The Declaration of Independence, adopted on July 4, 1776, was a game-changer for the 13 American colonies. This bold move cut ...

By the 1700s, discontent had boiled over. Britain taxed the colonies for sugar, tea and alcohol. American anger rose with ...

For years after African nations got independence, France maintained a web of political and business ties with its former colonies, often in effect propping up corrupt governments or dictators for ...

France's parliament on Monday approved returning to Ivory Coast a "talking drum" that colonial troops took from the Ebrie ...

Twelve French colonies, the closest is approximately 4,000 kilometers (2,485 miles) from France and the farthest is 17,000 kilometers, are far from the mainland in terms of living standards.

The American Revolution was a turning point in modern history. It was one of the first successful movements to overthrow ...

The original 13 colonies entered the Union from 1787 to 1790, and the remaining 37 were continuously admitted as late as 1959. ... New Jersey: Dec. 18, 1787; Georgia: Jan. 2, 1788; ...

All other colonies that wished to join the nascent nation would have to get approval from 9 of the U.S.’s 13 states. Canada, of course, never took the U.S. up on its offer. Still, the proposal ...

After American Independence, many of the 13 Colonies claimed additional territories into the West. As they let go of their claims, in favour of the Federal Government, many new states were created ...

On July 2, 1776, 12 of the 13 member-states of the Congress “unanimously” observed that the colonies “are, and of right ought ...

The New Caledonia jab touches an especially sensitive nerve in France. The French overseas state was rocked by deadly violence in May after French lawmakers backed changes to the local constitution ...

The ground has been primed for military takeovers. Eight of the nine successful coups in Africa since 2020 have been in former French colonies — the only exception is Sudan, a former British colony.