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This week we talk about two topics, the founding of Washington DC and the early history of American banking.

This week we open the Jefferson Administraion as he attempts to undo all the Federalists had done.

This week we cover the constitutional crisis that was the Election of 1800, as Federalists ask the question "Jefferson or Burr?".

This week we catch up Hamilton as he navigates the Reynolds Affair and the New Army.

This week we cover the Alien and Sedition Acts as the Adams Administration wrestles with a culture war.

This week we let Washington close his administraion in his own words.

This week we cover the our last topic of the Washington administration, Citizen Genet and the issue of neutrality.

This week we examine the Democratic-Republicans as they start to become a more powerful group, asking what was the ideology that held them together.

This week we examine the early 'Republican Interest' in its battles with the Federalist government, exploring how Hamilton and Jefferson argued while Washington tried to hold his administration together.

This week we turn to the growing political fragmentation during the Washington Administration. We discuss how Madison's opinions changed over time, how he became more distant from Hamilton, and ultimately formed a close friendship with Thomas Jefferson.

This week we finish looking at the westward migration of the early 1790s, finishing off with the Northwest Indian War.

This week we continue to look at the westward migration, this time focusing on Federal interactions with Indians. We look at the Treaty of New York, and how this was undone by the Yazoo Companies.

This week we continue to look at the westward migration, this time focusing on the Federal Government's attempt to manage it. We then look at Cooperstown, one of the success stories of the 1790s.

This week we cover the life of Daniel Boone, one of the early pioneers and folk heroes.

This week, the Whiskey Rebellion comes to a close.

This week, the rebels march on Pittsburgh and Washington issues a warning.

This week, we cover the outbreak of the Whiskey Rebellion in the summer of 1794.

This week, we watch tensions rise over 1793 and 1794, complicated by Yellow Fever.

This week, Hamilton looks to raise revenues through a Whiskey Tax, which swiftly starts to go wrong.

This week we turn our attention to the western frontier as we explore the origins of the whiskey rebellion.

This week we follow Hamilton's battle to get his four point financial plan approved.

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This week we cover the creation of the initial federal departments, focusing in particular on the treasury and the idea of national debt.

This week we explore the creation of the Bill of Rights, discussing how and why they took the form they did.

This week we introduce Congress as the House and Senate get to work. We also look at Washington's attempts to establish the right tone for the Presidency.

This week we conclude a high-speed overview of the French Revolution.

This week we begin a high-speed overview of the French Revolution.

This week we look at the ratification process for the constitution as the Federalists and Antifederalists fought a war of words across the country.

The Constitution.

This week the Constitutional Convention wraps up as we cover the final debates - the power of Congress, the election of the President, trade and slavery. I also discuss my new book.

This week the Constitutional Convention continues as the small states propose the New Jersey Plan, before eventually the Connecticut Compromise is reached.

This week the Constitutional Convention begins with Madison proposing The Virginia Plan.

This week we begin discussions of the 1787 Constitutional Convention by introducing the Delegates.

Quick update on my writers block around the constitutional convention.

This week we catch up with Alexander Hamilton, introduce James Madison, and cover the beginnings of the Federalist movement up to the Annapolis Convention of 1786.

This week we look at how the unhappiness of the 1780s exploded in Massachusetts.

This week we start to explore the economic crisis that engulfed the United States in the 1780s.

This week we creation of the first US constitution, the Articles of Confederation. We also look at the problems this constitution caused.

This week we cover the events that led to the 1783 Treaty of Paris, bringing a peace between Britain, France, Spain and the newly formed United States.

This week we cover the last year of the American Revolution, and the final battle - Yorktown.

This week we track the events in South Carolina and Georgia during the Revolutionary War, as well as looking at Benedict Arnold, bringing the war up to 1780.

This week we look what happened as the French joined the war and the northern theatre became trapped in a stalemate.

This week we look at the campaign in Canada as the British suffer a massive defeat and France joins the war.

This week we look at the Washington's time in Valley Forge and evaluate the career of Howe.

This week we the British decide they want to capture Philadelphia, for some reason.

This week we talk about revolutionary war in 1776 as the British push the Patriots westward.

This week we talk about slavery at the time of the revolution, as well as the campaigns of mid-1776 in New York.

This week we cover the Declaration of Independence.

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This week we look at the British reaction to the outbreak of the revolutionary war and how this drove Americans towards independence. We also look at Common Sense by Thomas Paine.