116 – The Mudslinging Election of 1828
The campaigns of Adams and Jackson reach new lows in American political history in one of the most contentious presidential elections ever. Jackson defeats Adams and take over as the 7th president. &#…
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115 – President John Quincy
John Quincy Adams take over as our 6th President and begins to lay out his vision for the United States…causing him to slowly lose support in both the South and the West. ——— P…
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BONUS: Nerding out on Antebellum History with Professor Greg Jackson from HTDS
Chris joined Greg Jackson’s podcast “History that Doesn’t Suck” to talk antebellum America and the road to the Civil War.
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114 – The “Corrupt Bargain” of 1824
Episode 114: Andrew Jackson won the electoral and popular vote, but due to some political maneuvering, John Quincy Adams wins the presidency. Jackson becomes determined to win in 1824. ——&…
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113 – The Missouri Compromise and Monroe’s Second Term
Congress avoids a potential political disaster by striking a huge compromise over the admission of Missouri while Monroe continues to try to govern even though his own cabinet is already thinking abou…
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112 – Andrew Jackson’s Florida Expedition and the Panic of 1819
General Andrew Jackson invades Florida and the Panic of 1819 begins to being an end to the Era of Good Feelings. ——— Please be sure to subscribe and tell your friends! Leave us a rev…
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111 – The Era of Good Feelings
James Monroe kicks off his presidency with a goodwill tour of the nation. The US embraces nationalism and sets its eyes on expansion. ——— Please be sure to subscribe and tell your fr…
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110 – Introducing President James Monroe
James Madison is relieved to hear news of the peace at Ghent and victory at New Orleans. Monroe wins the election of 1816. ——— Please be sure to subscribe and tell your friends! Leav…
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109 – Unit 4 Review (Part 2)
Episode 109: Chris reviews the second part of Unit 4, trying to remind you of all we have covered in this unit….which is A LOT of stuff! ——— Please be sure to subscribe and tel…
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108 – Unit 4 Review (Part 1)
Episode 108: Chris reviews the first part of Unit 4, trying to remind you of all we have covered in this unit….which is A LOT of stuff! ——— Please be sure to subscribe and tell…
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107 – EC – Hartford Convention and Treaty of Ghent
Episode 107: Chris and Bill discuss the political chaos in Connecticut and the official end to the War of 1812. ——— Please be sure to subscribe and tell your friends! Leave us a revi…
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106 – EC – Battle of New Orleans
Episode 106: Chris and Bill discuss the final major conflict of the War of 1812 and the emergence of Andrew Jackson as a national military hero. ——— Please be sure to subscribe and t…
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105 – (War of 1812) – EC – The Southern Theater
Episode 105: The US involves itself in the Creek Civil War and Col. Andrew Jackson leads them to victory, leading to an acquisition of millions of acres of Native land. ——— Please be…
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104 – (War of 1812) – Battle of Baltimore and the Star Spangled Banner
Episode 104: The British move north up the Chesapeake in an attempt to conquer another critical American city, Baltimore, MD. ——— Please be sure to subscribe and tell your friends! L…
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103 – (War of 1812) – The British Burn Washington D.C.
Episode 103: The British focus their attention on the Chesapeake, invade the US and burn down the nation’s capital. ——— Please be sure to subscribe and tell your friends! Leave…
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102 – (War of 1812) – EC – Canada and the Northwest
Episode 102: Zak hops on the pod to talk about the first theater of the War of 1812, the Northwest and Canada ——— Please be sure to subscribe and tell your friends! Leave us a review…
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101 – EC – QA #2!
