From Sea to Shining Sea: The Birth of the American Empire
Since the beginning, the United States has been an empire. After the founding fathers called for an ‘Empire of Liberty,’ their children did their damndest to bring it to fruition.
Buzzwords of Empire
Empires, from ancient to modern, have sought to justify their conquests, using buzzwords form ‘Christianity’ to ‘civilization’ to ‘democracy.’
One King, One Law, One Faith: Missionaries as an Arm of the French Empire
The history of New France and the French empire was dominated by French missionaries, who acted as an arm of the French empire – though perhaps unknowingly.
The Lion’s Share: A Comparative Look at England’s Trans-Atlantic Empire
Before the English can to the Americas, they experimented with creating and managing an empire in Ireland.
The Bone Collectors: The Wendat Feast of the Dead Ceremony
The Wendat Feast of the Dead was one of the Wendat’s most sacred ceremonies, where they exhumed their dead and celebrated their ancestors.
The Devil’s in the Details: A Comparison of Two Jesuits’ Reactions to Native American Spiritual Beliefs
Jesuits who never met and lived thousands of miles apart described Native American spiritual beliefs in the same way. Jesui-what?!
The Darien Scheme: Scotland’s Attempt at a Colony in Panama
In an attempt to save their bankrupt kingdom, the Scottish launched the Darien Scheme – a plan to colonize the east coast of Panama. Unfortunately for the Scots, the colony went the same way as Trump Steaks.
Mi Casta es Su Casta: The Casta System of Racial Hierarchy in New Spain
The casta system of race evolved in New Spain, invented to keep the colonizing Spanish at the top of an evovling social hierarchy.
The Pocahontas Effect: Native Americans in Early Modern Europe
Native Americans often made the journey across the ocean to Europe, sometimes voluntarily, sometimes as slaves.
Make Like a Tree and Leif: When Viking Explorer Leif Erikson Reached North America in the First Millennium AD
Leif Erikson and his intrepid band of Vikings made it across the Atlantic 500 years before Christopher Columbus. Skol!
