Come take a journey through time with me, a Canadian highschooler, as I explore what built the United States of America, dating from the 1490s to our present day. Martin Luther King Jr. once said: "We are not makers of history, we are made by history". Let us find out what America is made of...
What caused America to come out of isolation? How did America free Cuba and acquire other islands? Come find out in this episode!
Come learn about where cowboys came from! Let's talk about how America expanded to the West and how farmers took a stand after being bullied by big trusts.
What are the first signs of real American City life? How did Americans react to immigration and what did the government do to restrict them? Come find out in this episode!
Who ran the first ever monopolies in America? When did the first ever strikes occur? How did your average workday become shorter? Come find out in this episode!
Gilded Age: when times look great until you scratch under the surface. Come find out about corruption in America in this episode!
The civil war has finally finished, but have you ever wondered how the Confederate states were reintegrated back into the Union? Come find out in this episode!
How did the world come to be? What was the very start of North American history? Come embark on our journey through American history, starting with the first ever episode!
FINALLY! Let's discuss how America's civil war took place and the ultimate victor of the war. Come find out more in this episode!
Who do you think might win the civil war? What advantages/disadvantages do both sides have? Come find out in this episode!
We are getting so close to America being split in half. What actually broke the final straw for their union? How did the civil war begin? Come find out in this episode!
What are the different views of the North and the South? What is causing America to further be divided, leading up to the civil war? Come find out in this episode!
We all have heard about Texas but how did America really get it? What marks the very start of the cause of America's civil war? Come find out in this episode!
We all know America's dark side of having slavery, but do you about the earliest abolitionists who tried to fight it? Come listen to this episode as we discover America's history with the slave system and the beginning of abolition.
Remember the First Great Awakening? Come listen to this episode as we talk about the Second Great Awakening and its significance in American History!
What changed the original "America as a farming nation" idea? How has America been advancing after their independence? Come find out in this episode!
Let's take a look at the start of corrupt American politics. Also, did you know that the first Bank of the United States died shortly after it was established by Hamilton? Come find out about these events in this episode!
What was the War of 1812? Why was it America's worst fought war? What is going on with slavery in the 1800s? Come find the answers in this episode!
What pushed America to go to war a second time? Also right after they set up their own government! Come find out in this episode!
America has its Constitution and government, what are they going to do next? Who is Alexander Hamilton and what were the first political parties of the US? Come find out in this episode!
America is finally independent! Now they must conquer the challenge of setting up their very own Constitution. Come find out their journey for the US Constitution in this episode!
We all know America became independent, but how exactly did they do that? Turns out that the process isn't as beautiful and smooth as it sounds, but come check out for yourself in this episode!
We all know America became independent, but how exactly did they do that? What was the path that they had to undertake? Come find out in this episode!
France finally decided to colonize North America! However, this sparks many new conflicts... come find out what they are in this episode!
How was America before its revolution? What were some factors that caused America to unite? Come find out in this episode!
How did the American colonies live in the 17th century? Where are the roots of slavery and what caused it to start? Were there really witches in America? Come find the answers in this episode!
Puritans, Pilgrims, Quakers, come and learn about them all! Let's talk about how the last of the 13 colonies were colonized in America, as well as the conflicts regarding religion in Europe, affecting American colonization.
Which were the first ever colonies of America? What marked the beginning of African American slavery? Come find the answers to these questions as I talk about the planting of English America!