Starting in the 15th century, Portugal began exploring the African coast searching for a shorter route for trade with Asia. Not to be outdone, Spain sponsored Columbus’ voyage due west and discovered ...
On Jan. 30, Yale professor Lisa Lowe held a lecture titled “Colonial Histories of the Present,” which navigated America’s history of colonialism, slavery and discrimination to study how each evolved ...
A conversation with Greg Grandin about his groundbreaking new book America, América: A New History of the New World. The “Visscher Map of the New World” including North and South America, 1658. A ...
A world to take -- England stakes a claim -- the land they found -- Atlantic foothold -- Religious havens -- The people who came -- Competition for colonies -- Burdens and blessings -- The settlers ...
Population history of native North Americans / Russell Thornton -- Patterns of disease in early North American populations / Douglas H. Ubelaker -- The population of the St. Lawrence Valley, 1608-1760 ...
In 1755, tensions were beginning to rise in the American Colonies following the outbreak of the French and Indian War. Yet one of that year’s most consequential developments for American independence ...
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