Shaping the New World introduces students to the origins, growth, and consolidation of African slavery in the Americas and race-based slavery's impact on the economic, social, and cultural development
In common usage, the "American Revolution" refers exclusively to the War of Independence, but for Nellis (emeritus, history, U. of British Columbia) the term applies to the 70-year period of democrati
An Empire of Regions is a refreshing interpretation of British American history that demonstrates how the thirteen British mainland colonies grew to function as self-governing entities in distinct reg
Between 1735 to 1925, the Boston Overseers of the Poor served as a panel of private citizen appointed by the Boston Town Meeting to supervise poor relief and, according to Nellis (emeritus, history, U
