Treaty of Paris (1783)

The Treaty of Ghent ended the War of 1812, an oft overlooked conflict that continues to shape the politics and culture(s) of North America.

John Mitchell's renowned 1755 map was a part of King George III's extensive collection of topographical charts that helped shape American designs on Canada.

Harry Washington fought for his enslaver's enemy during the American Revolution. Later, he migrated to Nova Scotia and Sierra Leone.

Americans disparaged the British as arsonists. But the rebels fought with fire too.

The life of Daniel Boone underlines how the North America of the era was a welter of conflict among and between natives and Europeans.

Artists captured and honored the intensity of the American Revolution, but the bravery and role of Black men in the war was not portrayed.

The manner in which the debate unfolded is a reminder of the ways slavery affected everything it touched.