Holland's 17th Century Colony offered more than a primer on great real estate negotiation. Even that $24 purchase of Manhattan might have reflected a seller's market!

Nov 15, 2007 - Roger Saunders

From Harlem and Brooklyn to Stuyvesant Park and Amsterdam Avenue, the Dutch influence on street and place names in New York is still evident today.

Jun 23, 2008 - Cecily Layzell

400 years ago a group of Dutch colonists founded New York City. One can still find examples of Dutch influence in contemporary America's language and towns.

Jan 8, 2010 - Pieter Valk

Before the coming of the Industrial Revolution, few resources were as important to European empire building as timber.

Dec 30, 2009 - Robert Marcell

Danish merchants first colonized the islands now known as St. Thomas and St. John in 1672, and created colonies for various denominations of Protestants, among others.

Oct 28, 2009 - Adam C'DeBaca

Italy tried desperately to revolt against the Spanish Habsburg Empire circa 17th century.

Sep 28, 2010 - Marquis Canaday

In the space of about 150 years, the Dutch have gone from being one of Europe's smallest people to the tallest in the world. A look at why the Dutch are so tall.

Jun 2, 2008 - Cecily Layzell

His contemporaries believed that William of Orange's acquisitions of the British kingdoms would by pivotal in his endless struggles against France

Feb 28, 2010 - Barry Vale

Which 17th-century European artist was known for night scenes, had a deformed hand, established a public art academy, or captured scenes of the New World?

Dec 30, 2007 - Suzanne Hill

Denmark, along with many other European nations during the 17th and 18th century, worked with regaled charter companies to operate their Caribbean colonies.

Jul 16, 2009 - Adam C'DeBaca

The Lanfang Republic was a little-known state in modern-day Indonesia. It was the first republic in Asia.

Mar 22, 2009 - Christopher Evan Hearne

In the DRC, rape is used as a weapon of war, terrorizing the female population.

Oct 12, 2010 - Shayna Abramson

While the Spanish pursued conquest and gold and silver treasure in the New World, the French and Dutch had somewhat more modest aspirations: the fur trade.

Feb 7, 2011 - Douglas Harvey

Ad Astra Per Asper by Dutch artist Dylan Graham is an installation exhibition comprised of detailed cut paper and installation works.

Oct 25, 2011 - Jo Murphy

After the Pequot War, four British colonies united via the New England Confederation. John Quincy Adams traced that pact back to the Mayflower Compact.

Jun 27, 2010 - James Rupp

The austerity of the Colonial era in American history manifested new found interest in writing literature, spawning some of America's distinguished writers.

Dec 27, 2010 - Eleanore Whitaker

France had the most numbers of colonies in Africa after Great Britain. French colonies included Algeria and Tunisa

Apr 13, 2009 - Barry Vale

John Calvin's theological system served as the core belief structure of many colonial societies including Pilgrims, Puritans, Presbyterians, and Huguenots.

Aug 27, 2010 - Michael Streich

Early colonial history documents the diversity of faith traditions seeking to establish safe havens in which to practice their beliefs free from persecution.

Dec 26, 2008 - Michael Streich

Influences on the American colonists' decision to separate themselves from the Mother Country can be reduced to six main points which are laid out here.

Mar 14, 2011 - Douglas Harvey