A quick comprehension check over European Exploration in the Americas.

A self-assessment using primary sources examining the cultural interactions between Europeans, Native Americans, and Africans during the U.S. History period of 1491-1607.

Using primary sources, a self-assessment on the interactions between American Indians and Europeans from 1607-1754.

A self-assessment of European colonization in the America's.

European arrival in the Americas decimated both indigenous people and previously-flourishing ecosystems.

A quick comprehension check over Native American societies before European contact.

Take this five question quiz over the Native Americans and European exploration in the Americas.

God, gold, and glory motivated European nations to explore and create colonies in the New World. This article discusses the Crusades and how they influenced European colonization projects.

The Church, disease, and large urban centers dictated societal structure in European societies before the colonization of the New World. Read more about Europe during the Middle Ages.

The Spanish gained an early foothold in the colonies, quickly becoming the most powerful European power in the New World.

Enhance AP European History studies with this slideshow. Find a thoroughy illustrated breakdown of the agricultural revolution in England from advancements in science and technology as well as outside of the box thinking which led to...

An overview of the Pueblo people in the Southwest who rose up against Spanish religious persecution and violence in 1680.

A quick, five question quiz over the Columbian Exchange, Spanish conquest, and the Spanish Colonial system.

Frank Lloyd's Wright's internationally celebrated house, Fallingwater, is an example of Organic Architecture which stems from Transcendentalism - the belief that human life is part of nature. Read the history and view pictures of this...

The Hawaiian male nobility wore feather cloaks and capes for ceremonies and battle. These capes were given as gifts to the sea captains and their crews who were the earliest European visitors to Hawaii. View a picture of one of these...

Bandolier Bags are based on bags carried by European soldiers armed with rifles, who used the bags to store ammunition cartridges. These bags were especially popular in the late nineteenth century in the Eastern or Woodlands region. View...

The Mestizo belongs to a larger series of works that seek to document the inter-ethnic mixing occurring in New Spain among Europeans, indigenous peoples, Africans, and the existing mixed-race population. This genre of painting is known...

An overview of the French, Dutch, and English explorers in the late 1500's and early 1600's.

Maps are subjective, and like any form of art and design they have stories to tell and reveal a lot about the times in which they were produced. Maps involve selections of information, human editing, and a visual language legible to the...