Coming to America: Portrait of Colonial Life: Upsurge in Immigration
In addition to the large influx of African slaves in the early 18th century, there is an upsurge in the number of German and Scotch Irish Protestants who immigrate. Their economic potential is restricted in their home countries, in part because of t...
Precarious Experiment, A: Negotiating a Peace Treaty
Cornwallis's defeat at Yorktown and the resignation of Lord North as British prime minister signal the end of the colonies' 7-year struggle with Great Britain. Franklin, Jay, and Oswald represent the United States at the Paris Peace Talks. Although ...
Not Much of a War: Support for Independence Intensifies
Colonial support for independence intensifies with the circulation of "Common Sense" by Thomas Paine. Three weeks after the battles of Lexington and Concord, the Second Continental Congress meets at the state house in Philadelphia with delegates fr...