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Colonial History

The Highland Soldier in North America

August 28, 2019 by Liz Covart Leave a Comment

ben_franklins_worldMuch of early American history comprises stories of empire and how different Native, European, and Euro-American nations vied for control of North American territory, resources, and people. [Read more…] about The Highland Soldier in North America

Filed Under: History Tagged With: AmRev, British Empire, Colonial America, Colonial History, Early America, Early American History, Highlanders, Military History, Podcasts, Scottish Highlands

The Colonial Ginseng Trade (Historians Podcast)

August 16, 2019 by Bob Cudmore Leave a Comment

The Historians LogoThis week on The Historians Podcast our guest is Sherri Cash, history professor at Utica College, who talks about the ginseng root, which grew wild in upstate New York in the 18th century. A colonial global trading network shipped ginseng to China, where it was prized as a health tonic, in return for tea. Cash recently gave a talk on the subject at Old Fort Johnson in Fort Johnson, NY.

Listen to the podcast here. [Read more…] about The Colonial Ginseng Trade (Historians Podcast)

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Colonial America, Colonial History, Podcasts

An Early History of Delaware

June 19, 2019 by Liz Covart Leave a Comment

ben_franklins_worldDelaware may be the second smallest state in the United States, but it has a BIG, rich history that can tell us much about the history of early America.

In this episode of Ben Franklin’s World, David Young, the Executive Director of the Delaware Historical Society, joins us to explore the early American history of Delaware from its Native American inhabitants through its emergence as the first state in the United States. [Read more…] about An Early History of Delaware

Filed Under: Books, History Tagged With: Colonial History, Delaware, Delaware Historical Society, Early American History, Indigenous History, Native American History, Public History, Slavery

Mixed-Race Britons & the Atlantic Family

May 8, 2019 by Liz Covart Leave a Comment

ben_franklins_worldWho do we count as family? It a relative was born in a foreign place and one of their parents was of a different race? Would they count as family?

Eighteenth-century Britons asked themselves these questions. As we might suspect, their answers varied by time and whether they lived in Great Britain, North America, or the Caribbean. [Read more…] about Mixed-Race Britons & the Atlantic Family

Filed Under: Books, History Tagged With: British Empire, Caribbean, Colonial History, Early American History, Jamaica, Podcast, Slavery

Crispus Attucks: The First Martyr of Liberty

March 27, 2019 by Liz Covart Leave a Comment

ben_franklins_worldSamuel Gray, James Caldwell, Samuel Maverick, Patrick Carr, and Crispus Attucks. These are the five men who died as a result of the shootings on Boston’s King Street on the night of March 5, 1770.

Of these five victims, evidence points to Crispus Attucks falling first, and of all the victims, Crispus Attucks is the name we can recall.  Why is that? [Read more…] about Crispus Attucks: The First Martyr of Liberty

Filed Under: Books, History Tagged With: African American History, Boston, Boston Massacre, Colonial History, Crispus Attucks, Early American History, Historical Memory, Monuments, Podcasts

Boston’s Massacre

March 13, 2019 by Liz Covart Leave a Comment

ben_franklins_worldOn the evening of March 5, 1770, a crowd gathered in Boston’s King Street and confronted a sentry and his fellow soldiers in front of the custom house. The confrontation led the soldiers to fire their muskets into the crowd, five civilians died.

What happened on the night of March 5, 1770 that led the crowd to gather and the soldiers to discharge their weapons?

In this episode of Ben Franklin’s World: A Podcast About Early American History Eric Hinderaker, a distinguished professor of history at the University of Utah and the author of Boston’s Massacre (Harvard University Press, 2017) assists our quest to discover more about the Boston Massacre. [Read more…] about Boston’s Massacre

Filed Under: Books, History Tagged With: Boston, Boston Massacre, Colonial America, Colonial History, Early America, Early American History, Military, Podcasts

Aquatic Culture in Early America

February 13, 2019 by Liz Covart Leave a Comment

ben_franklins_worldThe Atlantic World has brought many disparate peoples together, which has caused a lot of ideas and cultures to mix.

How did the Atlantic World bring so many different peoples and cultures together? How did this large intermixing of peoples and cultures impact the development of colonial America?

In this episode of Ben Franklin’s World: A Podcast About Early American History Kevin Dawson, an Associate Professor of History at the University of California-Merced and author of Undercurrents of Power: Aquatic Culture in the African Diaspora (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2018), joins us to explore answers to these questions with an investigation of the African Diaspora and African and African American aquatic culture. [Read more…] about Aquatic Culture in Early America

Filed Under: Books, History Tagged With: African American History, African Diaspora, Aquatic Culture, Colonial America, Colonial History, Early America, Early American History, Podcasts, Water

Taverns in Early America

January 9, 2019 by Liz Covart 8 Comments

ben_franklins_worldInns and taverns played prominent roles in early American life. They served the needs of travelers who needed food to eat and places to sleep. They offered local communities a form of poor relief. And they functioned as public spaces where men could gather to discuss news, organize movements, and to drink and play cards. [Read more…] about Taverns in Early America

Filed Under: Books, History Tagged With: Colonial History, Early America, Early American History, Food, Podcasts, Taverns

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