This course examines the history of empires in the Atlantic World. During this period African, European and Native American empires encountered each other vying for people and territory. These encounters vastly transformed the people and societies of this broad geographic region. Not only did these empires challenge each other, anti-imperial groups including pirates and African maroons actively undermined imperial systems. This course will examine themes of empire in the Atlantic including conquest, enslavement and slave trades, indigenous and African resistance, and independence.