“Free colonists, who are living in the colonies in the 1760s, think they're part of the greatest empire since Rome because ...

Indentured servants became vital to the colonial economy. The timing of the Virginia ... two-thirds of the immigrants who came to the American colonies arrived as indentured servants.

After the war, the U.S. began rebuilding economic and diplomatic ... Still, for people living in the 13 colonies—free or enslaved—the American Revolution changed life much less fundamentally.

During that time, the prevailing economic wisdom was that the empire's colonies ... caused great colonial discontent. Some of the most notable tax events in early American history include: In ...

The course surveys major developments in the economic history of North America between 1600 and 2000. Colonial development; the American Revolution; Early North American Industry; Slavery; Westward ...