Vue d’amboy et du steam-boat

Vue d’amboy et du steam-boat

Perth Amboy is a small city in New Jersey with much historical significance. At the inception of the colony of New Jersey, it was split into two different parts: West Jersey and East Jersey. Perth Amboy served as the capital of East Jersey. [1]Being by the coast,...
Two Little Sisters

Two Little Sisters

Slavery began in the early 1600s and was not abolished until 1865 when the Thirteenth Amendment was included as part of the United States Constitution. Slavery can be defined as when people are taken from their homes against their will and sold as property. Those who...