This Early Modern History class covers U.S. and World History from 1600 – 1850. We will cover England side-by-side with England’s colonies in the New World. For example, our weeks on Jamestown start with the king for whom it was named: King James I of England, who was also King James VI of Scotland. We do the same for Plymouth colony, the Massachusetts Bay colony, and every one of the Thirteen Colonies. Since the English planted the colonies, we study English history to understand colonial history. We will also cover the rest of Europe side-by-side with the newborn United States. We learn of the big part France played in the Revolutionary War; how the French Revolution cast shadows on Presidents Washington, Adams and Jefferson; how the fall of Napoleon helped the British burn Washington D.C. during the War of 1812; and much more. Topics include The New World, Western Europe, Asia and Eastern Europe, The American Revolution, The Age of Napoleon, and Rebellion and Repression.