The remains of a home believed to date to the late 17th century belonging to an "affluent" owner have been unearthed in Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia. During an excavation, archaeologists ...

Immigration is a big part of American history, but the success of immigration is contingent upon assimilation to American values.

Around 1750, the British mainland American colonies had a population of approximately ... a steady stream of German immigrants began to arrive in the late 1600s and reached its peak between ...

Because of extensive settlement and cultivation, maroonage in Virginia and the northern colonies was ... in Florida in the late 1600s, a tradition that was continued by American-born fugitives ...

State lawmakers gave final approval to require that high schoolers be taught to refer to the body of water south of America ...

The course surveys major developments in the economic history of North America between 1600 and 2000. Colonial development; the American Revolution; Early North American Industry; Slavery; Westward ...

When Pittsylvania was formed in 1767, founders conjured up potential names for the new county. Adjacent counties sourced ...