From 1619 on, not long after the first settlement, the need for colonial labor was bolstered by the importation of African captives. At first, like their poor English counterparts, the Africans ...

Frenchman Jacques Cartier, for example, navigated the St. Lawrence River in the 1530s, and his compatriots founded colonies in Canada by the early 17th century. Simultaneously, the Dutch and ...

A French map of Africa, c. 1911 (PD ... with the Allies for both material and human resources (e.g., France used colonial troops along the Western Front). That said, German General Paul von ...

Colonial explorers created elaborate maps to track where they were going and to pinpoint their finds as they moved into the “New World.” The maps also made for good propaganda. They showed ...

A new exhibition at Colonial Williamsburg is showcasing maps and prints of early America. The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation says the exhibition called "More Than Meets the Eye: Maps and Prints ...

Meehan’s observations were then produced for their first external audience - the colonial government. It’s here we start to see the colony’s priorities. Many of the map labels highlight the ...