Lectures in History
Colonial America and the British Empire
2017-02-25T20:00:09-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvOGE4XC8yMDE3MDIyNTIwMDM1NzAwM19oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Professor John Coombs talked about the 17th century relationship between the colonial Chesapeake area and the British Empire. He described how the rise of the tobacco economy consolidated the power of wealthy Virginia planters and London merchants, who controlled trans-Atlantic shipping.
Professor John Coombs talked about the 17th century relationship between the colonial Chesapeake area and the British Empire. He described h…
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Professor John Coombs talked about the 17th century relationship between the colonial Chesapeake area and the British Empire. He described how the rise of the tobacco economy consolidated the power of wealthy Virginia planters and London merchants, who controlled trans-Atlantic shipping. close
Professor John Coombs talked about the 17th century relationship between the colonial Chesapeake area and the British Empire. He described h… read more
Professor John Coombs talked about the 17th century relationship between the colonial Chesapeake area and the British Empire. He described how the rise of the tobacco economy consolidated the power of wealthy Virginia planters and London merchants, who controlled trans-Atlantic shipping. close
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