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 Juni 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 Juni 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 Maj 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 Maj 201743min
134 Pulpit and Nation: Clergymen and the Politics of Revolutionary America
In Colonial America, clergymen stood as thought leaders in their local communities. They stood at the head of their congregations and many community members looked to them for knowledge and insight ab...
16 Maj 201752min
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 Maj 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 Maj 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 Apr 201752min
