History of the Americas

Melissa Cooper
June 21, 2023
History of the Americas

Uncovering the Legacy of the Aztec Civilization: A Look into Their Society, Beliefs, and Contributions

Aztec Native American tribe that was conquered by Cortes in Mexico. Their emperor Montezuma II was made prisoner through Spanish custody. Their capital being Tenochtitlan. Tribe that...

Melissa Cooper
June 21, 2023
History of the Americas

The Remarkable Achievements of the Maya Civilization in Arts, Architecture, Mathematics, and Agriculture.

Mayan Mesoamerican Indians occupying a nearly continuous territory in southern Mexico, Guatemala, and northern Belize. Killed by Spanish conquistadors. The Maya civilization was a Mesoamerican civilization that...

Melissa Cooper
June 21, 2023
History of the Americas

Exploring the Significance of the House of Burgesses: The First Representative Assembly in Colonial America

House of Burgesses Representative assembly in colonial Virginia, which was an outgrowth of the first elective governing body in a British overseas possession, the General Assembly of...

Melissa Cooper
June 21, 2023
History of the Americas

Powhatan: The Skilled Politician and Leader of Tsenacommacah

Powhatan Native American Chief that dominated Eastern Virginia. Father of Pocahontas. Confederacy of at least 30 Algonquian-speaking North American Indian tribes that once occupied most of what...

Melissa Cooper
June 21, 2023
History of the Americas

Sir Walter Raleigh: Explorer, Writer, and Courtier of the Elizabethan Era

Sir Walter Raleigh English adventurer and writer, a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I, who knighted him in 1585. Accused of treason by Elizabeth’s successor, James I, he...

Melissa Cooper
June 21, 2023
History of the Americas

Sam Adams: The Prominent Founding Father and Advocate for Democracy in American History

Sam Adams American Revolutionary leader. Graduated from Harvard College in 1740 and briefly practiced law. He became a strong opponent of British taxation measures and organized resistance...

Melissa Cooper
June 21, 2023
History of the Americas

The Massachusetts Bay Colony: A Religious Refuge and Economic Hub during America’s Formation

Massachusetts Bay Colony Prospered in fur trading, lumber, rum production, fishing, and shipbuilding. 11 ships with 1000 people carried here settling as families. (The Bible Commonwealth). Tensions...

Melissa Cooper
June 21, 2023
History of the Americas

Discovering the Legacy of Daniel Morgan: A Revolutionary War Hero and Leader

Who was Daniel Morgan, and what role did he play in the American Revolution? Daniel Morgan was frontiersman was chosen to put together a militia who used...