Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston on January 17, 1706, to Abiah Folger and Josiah Franklin. Although Franklin began his life as the...
One of the Caribbean islands that Christopher Columbus stopped at during his 1492-voyage was an alligator-shaped island that sits at the...
About 620 miles north of New Orleans and 62 miles south of St. Louis, sits the town of Ste. Geneviéve, Missouri. Established in 1750 by the...
The first Jewish colonists in North America arrived in 1654. From that moment, Jews worked to build and contribute to early American...
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...
Have you ever considered early American cities as places where Native Americans lived, worked, and visited? Native Americans often visited...
You know “America’s favorite fighting Frenchman” is the Marquis de Lafayette. But what do you know about Lafayette and his life? How and...
The transatlantic slave trade dominated in North America during the 17th and 18th centuries. But by 1808, a different slave trade came to...
Investigations of the American Revolution often include explorations of politics, ideology, trade and taxation, imperial control, and...