We know from our explorations of early America that not all Americans were treated equally or enjoyed the freedoms and liberties other...
With Ukrainian sovereignty and democracy under attack, Americans have been wondering: Should our government be doing more than placing...
In the Treaty of Paris, 1783, Great Britain ceded to the United States all lands east of the Mississippi River and between the southern...
During the War for American Independence, the British Army attempted to create chaos and inflict economic damage to the revolutionaries’...
On July 5, 1852, Frederick Douglass delivered a speech to an anti-slavery society and he famously asked “What to the Slave is the Fourth of...
In 1803, the United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from France. This purchase included the important port city of New Orleans...
What has enabled the American experiment in democracy to endure for nearly 250 years? What is it about early American history that...
The transatlantic slave trade dominated in North America during the 17th and 18th centuries. But by 1808, a different slave trade came to...
To understand early American history, we need to investigate and understand North America as an Indigenous space. A place where Native...
The words of the Declaration of Independence are not the only aspect of the American Revolution that carry power. Visual and material...