From 1619 on, not long after the first settlement, the need for colonial labor was bolstered ... 1700s: Almost half of the slaves coming to North America arrive in Charleston.

Over the centuries, the territory of the 13 colonies was contested by several European powers before the British established control of the Atlantic coast of North America. Even under British rule ...

Anderson has written important books on colonial military history (notably Crucible of War); Cayton is a leading historian of the Midwest. The Dominion of War, which seeks to explain the influence of ...

The past two decades have marked the driest years in southwestern North America since the 1500s, a new study finds, and it could get even worse. The megadrought that began in 2000 led to the ...