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Life in Colonial America
Life in the British colonies revolved around three classes: the upper class landowners, lawyers, and government officials; middle class farmers and merchants; enslaved Africans and indentured servants. The triangular trade route brought slavery...

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Understanding Money in Colonial America
Michael Goudket, the Adjutant General of the Order of the Ancient & Honorable Huntington Militia, explains currency used in 18th Century Colonial America. To better understand daily life and material culture in Colonial America, one must...

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Daily Slave Life on a Tobacco Plantation
A scene showing the daily tasks of slaves on a Virginian tobacco plantation. Painted c. 1670.

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The History of Colonial America
The video describes characteristics of the the three main groups of the 13 colonies: New England, Middle and Southern. Students will learn about geography, education, religion, economic systems, social patterns, and treatment and enslavement...

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Interview: Swiss Colonialism Exhibition
The National Museum Zurich recently opened a comprehensive and multi perspectival exhibition on Switzerland’s colonial past: Colonial – Switzerland’s Global Entanglements. Based on the latest, original research and drawing on biographies...

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Roger Williams: America's First Baptist (Religious Freedom in Colonial New England: Part II)
CONTINUED FROM PART i: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IePvJ2Vlw2g Religious Freedom in Colonial New England (Part II) Roger Williams: America's First Baptist In the first segment of this lecture, I discussed the culture of religious...

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Daily Life in Ancient Rome
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7 Maps of the Spanish Colonial Empire
In this gallery of seven maps, we examine the vast overseas territories of the Spanish Empire from the late 15th century to the 19th century. The empire reached its height during the Age of Exploration and included regions in the Americas...

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Life of a Colonial Slave
A look at the living conditions and routines of slaves during the Colonial period with a focus on Washington and Mount Vernon's slaves.

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Daily Life & Religion in Ancient Greece
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