SFHS US Review
37 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsA podcast covering United States history and other social studies topics at South Forsyth High School. Archive of 2019-2020 School Year.
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Unit 2 Intro
May 23, 2022 15:41 - 46 seconds - 738 KBIntro to the podcast to give you an idea of what to look for and a preview of the upcoming week.
Unit 14 Test Review
April 13, 2020 13:30 - 7 minutes - 7.28 MBToday’s episode will be our school closure lesson for 4/13/2020 and 4/14/2030. The episode will cover all the major topics you should know to do well on your Unit 14 Test.
Unit 14: Reagan, Bush, and Clinton
March 31, 2020 14:21 - 6 minutes - 6.13 MBToday’s episode marks the first half of Georgia Standard 23 for US History. We will cover the presidencies of Reagan, Bush and Clinton.
Monday March 30, 2020 Weekly Update
March 30, 2020 22:35 - 2 minutes - 2.56 MBToday’s episode just covers the plan for the week, so students listen and make sure you are up to date. For all of my other listeners tune in to get a taste of our online learning schedule.
Unit 14: President Nixon through President Carter
March 27, 2020 00:39 - 9 minutes - 8.56 MBIn today’s episode we briefly cover the Nixon administration through the Carter Administration. We discuss things like Watergate and the Iranian Hostage Crisis.
Unit 13, Day 1: JFK
March 16, 2020 20:29 - 7 minutes - 6.94 MBToday we cover the election of JFK and his time as President.
Online Learning Announcement
March 15, 2020 17:25 - 4 minutes - 4.01 MBToday is a quick episode to go over the general expectations for online learning for South Forsyth’s US History class. Regular episodes will resume on Monday for those listeners who aren’t students at South.
Unit 10 Review: World War I and the Roaring 20s
January 29, 2020 20:19 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MBA quick review of the major points of World War I as well as the roaring 20s.
Unit 8 and Mid-Term Review Songs
December 11, 2019 20:15 - 21 minutes - 20.2 MBToday will be the last episode for the fall semester 2019 and we will cover all topics from unit 8 as well as review for our mid-term exam by listening to a few songs. Topics covered Are the gilded age through the Indian Wars in today’s episode that features a few review songs from Mr. Wolff.
Unit 8 and Mid-Term Review
December 11, 2019 20:15 - 21 minutes - 20.2 MBToday will be the last episode for the fall semester 2019 and we will cover all topics from unit 8 as well as review for our mid-term exam. We cover the gilded age through the Indian Wars in today’s episode that features a few review songs from Mr. Wolff.
Unit 6 Review: The Civil War
November 07, 2019 20:45 - 14 minutes - 13.8 MBToday we review the entire Civil War unit with a song from Mr. Wolff and and interview featuring Mr. Dalberg.
Unit 6 Day 4: Battle of Atlanta to the Lincoln Assassination
November 04, 2019 19:44 - 3 minutes - 3.52 MBWith one episode left in this unit, today we will discuss Sherman’s March to the sea and end with the assassination of President Lincoln.
Unit 6 Day 3: The Major Battles of the Civil War
November 01, 2019 14:41 - 8 minutes - 7.7 MBWe cover the major battles of the Civil War in today’s episode. We start at Fort Sumter and end with the Battle of Atlanta, before we end the Civil War in our next episode.
Unit 6 Day 2: Lincoln and Other Important People of the Civil War
October 31, 2019 14:41 - 8 minutes - 7.59 MBToday’s episode covers Lincoln and other major historical figures of the Civil War before we begin discussing battles of the Civil War next episode.
Unit 6 Day 1: Advantages vs Disadvantages During the Civil War
October 29, 2019 18:17 - 6 minutes - 5.69 MBToday we discuss the advantages and disadvantages of both the North and the South during the Civil War.
Unit 5 Day 4: The Compromise of 1850 to the Election of 1860
October 21, 2019 18:39 - 6 minutes - 6.11 MBWith the last episode for Unit 5 we will discuss the Great Compromise of 1850 as well as the immediate causes of the Civil War. We will end the unit with the Election of 1860 before we move into the start of the Civil War next week.
Unit 5 Day 3: The Second Great Awakening through the 49ers
October 18, 2019 19:23 - 11 minutes - 11 MBToday’s episode will cover the Second Great Awakening and the reform movements of that time period to the California Gold Rush. We will also cover the Mexican American war and Manifest Destiny.
Unit 5 Day 2: The Trail of Tears and the American System
October 16, 2019 18:49 - 6 minutes - 6.02 MBIn today’s episode we will discuss Indian Removal during Andrew Jackson’s presidency including the Trail of Tears. We end this episode with a quick discussion of the American System.
Unit 5 Day 1: Intro to the Age of Jackson
October 15, 2019 18:39 - 5 minutes - 4.87 MBToday’s episode covers the election of 1824 through the nullification crisis of 1832. We end with Henry Clay’s tariff compromise which ends the nullification crisis.
