The systems of government in the American colonies looked much like the British government. England and the colonies had executives (England had a king; each colony had a governor) and two-house legislatures (England had a Parliament with a House of...

On the eve of the American Revolution, London was the metropolitan center of an empire that included Ireland, India, Ceylon (present- day Sri Lanka), the African Gold Coast (present-day Ghana), Newfoundland, Hudson Bay, Nova Scotia, Quebec, the...

The revolutionary era was bracketed by two long wars in which much blood and money were spent. Yet, paradoxically, in this age the population of British North America surged upward, and colonial merchants and planters became lavishly wealthy. The...

The regulation of trade and duties on imports were interlocking elements of British imperial structure. Trade between colonial merchants and non-British ports, both in Europe and in the West Indies, had grown to scandalous levels during the French and...

Not to be confused with French and Indian Wars. The French and Indian War (1754–1763) was the North American chapter of the Seven Years' War. The name refers to the two main enemies of the British: the royal French forces and the various American...

The British and Cherokee nations, each finding the other strange and curious, sought peace when they sent delegates to each other in 1762. A new exhibit details both sides, through the eyes of the other."Emissaries of Peace: The 1762 Cherokee and British Delegations," opened Wednesday...

About two weeks ago, archaeologist Tom Kutys thought he'd found a stone wall when he came across mortared capstones in a trench at the state park that once was the site of French and British forts. Instead, archaeologists at Point State Park believe they very...

When Louis-Joseph de Montcalm departed the southern shore of this Adirondack lake in 1757, he left behind the smoldering ruins of a British fort, mutilated bodies and the seeds for an American literary classic.On Saturday, a descendant of the French general is being welcomed to...

Today is Thursday, Sept. 13, the 256th day of 2007. There are 109 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Sept. 13, 1788, the Congress of the Confederation authorized the first national election, and declared New York City the temporary national capital.On this date:In...

Explores the history of the United States following the French and Indian war. Describes how America moved from feelings of loyalty, to protest, to rebellion towards the British after the war.

After the British defeated the French and their Indian allies the French empire in North America was ended. Britain was in control and began taxing the colonists. The French and Indian war opened up new doors of thoughts of freedom and resentment of British rule. The colonists began to realize that they could govern themselves.

Provides a history of the French and Indian War. Examines reasons why the British Government and the Virginia colonists were eager to remove the French from the Ohio Valley. Examines Washington's role in the war and how it made him a hero.