I Hated History Class

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Did you hate history class in school as well? Nothing but names, dates, memorization, and complete boredom. In this podcast, Matt Gregory, a high school history teacher of ten years, explores an essential question of history using primary and secondary sources. Listeners learn the method of exploring history and relearn much of what was taught to them by their school’s football coach in history class.

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    • Dec 31, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 35m AVG DURATION
    • 16 EPISODES


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    Was the American Revolution a lie?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2020 38:16


    In this episode, Matt Gregory explores whether the United States delivered on the promises made in the Declaration of Independence.

    Why did the Soviet Union pull their missiles out of Cuba?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2020 24:21


    In this episode, Matt Gregory explores Primary and secondary sources to explore the Cuban Missile Crisis and determine why the Soviet Union pulled their missiles out of Cuba.

    What caused the Boston Massacre?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2020 43:32


    In this episode, Matt Gregory explores the factors that led to the Boston Massacre, in which five Bostonians were killed and several were injured. The episode also frames the massacre in the context of the American Revolution.

    How democratic was the Roman Republic?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2020 26:30


    In this episode, Matt Gregory explores primary and secondary sources to determine how democratic the Roman Republic actually was. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Was ancient Athens truly democratic?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2020 39:02


    In this episode, Matt Gregory breaks down primary and secondary source documents to determine if ancient Athens lived up to the reputation of being the birthplace of democracy. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Were Lewis and Clark respectful to the Native Americans they met on their journey?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2020 40:30


    In this episode, Matt Gregory explores whether Louis and Clark were respectful to the Native Americans that they met on their journey. Ihatedhistoryclass@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    How did people in the 14th century understand the black death?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2020 35:00


    In this episode, Matt Gregory explores primary and secondary source documents to try to understand how people in the 14th century understood the black death, which wiped out an estimated 50 million people. Ihatedhistoryclass@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    What caused the Salem witch crisis of 1692?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2020 34:18


    In this episode, Matt Gregory explores the factors that caused the Salem witch crisis of 1692, which was one of the worst cases of mass hysteria in the history of the United States. Ihatedhistoryclass@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Why did the founding fathers keep slavery in the Constitution?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2020 75:42


    In this episode, Matt Gregory and special guest, Shaun Procaccini, read through primary and secondary source documents to figure out why the founding fathers kept slavery in the constitution despite the declaration of independence claiming that “all men are created equal? “ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Was the partition of India a good idea?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2020 34:59


    In this episode, Matt gregory explores three primary source documents and one secondary source document to decide if the partition of India was a good idea given what people knew at the time. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2020 0:58


    How did people experience the middle passage? (Slave ships)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2020 44:56


    In this episode, Matt Gregory explores how different passengers on the transatlantic slave trade or middle passage experienced that journey. To access the slave ship diagram, follow this link: https://www.tolerance.org/classroom-resources/texts/hard-history/stowage-on-the-slave-ship-brookes ihatedhistoryclass@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Why did Americans in the 1830s support Indian removal?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2020 32:49


    In this episode, we are going to look at the perspectives of Andrew Jackson, a rogue Cherokee, and the encyclopedia Britannica to answer the question: Why did Americans in the 1830s support Indian removal? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Did slaves build the ancient pyramid at Giza?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2020 29:09


    In this episode, we are going to look at a variety of secondary sources to find out if slaves built the pyramid at Giza. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Why was the American preacher, George Whitefield, so popular?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2020 30:28


    In this episode, we look at three primary source documents to figure out why George Whitefield was so popular during the first great awakening. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Were the Dark Ages really “Dark?”

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2020 40:06


    In this episode, we are going to explore the historical question, ‘Were the dark ages really “dark?”' through primary and secondary sources. Resources have been provided by the Stanford History Education Group. Contact: Ihatedhistoryclass@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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