Remember what you put but many of you focused on what historians would call the American Revolutionary era rather than the colonial era writ large. People like george washington, Thomas Jefferson, alexander hamilton, issues like taxation without representation, other founders and historical highlights and the imperial crisis in the war all popped up. A few mentioned paces, historic james town, plymouth plantation. A few mentioned slavery. What i thought was interesting was because it was because of either the 1619 project and the summer black lives matter protests. There were a few omissions. No one mentioned individual women or m Indigenous People by name. No one mentioned anything west of the appalachian mountains, much less west of the rockies or the west coast. Technically speaking this course runs from before contact of europeans with Indigenous People in the 15th century to 1763, the end of the 7 years war, french and indian war in what is now the territory called the United Stat
Historians would actually call the american revolution. People like george washington, Thomas Jefferson, alexander hamilton. Taxation without representation. Other founders and historical highlights all popped up. A few of you also mentioned places like historic jamestown, plymouth plantation in massachusetts and Colonial Williamsburg. A few people mentioned the history of slavery. It was notably because of either the 16 19 project or black lives matter protests. There were a few omissions. No one mentioned individual women, i think, or any individual Indigenous People by name. No one mentioned anything west of the appalachian mountains, much less the mississippi, rockies, or west coast. Technically speaking, this course runs from before contact in the 15th century too 1763. The end of the seven yearswar, french and indian war, in what is now the territory called the United States of america. This covers hundreds of years, millions of lives, half of which were women, coming together of
The central character in Daniel Mason’s engaging 2023 novel “North Woods” is a small, old cottage built in what was to become Berkshire County. Various occupants from Colonial through present