa’s gold-rich interior, faced the ...
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Income disparity in India worse than British rule, says financial analyst
A recent analysis, drawn by a financial analyst over a Linkedin post asserts that income inequality in India is now more ...
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In Congress, July 4, 1776: 13 colonies declare freedom from Great Britain
The Declaration of Independence, adopted on July 4, 1776, was a game-changer for the 13 American colonies. This bold move cut ...
1% hold 40% wealth: Financial analyst says income gap in India now worse than under British rule
A new analysis reveals that India's top 1% now possess 40.1% of the nation's wealth, exceeding the wealth held by colonial ...
Colonial land reforms erased Maharashtra’s traditional grazing routes, finds IIT Bombay researcher
PhD researcher uncovers British-era land reforms' impact on Maharashtra's grazing networks, raising questions about land ...
Tracing the Drax family’s millions – a story of British landed gentry, slavery and sugar plantations
Journalist and historian Paul Lashmar has published extensive research into the wealthy and influential Drax family of Dorset ...