Historical USA

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I am so excited to have Matt from the @addressinggettysburg podcast and YouTube Channel If you enjoy my videos and podcast, please consider joining my Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/user?u=86673647 Please follow me on social media Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historical_usa Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/historicalusa Follow Addressing Gettysburg: https://www.instagram.com/addressing...

On the episode of Historical USA Road Trip, we are traveling out to the desert of Arizona to the iconic Picacho Peak! The Battle at Picacho Pass was the furthest westward battle of the American Civil War! If you enjoy my videos and podcast, please consider becoming a member of my Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/user?u=86673647 Please follow me on social media Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/...

In this episode, I discuss the incredible fallout after the disastrous failure of George Washington at the Battle of Fort Necessity, the birth of Join or Die, and the ambitious Albany Plan. Historical U.S.A. is a bi-weekly podcast hosted by Historian Lisa Weakland. For show notes and citations, please visit my website. www.historicalus.com Please follow me on social media Instagram: https://www.in...

I am so excited to spend an hour talking with J.D. from @TheHistoryUnderground In this week's episode, we discuss how social media has changed how we learn about the past. Follow Historical USA on other social media platforms here: https://linktr.ee/historicalusa Follow The History Underground https://www.youtube.com/@UCUP4XFMrsJG5_AbG6ZYBVFA

“The volley fired by this young Virginian in the forests of America has set the world in flames.” —Horace Walpole The Seven Years' War has been described by Winston Churchill as the First World War. The war will reign bloodshed upon the Americas, Asia, and Europe. We will see the superpowers of the 18th century locked in a battle to establish global pre-eminence at the careless expense of prec...

One of the most famous and controversial moments of the battle was “Pickett’s Charge,” a failed Confederate direct assault against the Union battlefront that has since become a symbol of gallant bravery and terrible sacrifice. Even today, 160 years later, the grim details of that terrible feat still echo across the empty fields where that final, brutal charge took place, and where so many desperat...

I am so excited to spend an hour talking with Dan from @BattlefieldCurator In this episode we talk about history, antique firearms, and military surplus. Follow Historical USA on other social media platforms here: https://linktr.ee/historicalusa Follow Dan here: https://www.instagram.com/battle_field https://www.youtube.com/@BattlefieldCurator

Historical USA is hitting the road! We were able to visit during the 160th anniversary of the battle! It was an incredible experience, and I am excited to share where we went and what we learned. We started our day at dawn on the battlefield. Join us on our tour starting on Seminary Ridge and ending at the famed Devil's Den. Chapters 11th Mississippi 01:30 North Carolina Monument 02:38 Virgini...

Day Two! The battle begins. We started our day with a hike around Macpherson's Ridge followed by explosions, museums, and a historian panel/ meet and greet. Please follow me on social media Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historical_usa Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/historicalusa

Historical USA is hitting the road! We were able to visit during the 160th anniversary of the battle! It was an incredible experience, and I am excited to share where we went and what we learned. This is Day One of our adventure in Gettysburg! In this video, we explore Museums, Ghosts, and cemeteries, and above all I share with you the history and stories that stood out to me each day. Chapters: N...

In the last episode, we discussed how slavery came to North America, and what groups were affected by slavery. In part two we explore how slavery became more racially divided and some of the larger revolts that lead to slavery becoming more codify. We also discuss the beginning of the abolitionist movement and how it coincided with 1776. Chapters Bacon's Rebellion 02:20 New York Slave Revolt 0...

Part One of a two-part series! Timestamps: Intro 0:02 Encomienda 4:00 Early Years of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade 8:30 Atlantic Creole 10:26 Roanoke & Jamestown 12:17 White Servitude 17:48 Indian Slavery 23:40 Outro 30:11 This is a period in American history rarely discussed but we're going to talk about how the institution of slavery evolved in the 270-plus years before the Declaration...

