America’s year of independence, 1776, began with virtually all of those living in Britain’s 13 North American colonies content to remain under royal rule so long as they could enjoy the basic rights ...

In 1776, Thomas Paine set a revolutionary tone rejecting the King: “But where, say some, is the King of America? … as far as we approve of monarchy… in America the law is king.” The American ...

Where was America founded? The U.S. Constitution was drafted at the 1789 Congress in Philadelphia — the same place where the Articles of Confederation were ratified in 1777, and the Declaration of ...