Most people in the colonies married in their twenties. Women had no more legal rights than their children. The average couple had six to eight children and most families lost one or more children ...

With passage to the Colonies expensive for all but the wealthy ... But their life was not an easy one, and the punishments meted out to people who wronged were harsher than those for non-servants.

The strategic, cultural, and economic significance of ancient Greek colonies in the Black Sea and their enduring legacy.

Reviewed by Michael J Boyle What Is Mercantilism? Mercantilism is an economic policy designed to increase a nation's wealth ...

Nearly 1 in 5 Americans, or 300,000 people, were enslaved. Poverty in Northern Ireland forced a massive flight of Scots-Irish to the colonies. The majority of white colonists resided in the North ...

The war involved people from all over the world. Great Britain, Germany, Russia and Austria-Hungary all ruled empires. Their colonies sent supplies, food and soldiers to help in the war effort.