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.

This image of 'Nieuw Amsterdam' is from the map of America by Nicholas Visscher of 1682 ... The palisade is designed to keep out Native Americans and settlers in the British Colonies of New England.

The European settlement of what would become New York was led by the Dutch, settling along the Hudson River in 1624. They established the colony of New Amsterdam on the island of Manhattan.

Congratulations on your decision to attend the University of New Haven! Part of our commitment to making the transition to life at the University of New Haven as easy as possible for our new students ...

Night - Partly cloudy. Winds ENE at 7 mph (11.3 kph). The overnight low will be 81 °F (27.2 °C). Partly cloudy with a high of 91 °F (32.8 °C). Winds from ENE to NE at 7 to 11 mph (11.3 to 17.7 ...

Why New Atlas? An atlas is a collection of maps, and maps are the tools we use to explore and define new frontiers. That's our mission: to trace the development of extraordinary ideas that move ...

The New Amsterdam Theatre was built in 1903 by producers A.L. Erlanger and Marcus Klaw and was designed by architects Herts and Tallent. With 1,702 seats, it was the largest theater on Broadway at ...

Guide to using the Interactive Campus Map Founded in 1920 on the campus of Yale University in cooperation with Northeastern University, the University of New Haven moved to its current West Haven ...

Early childhood education provides a firm grounding for children entering kindergarten. This metric accounts for the percentage of children ages 3 to 4 enrolled in a nursery school or preschool ...

Damage to the natural world isn’t factored into the price of food. But some governments are experimenting with a new way of exposing the larger costs of what we eat. By Lydia DePillisManuela ...

By the 1550s, the name 'Canada' began appearing on maps. Although it was ... the lieutenant-general of New France, who was usually the most senior of the governors, was the ultimate authority in the ...

The New Amsterdam Theatre, unique in its Art Nouveau architecture, was erected in 1903 at 214 W. 42nd Street. Most notably, Florenz Ziegfeld began presenting his legendary Follies productions here ...