America’s beginnings were shaped by more than a simple voyage to a new world. Religious conflict, royal ambition, political power, dangerous seas, and sheer chance all influenced which European powers would establish themselves in North America.
In the opening episode of the Story of America series, Wilfred M. McClay, Hillsdale College professor and author of Land of Hope, traces the unlikely forces that set American history in motion. A different storm, ruler, or political decision might have produced a very different nation.
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