Unit 4 Day 5: The Presidency of James Monroe and the Monroe Doctrine
October 07, 2019 13:09 - 2 minutes - 2.73 MBToday we return after a break to finish up unit 4 by discussing James Monroe and the Monroe Doctrine.
Unit 4 Day 4: James Madison and the War of 1812
September 27, 2019 18:50 - 6 minutes - 6.31 MBAs we head into a week off from the podcast we will explore the War of 1812. We will discuss the impacts and outcomes of what is sometimes referred to as the forgotten war.
Unit 4 Day 3 - The Presidency of Thomas Jefferson
September 26, 2019 14:51 - 9 minutes - 9.16 MBToday’s episode will cover the major event of the Jefferson Presidency. Impressment, the Chesapeake Leopard affair, and the Embargo of 1807 are just a few of the topics covered.
Unit 4 Day 2 - The Presidency of John Adams
September 24, 2019 14:37 - 8 minutes - 7.8 MBToday’s episode covers the presidency of John Adams and discusses topics like the XYZ Affair and Midnight Judges. This will lead us to the Revolution of 1800 and the election of Thomas Jefferson.
Unit 4 Day 1: The Presidency of George Washington
September 23, 2019 00:29 - 13 minutes - 12.3 MBToday’s episode will cover the major events that took place during the presidency of George Washington.
Unit 3 Review: Constitution Day
September 15, 2019 19:12 - 18 minutes - 16.9 MBToday we have a full episode with multiple guests. We have a special Constitution Day Segment along with a full review of Unit 3.
Unit 3 Day 6: The Bill of Rights
September 13, 2019 13:03 - 4 minutes - 4.47 MBToday’s episode is a quick overview of the Bill of Rights and the first 10 amendments of the Constitution.
Unit 3 Day 5: Federalists vs. Anti-Federalists
September 10, 2019 16:51 - 5 minutes - 4.78 MBThis episode will cover the start of American political parties as we discover the roles of the federalists and anti-federalists during the ratification process for the Constitution.
Unit 3 Day 4: The Electoral College and Separation of Powers
September 09, 2019 18:33 - 4 minutes - 4.43 MBToday we will discuss how the founding fathers settled issues surrounding the fear of the new federal system of government. These issues include how to elect a President and how to ensure no single branch of government has too much power.
Unit 3 Day 3: New Jersey Plan, Virginia Plan, The Great Compromise
September 08, 2019 13:54 - 4 minutes - 4.62 MBWe concluded the last episode with the Shays’ Rebellion and the need for a Constitutional Convention. Today’s episode discusses the main topics and plans for the new Constitution as we head toward the ratification process.
Unit 3 Day 2: The Articles of Confederation and Shays' Rebellion
September 05, 2019 14:42 - 6 minutes - 6.37 MBToday we discuss the Articles of Confederation and its weaknesses. We then discuss how those weaknesses combined with Shays' Rebellion led to support for a Constitutional Convention.
Unit 3 Day 1 - The Land Ordinance of 1785, Northwest Ordinance of 1787
September 03, 2019 18:20 - 2 minutes - 5.22 MBThis episode covers a quick intro to the Articles of Confederation and explains some of the better events to happen in the US (during the Articles of Confederation) just after the Treaty of Paris 1783.
Unit 2 Day 6 - Flipped Lesson: Alliances, Yorktown, Treaty of Paris 1783
August 27, 2019 10:44 - 23 minutes - 21.9 MBToday's episode will be used as a flipped classroom lesson as well as a review. We will cover the end of the of War and the Treaty of Paris 1783, and once that is completed we will also be doing a quick review to prepare for your unit 2 test. A special thank you to Mr. Wolff for joining us today and for also helping us review unit 2.
Unit 2 Day 5 - Declaration of Independence, Battle of Saratoga, and Valley Forge
August 26, 2019 14:18 - 9 minutes - 8.53 MBWe cover the signing of the Declaration of Independence and then move onto the turning point of the war at Saratoga, and the winter of 1777-1778 at Valley Forge.
Unit 2 Day 4 - The Battles of Lexington & Concord, and Bunker Hill
August 23, 2019 22:56 - 8 minutes - 7.98 MBToday's lesson includes info the 1st and 2nd Continental Congresses, The Shot Heard Round the World, and the Olive Branch Petition....also be sure to stay tuned for a special ending.
Unit 2 Day 3 - The Intolerable Acts and Common Sense
August 22, 2019 15:50 - 6 minutes - 5.88 MBQuick Discussion over the Intolerable Acts and Thomas Paine’s Common Sense. We also discuss important due dates and some changes in next weeks schedule.
Unit 2 Day 2 - Acts, Boston Massacre, and Boston Tea Party
August 20, 2019 18:46 - 6 minutes - 6.26 MBOverview of the 2nd lesson and 3rd day for unit 2.
Unit 2 Day 1 - French and Indian War
August 19, 2019 18:21 - 6 minutes - 6.39 MBReview of content covered during the first day of unit 2.