US History Repeated

United States Civil War Part 1

We have danced around the Civil War for the last few episodes setting the stage for beginnings of war. There is a lot to go into with the specifics of The Civil War so this is broken up into two parts. Too much to put into the description and why steal our own thunder?
Always more to learn!

Abraham Lincoln: His Life, Presidency, and Assiassination

The life, presidency, and assassination of Abraham Lincoln makes up the content of this podcast. We touch upon events of the United States Civil War, but we tried to keep it more general as we will be doing The Civil War in much more detail in the coming podcasts.
Abraham Lincoln is one of the most important presidents in our countries history. He kept the Union together through war, was a great statesman and mostly self-educated. HIs beliefs evolved over time and his desire to preserve the union directed his actions.
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We don't want to give too much to you in the description as we want you to listen to the podcast!
 

The Election of 1860 & Southern Secession

The election of 1860 was strife with sectionalism. The North and South could not agree on their candidiates and we subsequently saw 4 presidential hopefuls:
1. John Breckinridge who was from Kentucky and had served as James Buchanan’s Vice President. (Southern Democrat, slave owner)
2. Stephen A. Douglas, Senator from Illinois (Northern Democrat)
3. John Bell, effectively a slavery neutral candidate (Constitutional Union Party)
4. Abraham Lincoln, a former Whig who had served in the Illinois state legislature and served one term in the House of Representatives. (Represented the new Republican Party)
Here about all the issues surrounding this election, who won which states and why, as well as the aftermath and challenges of the newly elected president. 
Take a listen to see how tensions are rising, secession is starting, and the inevitability of Civil War in the United States is becoming very clear.
There is always more to learn!

Events of the 1850s Leading to the US Civil War

We have been building up to the Civil War for quite some time now. Sectionalism, lack of national unity and the issue of the extension of slavery into new territories are at an all time high. The events of the 1850s will make the Civil War all but inevitable.
We cover the short-lived presidency of Zachary Taylor and Millard Fillmore, both members of the Whig Party.
We discuss the aftermath of the Mexican-American War and how these states were going to enter the union. Spoiler Alert...The Missouri Compromise won't work anymore!
Take a listen to see how tensions are rising and the inevitability of Civil War in the United States is becoming very clear.
There is always more to learn!

The 2nd Great Awakening & Social Reforms Part 2

In this podcast we continue the discussion on the beginnings of social reform in the United States. Within the two podcasts we discuss Dorothea Dix and her work in the field of mental illness, Temperance movement with limiting alcoholic consumption, Abolition, Women's Suffrage, and Horace Mann with educational reforms. 
Many of today's social justice movements can trace their beginnings back to this time in our nation's history. Change is perpetual, but to get real change started requires a lot of work, as you will hear!
There is so much content that we needed to break it up into two separate podcasts. 
This is part 2 of 2. 
 
There is always more to learn! 

The 2nd Great Awakening & Social Reforms Part 1

In this podcast we discuss the beginnings of social reform in the United States. We discuss Dorothea Dix and her work in the field of mental illness, as well as Temperance, Abolition, Women's Suffrage, and Horace Mann with educational reforms. 
Many of today's social justice movements can trace their beginnings back to this time in our nation's history. Change is perpetual, but to get real change started requires a lot of work, as you will hear!
There is so much content that we needed to break it up into two separate podcasts. 
This is part 1 of 2. 

The Industrial Revolution

The Industrial Revolution was a time of great change. Industry brought progress, expansion, and movement of the population to new towns that sprung up all over the country. 
Our special guest, Christian de Rezendes, is the creator of a documentary about Slatersville and the development of that town during the period. We got to ask him some questions and received great insight that we are able to share with our listeners. 
Always more to learn!!

U.S. Expansion and Manifest Destiny

We cover a bit in this podcast, but the focus is on Manifest Destiny and the American Expansion "From Sea to Shining Sea".
We realize that we had a run on "The Presidency of...", but we like to keep our listeners guessing! In the Expansion and Manifest Destiny podcast, we cover the following presidencies:
Martin Van Buren (8th President and one term in office)
Wm. Henry Harrison (9th President and one MONTH in office)
John Tyler (10th president and only finished Harrison's term)
James K. Polk (11th President)
We also get into the Mexican-American War, one of the little talked about wars. We don't want to give it all away in the description, so take a listen.