In German colonies, slave labor, corporal punishment ... It should not be confused with the neighboring island of American ...

The shift from indentured servitude to racial slavery in the British colonies is evident in the development of the colonies' laws. • Virginia, 1639: The first law to exclude "Negroes" from ...

Canada and the United States are about as closely allied and economically integrated as any two countries can be, but that doesn’t mean everything’s always “A-Ok, Eh.” Here are some of the biggest ...

On July 4, 1776, the 13 colonies claimed their independence from England, an event which eventually led to the formation of the United States. Each year on the fourth of July, also known as ...

Indigenous communities lived in the Western Hemisphere for tens of thousands of years before Columbus arrived, and contact with European colonies led to devastating loss of life, tradition and ...