Colonial/Revolutionary/Early National America

Slaves dancing to a banjo

Early Americanists examine not only America but also the Atlantic world as a whole. Faculty members are particularly interested in race and identity, slavery, colonization, and revolution.

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Colonial Americas Workshop Colonial Americas Workshop - "Slavery, Emotions, and Gender"
Colonial Americas Workshop Colonial Americas Workshop - "Compensating Whiteness: Slave Courts in Colonial Maryland"
As a City on a Hill: The Story of America's Most Famous Lay Sermon by Daniel T. Rodgers As a City on a Hill: The Story of America's Most Famous Lay Sermon
Michael Blaakman; Photo credit: David C. Williard Michael A. Blaakman
Rhae Lynn Barnes (Credit: Rhae Lynn Barnes), Michael Blaakman (Credit: David C. Williard), Iryna Vushko (Credit: Iryna Vushko) Faculty Appointments: Rhae Lynn Barnes, Michael Blaakman, Iryna Vushko
Eleanor Hubbard Eleanor Hubbard
Wendy Warren
Sean Wilentz Robert Sean Wilentz
New England Bound: Slavery and Colonization in Early America New England Bound: Slavery and Colonization in Early America
Liberty, Equality, Power Liberty, Equality, Power: A History of the American People, Volume I: To 1877
John Murrin John Murrin
Barbara Oberg Barbara Oberg
Sean Wilentz, The Rise of American Democracy The Rise of American Democracy: Jefferson to Lincoln