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Collecting and Disseminating Knowledge in the Early Modern Atlantic World
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Student Research Projects
African Slave Trade c.1780s: Selected Perspectives from an African & a Briton
Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade — Database (www.slavevoyages.org)
Antera Duke’s Diary & James Irving’s Letters and Journal
African Slave Trade Practices
Abolitionist Movement in Britain
Conclusion
Bibliography
John Ledyard: Globalization in the Atlantic World
The Beginning of the American Traveler
A Journal of Captain Cook's Last Voyage
Sea Otters and Imperial Design
Cold Russian Shoulders
The Billings Expedition
American Ideal
Bibliography Ledyard
Early Atlantic Naturalism: A Cultivation of National Identity
Friends in Smart Places
From Farmer to Father of American Botany
Contributing to the Scientific Method
Further Research
The Norfolk Riots (1768 -1769): A Case of (Dis)empowerment?
The Idiosyncrasies of Inoculation
The Gentlemen
The Mob
The Press
Bibliography
Dead Men Do Tell Tales: An exploration of anti-piracy campaigns under Lieutenant Governor Alexander Spotswood and the demise of Blackbeard, 1696-1718
A Personal Vendetta: Spotswood’s War on Pirates
Spotswood Intervenes: Virginia on the North Carolina Coast
Officially Offended: A Proclamation Against Blackbeard
The Demise of Blackbeard
Concluding StoryMap & Bibliography
Blurred Lines: The Criminalization of Buggery in 16th Century England
Devising Boundaries: Distinctions Between Man & Animal
Transgressing Boundaries: Birthing Monsters
Establishing Boundaries: Criminalization of Bestiality
Every Dog Has its Day (in Court)
Conclusion
Privileged Pour: Hannah Griffith's Coffeehouse
Her Husband Becomes a Legend
The Legend Grows
Prestigious Pourhouse
A Respectable Option
Legacy of the Lady
“A Testimony of Cherished Affection”: Establishing Legacy in the Early Republic
The Gift Givers
The Recipients
The Gifts
Anniversary Gifts
Encouraging Patriotism
Enhancing Physical Appearance
Making Social Connections
Promoting Education
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About Alexander Spotswood
Objects and Knowledge: The Process of Creating an American Identity
Art and Material Culture
Collecting Mexican Artifacts and Displaying Knowledge in the Early United States
Learned Societies
Joel Poinsett
Spreading the news
Transferring Artifacts to the United States
Browse Items
About Blackbeard (Captain Edward Teach)
About Blackbeard (Captain Edward Teach)
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