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European explorers began to probe the Western Hemisphere in the early 1500s, and they found to their utter amazement not only a huge landmass but also a world filled with several diverse and populous indigenous...

The Seven Years' War (1756-1763) was a global conflict fought between the great powers of Europe in the mid-18th century. The culmination of several decades of conflict, it was caused both by colonial rivalries...

European colonization in North America developed gradually between the late 15th century and the mid-18th century, beginning with maritime exploration...

The Intolerable Acts, also known as the Coercive Acts, were five laws passed by the Parliament of Great Britain in 1774 to punish the Thirteen Colonies of British North America for the Boston Tea Party. Though the acts primarily...

A look at the living conditions and routines of slaves during the Colonial period with a focus on Washington and Mount Vernon's slaves.

This map illustrates the course and key developments of the French and Indian War (1754–1763), the North American theater of the global Seven Years' War between...

The American Revolution (1765-1789) was a period of political upheaval in the Thirteen Colonies of British North America. Initially a protest over parliamentary taxes, it blossomed into a rebellion and led, ultimately, to the...

An illustration showing the manufacture of sugar from raw sugar cane. The image may represent a scene in the West Indies, although the machinery and techniques are applicable to colonial sugar plantations in the...

The naming of America was not the result of a single voyage or discovery, but of a chain of Atlantic expeditions, printed letters, and Renaissance mapmaking...

This map illustrates the rise and expansion of the Spanish Colonial Empire during the Age of Exploration, from the late 15th to the early 19th century. Emerging after the completion of the Reconquista in 1492 and...