133 The Nat Turner Revolt
The institution of African slavery in North America began in late August 1619 and persisted until the ratification of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States in December 1865. Ove...
9 Touko 20171h
132 Indigenous London: Native Travelers at the Heart of the Empire
When we explore the history of early America, we often look at people who lived and the events that took place in North America. But what about the people who lived and worked in European metropoles? ...
2 Touko 201738min
131 Thomas Jefferson's Empire of Liberty
The United States has a complicated history when it comes to ideas of empire and imperialism. Since it’s earliest days, the United States has wanted the power that came with being an empire even while...
25 Huhti 201752min
130 Paul Revere's Ride Through History (Doing History Rev)
On April 18, 1775, Paul Revere rode to Lexington, Massachusetts to spread the alarm that the Regulars were marching. Revere made several important rides between 1774 and 1775, including one in Septemb...
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129 The Road to Concord, 1775
How did the colonists of Massachusetts go from public protests meant to shame government officials and destroy offending property, to armed conflict with British Regulars in Lexington and Concord? Jo...
11 Huhti 201756min
128 American Revolutions: A Continental History
Historians often portray the American Revolution as an orderly, if violent, event that moved from British colonists’ high-minded ideas about freedom to American independence from Great Britain and the...
4 Huhti 201749min
127 American Enlightenments
In many ways, the Enlightenment gave birth to the United States. Enlightened ideas informed protests over imperial governance and taxation and over whether there should be an American bishop. If we w...
28 Maalis 201758min
126 The Reintegration of American Loyalists
What happened to the loyalists who stayed in the United States after the War for Independence? After the war, 60,000 loyalists and 15,000 slaves evacuated the United States. But thousands more opted ...
21 Maalis 201748min
