203 Alexander Hamilton
Hamilton the Musical hit Broadway in August 2015 and since that time people all around the world have been learning about a man named Alexander Hamilton. Or, at least they’ve been learning about the m...
11 Sep 20181h 3min
202 The Early History of the United States Congress
On September 17, 1787, a majority of the delegates to the Constitutional Convention approved the new form of government they had spent months drafting and submitted it to the 13 states for their ratif...
4 Sep 20181h 15min
201 Art, Politics, and Everyday Life in Early America
What kind of character should Americans have? Is it possible to create a shared sense of national character and identity that all Americans can subscribe to? Americans grappled with many questions ab...
28 Aug 20181h 5min
200 Everyday Life in Early America
What would you like to know about Early American History? It turns out, you wanted to know about the establishment of schools, how the colonial postal service worked, and about aspects of health and ...
21 Aug 20181h 26min
199 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 in North America. But what about the people who lived and worked in European metropoles? What about Native Americans? ...
14 Aug 201841min
198 Saltwater Frontier: Native Americans and the Contest for the Northeastern Coast
When we think of Native Americans, many of us think of inland dwellers. People adept at navigating forests and rivers and the skilled hunters and horsemen who lived and hunted on the American Plains. ...
7 Aug 201856min
197 Native American Slavery in New France
When we think about early American slavery, our minds evoke images of plantations where enslaved men and women were forced to labor in agricultural fields and inside the homes of wealthy Americans. T...
31 Juli 201858min
196 Information Exchange in the Early Southeast
We live in an age of information. The internet provides us with 24/7 access to all types of information—news, how-to articles, sports scores, entertainment news, and congressional votes. But what do ...
24 Juli 201843min
