British Mercantilism and Its Impact on American Colonies

Learn about how British mercantilism fueled economic imbalance, slavery, and revolution in the American colonies, leading to the rise of free trade and the end of mercantilism.
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Colonial Williamsburg proves America’s past still walks its streets

In many historic towns, we look at old buildings and imagine what life might have been like. In Colonial Williamsburg, ...
insider.si.edu

The American heritage history of the Thirteen Colonies by the editors of American heritage. Editor in charge: Michael Blow; narrative [by] Louis B. Wright; pictorial commentary ...

A world to take -- England stakes a claim -- the land they found -- Atlantic foothold -- Religious havens -- The people who came -- Competition for colonies -- Burdens and blessings -- The settlers ...
New York Post

America’s independence fight wasn’t just about 13 colonies — it was a world war that transformed humanity

An unemployed Prussian drillmaster named Baron von Steuben clutches his (largely fabricated) letters of recommendation as he awaits a job interview in Pennsylvania. Molly Brant, a Haudenosaunee ...
The New York Times

Enslaved Black Children Were Educated Here. Now the Public Can Learn the History.

Beginning on Juneteenth, a restored Virginia schoolhouse where enslaved and free Black students were taught to read is on view in Colonial Williamsburg. WHY WE’RE HERE We’re exploring how America ...