Between 1760 and 1761, Great Britain witnessed one of the largest slave insurrections in the history of its empire. Although the revolt...
We live in an age where big businesses track our shopping habits and in some cases our work habits. But is the age of data new? When did...
The American Revolution is embedded in the American character. It’s an event that can tell us who we are, how we came to be who we are, and...
As the first President of the United States, George Washington set many precedents for the new nation. One of the biggest precedents...
Polygamy is not a practice that often comes to mind when we think about early America. But it turns out, polygamy was a ubiquitous practice...
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...
Who gets to be a founding father? “Founding Father” status goes to men who helped found the United States. That means the 56 men who signed...
What was it like to keep a pet in Early America? How did early Americans acquire pets? What kinds of animals did early Americans keep as...
What do we know about how and why England came to establish its first permanent colony at Jamestown? And what do we know about the English...
How did Americans learn to establish philanthropic institutions? Victoria Johnson, an Associate Professor of Urban Policy and Planning at...