History of the Americas

Melissa Cooper
June 21, 2023
History of the Americas

Discovering the Roots of American Independence: The Proposal and Adoption of the Declaration of Independence

Who first proposed that “These United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States”? Richard Henry Lee The proposal that “These United Colonies...

Melissa Cooper
June 21, 2023
History of the Americas

The Quebec Act of 1774: Solidifying British Control and Addressing French Canadian Concerns

The Quebec Act of 1774 was designed to keep French speaking Canadians loyal to the British crown. The Quebec Act, which was passed by the British Parliament...

Melissa Cooper
June 21, 2023
History of the Americas

Thomas Paine’s Common Sense: The Influential Pamphlet That Galvanized Support for American Independence.

Thomas Paine’s Common Sense (1776) argued for American independence as the only alternative Thomas Paine’s Common Sense is a pamphlet that was published in 1776, at the...

Melissa Cooper
June 21, 2023
History of the Americas

John Winthrop: The Puritan Lawyer Who Shaped the Massachusetts Bay Colony

John Winthrop Seeing the colony’s efforts as an attempt to create a “city upon a hill”; was the founder of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and served as...

Melissa Cooper
June 21, 2023
History of the Americas

De Las Casas: The Spanish Historian who Advocated for Indigenous Rights and Dignity in Colonial Latin America

De Las Casas Spanish clergyman, who lobbied for the abolition of Indian slavery within the Spanish overseas empire De Las Casas was a Spanish historian, priest, and...

Melissa Cooper
June 21, 2023
History of the Americas

Understanding Social History: Examining the Everyday Experiences and Social Norms of the Past

Social History the form of history that attempts to view events and life form the perspective of the common people rather than the powerful, famous and wealthy...

Melissa Cooper
June 21, 2023
History of the Americas

The Head Right System: A Land Distribution Method and Its Impact on Colonization in America

Head right system enabled planters in colonial VA to collect fifty acres of land for every indentured servant, whose passage they paid across the Atlantic The head...

Melissa Cooper
June 21, 2023
History of the Americas

Christopher Columbus: Discovering the New World and Its Impact on Trade and Indigenous Peoples

Columbus technically sailing for Castille in 1492; goal was to reach the Orient by traveling west Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer who is widely credited with...