Episode 101: Zak and Bill join Chris for another round of Q&A! ——— Please be sure to subscribe and tell your friends! Leave us a review on iTunes and reach out to us on social me…
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100 – The US Prepares for War (War of 1812)
Episode 100: With war declared, the US moves to get ready for conflict. ——— Please be sure to subscribe and tell your friends! Leave us a review on iTunes and reach out to us …
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99 – Madison and Monroe Push for War
Episode 99: Madison hires Monroe as Secretary of State and Congress declares war on Britain. ——— Please be sure to subscribe and tell your friends! Leave us a review on iTunes and re…
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98 – Madison’s Trials and Errors
Episode 98: We take another look at Madison’s first couple years as President trying to negotiate to open trade with Britain and France…only to continue to make mistake after mistake. R…
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97 – Introducing President Madison
Episode 97: We take another look at Jefferson’s second term and the foreign policy issues that then-Secretary of State James Madison was dealing with. We then welcome Madison as the fourth presi…
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96 – Jefferson’s Second Term
Episode 96: President Jefferson deals with issues foreign and abroad and makes the fateful decision to enact an embargo limiting American trade and igniting American opinion. ——— Ple…
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95 – Election of 1804 and the Expedition of Lewis and Clark
Episode 95: President Jefferson wins re-elections and Lewis and Clark reach the Pacific. ——— Please be sure to subscribe and tell your friends! Leave us a review on iTunes and reach …
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94 – The Louisiana Purchase
Episode 94: Robert Livingston and James Madison, on behalf of Thomas Jefferson, take bold action and strike the largest deal in American History, purchasing Louisiana from Napoleon. ——R…
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93 – EC – Marbury v Madison
Episode 93: Bill is back on the pod as he and Chris dive deeper into arguably the most important Supreme Court Decision in American history. ——— Please be sure to subscribe and tell …
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92 – Jefferson’s America
Episode 92: Thomas Jefferson becomes President and ushers in a new era of American politics. ——— Please be sure to subscribe and tell your friends! Leave us a review on iTunes and re…
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91 – The “Revolution” of 1800
Episode 91: John Adams loses the election of 1800 and Thomas Jefferson ushers in a new era of American politics. ——— Please be sure to subscribe and tell your friends! Leave us a rev…
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90 – Peace with France and the End of the John Adams Presidency
Episode 90: John Adams finally achieves his long awaited peace with France, but at the expense of his prospects for the election of 1800. ——— Please be sure to subscribe and tell you…
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89 – Alien and Sedition Acts
Episode 89: John Adams makes the biggest mistake of his career as the Quasi-War with France seems to be coming to an end. ——— Please be sure to subscribe and tell your friends! Leave…
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88 – The XYZ Affair and the Quasi-War
Episode 88: John Adams struggles to gain his footing in his first two years as president while dealing with a tense situation in France. ——— Please be sure to subscribe and tell your…
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87 – Election of 1796: John Adams Becomes President
Episode 87: John Adams beats Thomas Jefferson in the election of 1796 and immediately realizes that he has his work cut out for him. ——— Please be sure to subscribe and tell your fri…
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86 – Goodbye Mr. Washington, Hello Mr. Adams
Episode 86: Chris bids adieu to George Washington and introduced the next President, John Adams. ——— Please be sure to subscribe and tell your friends! Leave us a review on iTunes an…
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85 – EC – America’s Cincinnatus Bids Farewell
Episode 85: Bill joins Chris to talk in-depth about Washington’s iconic Farewell Address. ——— Please be sure to subscribe and tell your friends! Leave us a review on iTunes and…
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84 – Jay’s Treaty and Pinckney’s Treaty
Episode 84: The Republicans flip out over the Jay Treaty and divide the country further while Thomas Pinckney negotiates a favorable treaty in the south that will begin to set the stage for the Louisi…
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83 – Washington Gets Angry – The Genet Affair and the Whiskey Rebellion
Episode 83: Washington declares neutrality, had to deal with Citizen Genet, and put down a rebellion in Western Pennsylvania. ——— Please be sure to subscribe and tell your friends! L…
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82 – Washington’s First Term – Hamilton Makes His Mark
Episode 82: Alexander Hamilton comes up with his audacious financial plan, the capital is relocated to Washington DC, and Madison and Jefferson decide to create a rival political party. ——…
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81 – Washington Becomes President
Episode 81: George Washington Becomes President and tries to lay the proper groundwork for the future of the nation! ——— Please be sure to subscribe and tell your friends! Leave us a…
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80 – EC – Madison’s Bill of Rights
Episode 80: Chris welcomes Bill back to the pod to talk about the Bill of Rights! —– Please be sure to subscribe and tell your friends! Leave us a review on iTunes and reach out to us on s…
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79 – Ratification (Federalists vs. Anti-Federalists)
