As one of the original 13 colonies, Rhode Island is home to many ... Here's the story of the first high school in Rhode Island. According to the New England Historical Society, Rhode Island's ...

Some reforms, like new weeks and months, ultimately failed, because people couldn’t get used to such radical transformations. Still, for people living in the 13 colonies—free or enslaved—the ...

On July 4, 1776, the 13 colonies claimed their independence from England, an event which eventually ... Delaware was undecided and New York abstained. John Hancock, President of the Continental ...