Achieving independence as the United States of America was a lengthy and unlikely struggle for the 13 original colonies. Over ...

for people living in the 13 colonies—free or enslaved—the American Revolution changed life much less fundamentally. David K. Allison, curator emeritus, National Museum of American History Q ...

Related: The History of the Fourth of July In a June ... when the Declaration was officially adopted. Of the 13 colonies, nine voted in favor of the Declaration, two -- Pennsylvania and South ...