These unhappy, land-hungry Colonists clamored for expansion, instigating a series of wars against both the French and Spanish empires for control of the northeastern half of the continent, culminating ...

These colonists flooded Salem’s streets ... a farmer who had fought in the French and Indian War. While Leslie was more cautious and deliberative, Pitcairn was resolute. He ordered his troops ...

In the woodland communities that once marked the frontier of the United States, settlers from Scotland and Northern Ireland set out to make an uneasy living.

For more than 20 years, New France's diplomacy has protected the colony from Indian attacks. On August 5, 1689, at dawn, 1,500 Iroquois warriors attacked the village of Lachine: 24 colonists were ...

George Washington’s military career began with the French and Indian War. This portrait of George ... as a member of the British army in the colonies. In late 1753, a 21-year-old Washington ...

There was only one direction to expand – over the mountains to the west into the Indian homelands and the land claimed by the French as Canada. Thousands of settlers from the American colonies ...

Historian, David Olusoga explores the contribution of colonial troops ... theories behind the French-African regiment Audio evidence from Empire Soldiers in World War One. videoAudio evidence ...