What the West Could Fund: Statecraft, Anti-Speculation, and the American Revolution in Land Policy, c. 1776-1790

The talk is part of the Colonial Americas Workshop series, and will feature the work s-in-progress of Professor Michael Blaakman, Assistant Professor of History at Princeton University.

The Colonial Americas Workshop (CAW) is a seminar series for Princeton students and faculty interested in the study of the colonial, imperial, and revolutionary history of the Americas, broadly construed. The series brings together scholars from a wide range of sub-disciplines for the purpose of sharing scholarship, presenting student and faculty research, and discussing problems and trends in colonial history. The series also seeks to create more opportunities for informal interaction between graduate students and senior scholars.

This meeting will be held via Zoom. Registration is required to attend.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing a unique link to join the meeting. If there is a pre-circulated paper, it will be distributed to those who registered approximately one-week prior to the workshop.