However, over the course of the century, a new race-based slavery system developed, and by the dawn of the new century, the majority of Africans and African Americans were slaves for life.

Three years had passed since the governor had set out from the first English settlement in the New World ... by Lost Colony legends and owns a modern copy of White’s watercolor map.

Around 1750, the British mainland American colonies had a population of approximately ... 1780: Elizabeth Freeman wins her suit for emancipation under the new state constitution.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is targeting a strategic Swedish island that offers mastery over the Baltic Sea, the ...

One reason for the rise of the new super rich is Sweden's thriving tech scene ... according to figures from Dealroom, which maps data on start-ups. Perhaps the country's most high profile impact ...

John Morton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and great-grandson of Mårten Mårtensson, an early colonist of New Sweden ... for independence gave the colony its freedom.

But their closures have left space for new ventures to flourish ... you’ll be sharing the space with locals. Eater maps are curated by editors and aim to reflect a diversity of neighborhoods ...

The cider features Scandinavian lingonberries, which are similar to the taste of cranberries, and is made from the museum's Rambo apple trees, a species brought over to the New Sweden Colony (now ...

This level of detail, paired with realistic sound effects like the tiny footfalls of ants and ambient daytime and night-time sounds, immediately pulled me into the experience, with the ant colonies ...