Life Before 1776: Pre-Independence America – Part 1: Setting the Stage (1500s–1776)
Part 1: Setting the Stage (1500s–1776) Before the United States declared independence in 1776, the land we now call America had a rich, complex, and often painful history. Spanning over two centuries of colonization, cultural conflict, trade, intellectual awakening, and revolution, pre-independence America was shaped by a mix of Native American civilizations, European colonists, enslaved … Read more