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Thirteen Colonies, the

(Encyclopedia) Thirteen Colonies, the, term used for the colonies of British North America that joined together in the American Revolution against the mother country, adopted the Declaration of…

Colonial Heights, VA Social Statistics

SubjectNumberPercent SCHOOL ENROLLMENTPopulation 3 years and over enrolled in school3,884100.0Nursery school, preschool2035.2Kindergarten2125.5Elementary school (grades 1-8)1,90349.0High…

Colonial Heights, VA Economic Statistics

SubjectNumberPercent EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over13,537100.0In labor force8,49662.8Civilian labor force8,40062.1Employed8,20760.6Unemployed1931.4Percent of civilian labor…

Colonial Heights, VA Housing Statistics

SubjectNumberPercent Total housing units7,340100.0UNITS IN STRUCTURE1-unit, detached5,77578.71-unit, attached1602.22 units3014.13 or 4 units1662.35 to 9 units3935.410 to 19 units2633.620 or…

Colonial American and Ivy League Colleges

America's oldest and prestigious universities While a number of present-day colleges were founded as secondary schools before the American Revolution, only nine existed as colleges at that point.…

New England Confederation

(Encyclopedia) New England Confederation, union for “mutual safety and welfare” formed in 1643 by representatives of the colonies of Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, Connecticut, and New Haven. They met…

Albany Congress

(Encyclopedia) Albany Congress, 1754, meeting at Albany, N.Y., of commissioners representing seven British colonies in North America to treat with the Iroquois, chiefly because war with France…