Description This lesson focuses on the early development of slavery in the northern American colonies. The lesson, which features University of South Carolina Professor Nicole Maskiell, opens with ...

In 1775, Britain was at its height of global power, with its colonies spread across the globe, including the American ...

By the 1700s, discontent had boiled over. Britain taxed the colonies for sugar, tea and alcohol. American anger rose with every shipment. In 1776, the 13 colonies declared independence. The ...