The Standardization of American English
Why is colonial written English so different from the version we use today?
What Do You Mean?: How Language Changes Over Time
This creative lesson transforms language into a historic artifact and enables students to analyze how language changes over time.
What Happened to the Fenians After 1866?
Ireland’s revolutionary struggle against Britain played out in North America as well as in Europe.
Namesake of a Peacekeeper
Historians have attempted to account for the great admiration that whites had for Tecumseh.
The Kraus Collection of Sir Francis Drake
Peruse 60 primary and secondary materials concerning the voyages of Sir Francis Drake.
Archive of Early American Images
Collects more than 4,000 images from books created in Europe between 1492 and 1825.