Chris dives deep into the ratification of the Constitution, a period of US History that is overlooked too often! —– Twitter: https://twitter.com/ProfGregJackson Facebook: https://www.fac…
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78 – EC – Constitutional Convention: Behind the Scenes
Professor Greg Jackson, host of History that Doesn’t Suck, joins Chris to talk about a couple of their favorite topics from the Constitutional Convention. Make sure to check out Greg’s Pod…
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77 – Constitutional Convention – Part 2
Part 2 of the Constitutional Convention. —– Please be sure to subscribe and tell your friends! Leave us a review on iTunes and reach out to us on social media! Twitter: @ateachershist Face…
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76 – Constitutional Convention – Part 1
Episode 76: The Constitutional Convention Begins! —– Please be sure to subscribe and tell your friends! Leave us a review on iTunes and reach out to us on social media! Twitter: @ateachers…
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75 – The Birth of a Republican Nation…sort of
Episode 75: Following the war, women, natives and slaves found themselves on the outside looking in while Federalist-leaning politicians met in Annapolis, MD to try to make changes to the Articles. &#…
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74 – Shays’s Rebellion
Daniel Shays and other western Mass. farmer rise up against the political and economic elite in the east! —– Please be sure to subscribe and tell your friends! Leave us a review on iTunes …
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73 – Newburgh Conspiracy and the Articles of Confederation
Episode 73: Newburgh Conspiracy and the Articles of Confederation! —– Please be sure to subscribe and tell your friends! Leave us a review on iTunes and reach out to us on social media! Tw…
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72 – Unit 3 Review (Part 2)
Episode 72: Part 2 of the Unit 3 review! —– Please be sure to subscribe and tell your friends! Leave us a review on iTunes and reach out to us on social media! Twitter: @ateachershist Face…
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71 – Unit 3 Review (Part 1)
Episode 71: Part 1 of the Unit 3 review! —– Please be sure to subscribe and tell your friends! Leave us a review on iTunes and reach out to us on social media! Twitter: @ateachershist Face…
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70 – (AmRev) – The Treaty of Paris and the End of a Revolution
Episode 70: The new United Statees of America signs the treaty to end the revolution! —– Please be sure to subscribe and tell your friends! Leave us a review on iTunes and reach out to us …
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REBROADCAST – Gobble, Gobble!
REBROADCAST OF EPISODE 9: – The brief history of Thanksgiving – The role of the turkey in our holiday – The development of the holiday in American politics – The role of Thanks…
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69 – (AmRev) – The Battle of Yorktown: The Day the World Turned Upside Down
Episode 69: The joint Franco-American force finally defeat Cornwallis at Yorktown! —– Please be sure to subscribe and tell your friends! Leave us a review on iTunes and reach out to us on …
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68 – (AmRev) – EC – The War Moves South (Part 2)
The British struggle to execute their plans in the south! —– Please be sure to subscribe and tell your friends! Leave us a review on iTunes and reach out to us on social media! Twitter: @a…
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PATREON BONUS EPISODE – Benedict Arnold, American Traitor
Here is a bonus episode for our patreon subscribers that I am putting out to the public. In the future, if you would like to have access to episodes such as this, please support the show at patreon.co…
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67 – (AmRev) – EC – The War Moves South (Part 1)
Episode 67: The British switch up their strategy and move to the South! —– Please be sure to subscribe and tell your friends! Leave us a review on iTunes and reach out to us on social medi…
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66 – (AmRev) – Battle of Monmouth and the Beginnings of a European War
Episode 66: France, Spain and Holland joins the war and GW tries out his new and improved army in battle. —– Please be sure to subscribe and tell your friends! Leave us a review on iTunes …
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65 – (AmRev) – Winter at Valley Forge
Episode 65: Washington and his men camp for the winter at Valley Forge and try to regain the lost momentum of the war. —– Please be sure to subscribe and tell your friends! Leave us a revi…
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64 – (AmRev) – Saratoga – the Turning Point of the War
Episode 64: Gates and Arnold defeat Burgoyne at Saratoga and turn the tide of the war. —– Please be sure to subscribe and tell your friends! Leave us a review on iTunes and reach out to us…
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63 – (AmRev) – GW Crashes Down to Earth…the Battles of Brandywine and Germantown
Episode 63: Washington suffers two difficult defeats in Pennsylvania at the hands of General Howe —– Please be sure to subscribe and tell your friends! Leave us a review on iTunes and reac…
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62 – (AmRev) – Trenton and Princeton…These are the Times that Try Men’s Souls
Episode 62: Washington redeems himself with victories at Trenton and Princeton. —– Please be sure to subscribe and tell your friends! Leave us a review on iTunes and reach out to us on soc…
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61 – (AmRev) – Washington Continues to Struggle and Howe Continues to Delay
Episode 61: Washington continues to retreat in NY and Howe fails to press his advantage. —– Please be sure to subscribe and tell your friends! Leave us a review on iTunes and reach out to …
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