American Political History
122 episodes - English - Latest episode: 8 months ago - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsMy goal is to give you American political history from 1600 to the present. With the prospective of the people and politics of that time. So that we can understand their achievements, gain wisdom from their mistakes and revere their contributions to the culture and society we get to inherit today.
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Episodes
The North American Contest - General Uprising
October 10, 2023 01:00 - 9 minutes - 6.5 MBWe will detail the general uprising of Ohio Valley native nations before we end this season.
The North American Contest - The Cherokee War
October 09, 2023 20:00 - 10 minutes - 7.04 MBWe will detail the Cherokee war and its outcome.
The North American Contest - The conquest of French Canada
October 09, 2023 19:00 - 10 minutes - 7.02 MBWe will detail final battles defending Quebec from French Canada's last-ditch offensive and the surrender at Montréal.
The North American Contest - The Plains of Abraham
October 09, 2023 18:00 - 11 minutes - 8.23 MBWe detail the events of the campaign of 1759 and the conquest of Quebec on the plains of Abraham.
The North American Contest - The Campaign of 1758
October 09, 2023 17:00 - 10 minutes - 7.23 MBWe detail the battles of each of the English expeditions in North America
The North American Contest - Massacre at Fort William Henry
October 09, 2023 16:00 - 10 minutes - 7.06 MBA major inflection point of the contest in north America would happen after the French took Fort William Henry in northern New York.
The North American Contest - Loudon
October 09, 2023 15:00 - 9 minutes - 6.56 MBA shuffling of the Privy council changes leadership in colonial America. The earl of Loudon comes to New York with most expansive political and military powers any official will have in North America.
The North American Contest - Braddock's Defeat
October 09, 2023 14:00 - 10 minutes - 7.5 MBWhite hall responds to the French incursion into the Ohio Valley with an Army. which is promptly defeated by self-inflected wounds.
The North American Contest - Fort Necessity
October 09, 2023 13:00 - 15 minutes - 10.8 MBWe continue the events in the Ohio Valley, covering the defeat of Lt colonel Washington at Fort Necessity
The North American Contest - The Ohio Valley
October 09, 2023 12:00 - 10 minutes - 7.34 MBAfter the end of the King Geoge's War, Canda, Virginia and Pennsylvania begin the contest to control the Ohio Valley
The North American Contest - Broken Promises
October 09, 2023 11:00 - 11 minutes - 7.92 MBWe work the the events of King Goerges war, including the many broken promises of this war.
The North American Contest - King George's War
October 09, 2023 10:00 - 10 minutes - 7.35 MBAs King Geroge's war opens, New England attacks Fort Louisburg
The North American Contest - Oglethorpe's Bluff
October 09, 2023 09:00 - 8 minutes - 6.16 MBWe discuss how James Oglethorpe bluffed the survival of the colony of Georgia and a single well timed lie.
The North American Contest - "Peace" Time
October 09, 2023 08:00 - 11 minutes - 7.94 MBWe open season 10 by comparing the growth between the European colonies. We also discuss the creating of Geogia.
Wars within Wars - A Sputtering End
July 04, 2023 23:00 - 5 minutes - 4.11 MBWe conclude the end of the Yamasee War and this season of American Political History.
Wars within Wars - Partial Peace
July 04, 2023 22:00 - 10 minutes - 7.42 MBSouth Carolia would conduct peace talks with the Creek and lobby Whitehall for the crown's "protection"
Wars within Wars - Yamasee War
July 04, 2023 21:00 - 9 minutes - 6.48 MBWe continue the Yamasee war, with Gen. Moore's intervention into Creek and Cherokee negotiations, resulting with Cherokee alignment with South Carolina in the war.
Wars within Wars - The War of Southern Natives Against South Carolina
July 04, 2023 20:00 - 9 minutes - 6.26 MBWe will cover the events of the first year of the Yamasee war.
Wars within Wars - The Good Friday Massacre
July 04, 2023 19:00 - 7 minutes - 5.16 MBThe Good Friday Massacre was the coordinated killing of almost all Carolina merchants, after Governor Craven learns this, the colony pivots to defend itself from the impending onslaught.
Wars within Wars - The Grievances of the Yamasee
July 04, 2023 18:00 - 7 minutes - 5.43 MBWe will discuss the grievances that lead to the sudden shift of the relationship between the Yamasee and South Carolina into war.
Wars within Wars - The Tuscarora War
July 04, 2023 17:00 - 10 minutes - 7.05 MBWe will cover the events of the Tuscarora war.
Wars within Wars - Census
July 04, 2023 16:00 - 9 minutes - 6.55 MBWe take a break from wars, and cover information from the 1708 South Carolina census.
Wars within Wars - Queen Anne's War
July 04, 2023 15:00 - 9 minutes - 6.33 MBWe continue the events of Queen Anne's war, this time covering the events in North America.
Wars within Wars - The War of Spanish Succession
July 04, 2023 14:00 - 10 minutes - 7.25 MBThe Metropoles begin another war, this time over the succession of the Spanish crown.
