The patriots, on the other hand ... Were Canadians ever willing to join the rebellious Thirteen Colonies? Would an invasion have ever convinced them? A painting of the American fleet's arrival ...

Revere crossed the Charles River, sneaking past a British warship, to the Charlestown patriots waiting for ... So far, seven of the 13 Colonies have spoken: Georgia, Massachusetts, New Hampshire ...

Over a year into the American Revolution, disaster loomed for the patriots. A British fleet ... Congress asked houses of worship in the 13 rebellious colonies to hold a day of prayer and fasting ...

When modern Americans call themselves patriots, they are evoking a sentiment ... delegates from 12 of the 13 Colonies gathered in the First Continental Congress in Philadelphia.

Most notably, Massachusetts is known as the birthplace of the Revolutionary War, with the first battle of the war taking place in the state — a landmark event in the history of the United States that ...

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, June 5, 2014) -- When the American Revolutionary War broke out in 1775, the original 13 colonies did ... Mass., by patriots of the Massachusetts militia.

The declaration was signed by the patriots of Mecklenburg, in the old County Court House, more than a year before the delegates of the thirteen colonies declared them free and independent States ...