373 The Gaspee Affair, 1772
The so-called “March to the American Revolution” comprised many more events than just the Stamp Act Riots, the Boston Massacre, and the Tea Crisis. One event we often overlook played an essential and ...
12 Dec 202356min
372 A History of the Myaamia
Early America was a diverse place. A significant part of this diversity came from the fact that there were at least 1,000 different Indigenous tribes and nations living in different areas of North Ame...
28 Nov 20231h 10min
371 An Archive of Indigenous Slavery
Long before European arrival in the Americas, Indigenous people and nations practiced enslavement. Their version of enslavement looked different from the version Christopher Columbus and his fellow Eu...
14 Nov 202352min
370 The Ruin of All Witches
Happy Halloween! In honor of the 31st of October and All Hallows Eve, we investigate a historical incident of witches and witchcraft in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1651. Malcolm Gaskill, Emeritus...
31 Okt 202353min
369 Livestock and Animal Breeds in Early America
Establishing colonies in North America took an astonishing amount of work. Colonists had to clear trees, eventually remove stumps from newly cleared fields, plant crops to eat and sell, weed and tend ...
24 Okt 202353min
368 Legacies of the Brafferton Indian School
The Brafferton Indian School has a long and complicated legacy. Chartered with the College of William & Mary in 1693, the Brafferton Indian School’s purpose was to educate young Indigenous boys in the...
10 Okt 20231h 6min
367 The Brafferton Indian School, Part 1
In 1693, King William III and Queen Mary II of England granted a royal charter for two institutions of higher education in the Colony of Virginia. The first institution was the College of William & Ma...
26 Sep 20231h 22min
366 James Wilson & the U.S. Constitution
On September 17, 1787, the members of the Constitutional Convention concluded their work by signing the final draft of their new proposed government. The document they signed was the United States Con...
12 Sep 202354min