I am so excited to spend an hour talking with John from the @HiddenHistoryPod We will be answering your questions and talking about all things history. Follow Historical USA on other social media platforms here: https://linktr.ee/historicalusa Follow John here: https://www.instagram.com/hiddenhistorypodcast/

I am so excited to spend an hour talking with Kurt Deion, the author of “Presidential Grave Hunter: One Kid's Quest to Visit the Tombs of Every President and Vice President” here on YouTube. We will answer your questions and talk about Kurt's quest to hunt down each presidential gravesite. Follow Historical USA on other social media platforms here: https://linktr.ee/historicalusa Follow Ku...

Spanish and English battled one another fiercely throughout the 18th century for a variety of issues, including colonial boundaries, royal succession, and even business disputes. However, between 1739 and 1742, they also battled for something unusual: an ear. Historical U.S.A. is a bi-weekly podcast hosted by Historian Lisa Weakland. For show notes and citations, please visit my website. www.histo...

"History Hour" is a bi-weekly live stream on YouTube where Lisa sits down and discusses history with your favorite historians, authors, and history content creators. I am so excited to spend an hour talking with Sarah from @TheHistoryChick1941 and the host of "History Behind the Page" on YouTube. We will be answering your questions and talking about all things history. Follow H...

Oglethorpe envisioned the Georgia colony as an ideal agrarian economy; he hated slavery and welcomed individuals of all religions to live in Savannah, despite the charter's prohibition on Catholics and Jews. Historical U.S.A. is a weakly podcast hosted by Historian Lisa Weakland. For show notes and citations, please visit my website. www.historicalus.com Please follow me on social media Instag...

The Golden Age of Piracy hit its peak between 1650 and 1730 and while the tales of Blackbeard Captain Kidd have been exaggerated and we paint them as Robin Hood-type figures they caused very real problems for not only the Spanish colonies or the French colonies but also the English colonies. In this episode, we're going to explore the golden age of piracy How it impacted the Americas, what colonia...

History Byte is a small excerpt from the previous episode.  Nineteenth-century historian Charles Wentworth Upham wrote, "I hold those two men responsible for what is called 'Salem Witchcraft."   This is a small excerpt from our latest Episode "How the Smallpox Epidemic of 1721 Changed America."   Listen to the full episode, "How the 1721 Smallpox Epidemic Changed America."&nbsp...

Smallpox was the killer you couldn't see.  Between April and December 1721, 5,889 Bostonians had smallpox, and 844 died of it. Historical U.S.A. is a weakly podcast hosted by Historian Lisa Weakland.   For show notes and citations, please visit my website.  www.historicalus.com   Please follow me on social media  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historical_usa Facebook...

As war breaks out in Europe so too does war break out in North America. But unlike king William’s war, this war is not solely focused on New England and Acadia. The American colonies are not only warring with France, but they are also warring with Spain. But just like king William’s war, the Europeans will arm their native allies, and there will be raids and battles from the South in Spanish Flori...

From April of 1688 till September of 1697 hundreds of people would be killed, and countless more captured, held for ransom, or sold into slavery, during King Williams’s War. Historical U.S.A. is a weakly podcast. For show notes and citations, please visit my website. www.historicalus.com Books used to research this episode: King William's War by Michael G. Laramie https://a.co/d/jb5HUIc American C...

Colonialism was harsh indeed! In the next few episodes, we are going to discuss the many colonial wars leading to the French and Indian war and how they shaped the relationships between cultures in North America for centuries to come. Historical U.S.A. is a weakly podcast.   For show notes and citations, please visit my website  www.historicalus.com   Historical USA is a weekly podc...

The Enlightenment paved the way for the American Revolution. It showed the American Colonists that they have natural rights that cannot be trampled by a tyrannical King. But American Independence could never have been possible without the Great Awakening.    Historical U.S.A. is a weakly podcast hosted by historian Lisa Weakland. For show notes and citations, please visit my website www....