Wars within Wars - France in the South
July 04, 2023 13:00 - 8 minutes - 5.96 MBWe will review the development of Louisiana in the south and Iberville's attempts to develop a web of alliances with natives.
Wars within Wars - The "South"
July 04, 2023 12:00 - 15 minutes - 11 MBWe will review the players and development of the colonial "South"
Wars within Wars - King William's War
July 04, 2023 11:00 - 11 minutes - 7.8 MBWe conclude King William's War and the narrow escape of Boston, New York and Philadelphia from French destruction because of the ego of two French officials.
Wars within Wars - New York's "Governor"
July 04, 2023 10:00 - 9 minutes - 6.61 MBWe will continue the details of King William's War, and the ignominious end to "Governor" Lester of New York
Wars within Wars - Contrasting Rivals
July 04, 2023 09:00 - 14 minutes - 10.1 MBWe will look at French Canada and the growing rivals in north America. then we will detail the first 2 years of the King William's War
Wars within Wars - Hodenosaunee
July 04, 2023 08:00 - 11 minutes - 7.89 MBHodenosaunee or people of the longhouse. Known today as the Iroquois. We will begin this season with a deep dive into one of the power players of colonial history.
Wars within Wars - Trailer
June 05, 2023 19:00 - 54 seconds - 695 KBSeason nine is in the works, here are some details of what we will be covering when it arrives.
Colonial America - Science & religion
March 01, 2023 13:00 - 13 minutes - 9.1 MBWe will explore the religious and scientific zealousness of colonial Americans.
Colonial America - Foundations
March 01, 2023 12:00 - 9 minutes - 6.39 MBWe will explore the social doctrines that set the foundation in colonial America.
Colonial America - Agrarian Society
March 01, 2023 11:00 - 12 minutes - 8.57 MBWe will review the life of farmers, large and small in colonial America.
Colonial America - The American Slave
March 01, 2023 10:00 - 16 minutes - 11.1 MBThis episode we will look at the growth of the colonial slave system from peripheral to a centralized system and those ramifications of those outcome on who would become the paradigm slave.
Colonial America - The Great American Melting Pot
March 01, 2023 09:00 - 11 minutes - 7.83 MBThis season will be a boarder look at colonial American cultural development. Beginning with who was immigrating to America in the 18th century and where did they come from.
The Dominion of New England -The Glorious Revolution
December 25, 2022 13:00 - 12 minutes - 8.74 MBAs we conclude season seven, will examine the Glorious Revolution and the end of the Dominion of New England
The Dominion of New England - William Penn
December 25, 2022 12:00 - 15 minutes - 10.6 MBWe will examine the life of William Penn and his founding of the colony of Pennsylvania
The Dominion of New England - The Congregation of Friends
December 25, 2022 11:00 - 9 minutes - 6.62 MBWe will examine the actions of Geroge Fox the found Quakerism and how Quakerism was a profound challenge to English religion and society.
The Dominion of New England - Colonial Rivalries
December 25, 2022 10:00 - 10 minutes - 7.18 MBWe will examine the growth of the Dominion of New England and the initial accomplishments of Govenor General Andros in New England
The Dominion of New England - A Tour of Wayward Colonies
December 25, 2022 09:00 - 11 minutes - 8.21 MBWe will examine the state of the Massachusetts Bay, Virginia and New York when The Duke of York was ascending to the throne of England as King James II
The Dominion of New England - Trailer
December 04, 2022 01:00 - 7 minutes - 5.43 MBSeason Seven is in the works, and here are some details of what we will be covering when it arrives.
The Institution of Slavery - The Slave Trade
July 23, 2022 16:00 - 9 minutes - 6.41 MBWe will arrive at the turning point of no return in America, after the 1690s, North America would have large scale slave plantations until something changed that paradigm
The Institution of Slavery - The Middle Passage
July 23, 2022 15:00 - 14 minutes - 9.76 MBWe will cover the brutality of the voyage from Africa to the Caribbean
The Institution of Slavery - Triangle Trade
July 23, 2022 14:00 - 8 minutes - 5.86 MBWe will explore the Portuguese exploration and the establishment of triangle trade around the Atlantic
The Institution of Slavery - Africa
July 23, 2022 13:00 - 7 minutes - 5.44 MBWe will review African slave culture
The Institution of Slavery - Barbary Corsairs
July 23, 2022 12:00 - 9 minutes - 6.43 MBWe will take a minute to cover the 17th century actions of the Barbary Corsairs, and galley slaves of the Ottoman ships.
The Institution of Slavery - Loopholes
July 23, 2022 11:00 - 10 minutes - 7.2 MBWe will cover the fall of Rome changing slavery into serfdom, and the growth of enslavement through religious paradigm, and the loophole that developed a robust slave trade between Catholic and Muslim worlds.
The Institution of Slavery - Loopholes
July 23, 2022 11:00 - 10 minutes - 7.2 MBWe will cover the fall of Rome changing slavery into serfdom, and the growth of enslavement through religious paradigm, and the loophole that developed a robust slave trade between Catholic and Muslim worlds.
The Institution of Slavery - Rome
July 23, 2022 10:00 - 14 minutes - 9.98 MBWe will briefly cover the history of Roman Slavery