142 A History of Abolition
Most histories of American abolitionism begin just before the Civil War, during the Antebellum period. But the movement to end chattel slavery in America began long before the United States was a nati...
11 Jul 201759min
141 A Declaration in Draft (Doing History Rev)
The Declaration of Independence stands first in a series of documents that founded the United States. It also stands as an early step in the long process of establishing a free, independent, and self-...
4 Jul 20171h 18min
140 Nathaniel Bowditch: 19th-Century Man of Business, Science, and the Sea
Nathaniel Bowditch worked as a navigator, mathematician, astronomer, and business innovator. Over the course of his lifetime, his fellow Americans hailed him as the “American Sir Isaac Newton.” Tamar...
27 Jun 201754min
139 The Other Slavery: Indian Enslavement in the Americas
In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue. He also played a central role in the European adoption of Indian or Native American slavery. When we think of slavery in early America, we often think of the ...
20 Jun 201749min
138 Frontier Politics in Early America
Did you know that Connecticut and Virginia once invaded Pennsylvania? During the 1760s, Connecticut invaded and captured the northeastern corner of Pennsylvania just as Virginia invaded and captured ...
13 Jun 201749min
137 The Washingtons' Runaway Slave, Ona Judge
George Washington was an accomplished man. He served as a delegate to the First and Second Continental Congresses, Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army, first President of the United States, and...
6 Jun 201753min
136 Material Culture and the Making of America
What do the objects we purchase and use say about us? If we take the time to think about the material objects and clothing in our lives, we’ll find that we can actually learn a lot about ourselves an...
30 Mai 201755min
135 Moral Commerce: The Transatlantic Boycott of the Slave Labor Economy
If early Americans desired slaves mostly to produce sugarcane, cotton, rice, indigo, and tobacco, what would happen if Europeans and early Americans stopped purchasing those products? Would boycotti...
23 Mai 201743min
