How did early Americans educate their children? How and when did Americans create a formal system of public education? You sent me these...
The Treaty of Paris 1783 ended the American War for Independence, but it did not bring peace to North America. After 1783, warfare and...
Did you know that imagination once played a key role in the way Americans understood and practiced medicine? Sari Altschuler, an Associate...
History is an important tool when it comes to understanding American law. History is what the justices of the United States Supreme Court...
What was it like to live as a woman of faith in early republic America? What was it like to live as a Catholic in the early United States...
How do empires come to be? How are empires made and who makes them? What role do maps play in making empires? Christian Koot is a Professor...
What can a family history tell us about revolutionary and early republic America? What can the letters of a wife and mother tell us about...
Much of early American history comprises stories of empire and how different Native, European, and Euro-American nations vied for control...
What did early Americans think about science? And how did they pursue and develop their knowledge of it? Cameron Strang, an Assistant...
There’s an old saying that tells us we should walk a mile in someone else’s shoes. It’s a reminder that we should practice empathy and try...