Seasons & Episodes
The World before Colonial America
What was the world like in 1500? Begin your investigation of colonial America by exploring the European discovery of the
Spain's New World Empire
Newly united under the Christian monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella, Spain accidentally found itself in possession of previ
John Smith, Pocahontas, and Jamestown
Investigate the varied life of Captain John Smith, a prototypical Englishman in an age of expansion. After a career as a
Virginia and the Chesapeake after Smith
Discover how tobacco seeds from South America rescued the Virginia colony from extinction but also caused increased conf
The Pilgrims and Plymouth
Who were the Pilgrims, and how did this small devout religious community revolutionize the colonization of North America
The Iroquois, the French, and the Dutch
Expansion by the Dutch and the French into New Netherland and New France brought them into contact with the Iroquois, th
The Puritans and Massachusetts
The Puritans represented a different religious sect from the Pilgrims and were from a more prosperous social class. Lear
New England Heretics-Religious and Economic
Study three figures who disrupted the social order of New England. Anne Hutchinson and Roger Williams were religious her
The Connecticut Valley and the Pequot War
Although the founders of Massachusetts believed they were coming to save the native people, they were soon involved in a
Sugar and Slaves-The Caribbean
Focus on an area where the colonization venture flourished: the Caribbean. Barbados and Jamaica produced sugar that enri
Mercantilism and the Growth of Piracy
Sail the seas with a notorious byproduct of the newfound colonial wealth: pirates. During its golden age in the 1600s, p
South Carolina-Rice, Cattle, and Artisans
The only North American colony founded from the West Indies, South Carolina had a different social fabric from its neigh
New Netherland Becomes New York
The Iroquois alliance in the fur trade made New Netherland a prosperous colony of the Dutch West India Company. Discover
King Philip's War in New England
Encounter the bloodiest war per capita in American history, a rebellion of native people led by Metacom, also known as K
Bacon's Rebellion in Virginia
Nathaniel Bacon, an English aristocrat, led a military force of former indentured servants that nearly toppled the Virgi
Santa Fe and the Pueblo Revolt of 1680
Examine Spain's strategy of securing the remote upper Rio Grande as a protective buffer for its rich mines in Mexico. Co
William Penn's New World Vision
In 1681, King Charles II granted to William Penn, an English Quaker, all of the land west of the Delaware River. Gauge t
The New England Uprising of 1689
King James II proposed reforming the New England colonies into one entity: the Dominion of New England. Witness the reac
Witchcraft in New England
In 1692 Salem, Massachusetts, experienced the most famous outbreak of witchcraft persecution in colonial America. Probe
Captives and Stories of Captivity
New England and New France were on a collision course after the 1660s. In Canada, the French spurred their Native Americ
The Indians' New World
Weigh the price that Indians paid for European colonization. While Europeans encountered a previously unknown land, rich
Family Life and Labor in Colonial America
Notions of family life and the nature of a family were undergoing a transformation during the centuries of colonization
Smallpox, 1721-The Inoculation Controversy
Delve into an important early episode in the battle against smallpox: the 1721 outbreak in Boston, which triggered a hea
France, Senegal, and Louisiana
Shifting attention back to New France, consider France's strategy of planting colonies from Canada to the lower Mississi
Georgia-Dreams and Realities
Learn how Georgia was born from two motives: English philanthropists hoped to found a colony in the New World where debt
The Atlantic Slave Trade and South Carolina
By the mid-1700s, Britain was bringing more than 50,000 African slaves to the New World every year, with South Carolina
The New York Conspiracy of 1741
Discover that New York City, too, was ripe with unrest. In 1741, a tavern frequented by slaves and free blacks, Irish se
The Great Awakening
Investigate the origins of the Great Awakening, a religious revival that swept the American colonies in the 1740s and 17
The Albany Conference of 1754
Responding to moves to consolidate France's position in North America, the British government ordered its colonies to me
The Great War for Empire
The first global war started as a frontier skirmish between a Virginia militia unit led by 22-year-old George Washington
Pontiac's Revolt against the British
A confederation of native tribes under the leadership of Pontiac very nearly drove the British out of the Ohio and Great
Imperial Reform-The Sugar and Stamp Acts
Regarding its colonies as a cohesive economic unit, the British Parliament set up a system to regulate colonial trade. H
North Carolina Regulators Seek Local Rule
Watch the seeds of revolution take root in North Carolina over seemingly petty local grievances. There, misrule by colon
Virginia-Patrick Henry and the West
Trace the rise of Patrick Henry from an obscure lawyer to public figure, thanks to his brilliant argument for the autono
Destruction of Tea and Colonial Rebellion
Probe behind the scenes of one of the most famous incidents leading to the American Revolution: the Boston Tea Party. Th
Independence and Beyond
After exploring the starkly different colonial societies in the previous lectures, consider how remarkable it was for th
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