The Political History of the United States

Six hard years of fighting come to a head at Yorktown. Join us on social media!   Threads :  https://www.threads.net/@uspoliticalpodcast Twitter:  https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook :  https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram :  https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Website :  https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/ Bibliography :  https...

Lord Cornwallis finds himself taking up an unfortunate position at Yorktown. Join us on social media!   Threads :  https://www.threads.net/@uspoliticalpodcast Twitter:  https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook :  https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram :  https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Website :  https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/ Bibl...

As the Summer of 1781 rolled in everybody had to figure out exactly where the fight would come. Would it be Washington taking another shot at New York, or would it be in the South? Join us on social media!   Threads :  https://www.threads.net/@uspoliticalpodcast Twitter:  https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook :  https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram :&nbsp...

This week we catch up with everybody. As British control in the Carolina's is falling apart, they look to move their focus to Virginia, where Benedict Arnold is about to make his debut for the British. Meanwhile, further north Congress finally gets around to dealing with the Articles of Confederation. Join us on social media!   Threads :  https://www.threads.net/@uspoliticalpodcast Twitt...

Greene challenges Cornwallis at Guilford Courthouse. Join us on social media!   Threads :  https://www.threads.net/@uspoliticalpodcast Twitter:  https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook :  https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram :  https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Website :  https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/ Bibliography :  https:/...

Banastre Tarleton and Daniel Morgan confront each other at the battle of Cowpens. Join us on social media!   Threads :  https://www.threads.net/@uspoliticalpodcast Twitter:  https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook :  https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram :  https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Website :  https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/...

Following an abysmal year the task of trying to get everything in the South back on track falls to Nathanael Greene. Join us on social media!   Threads :  https://www.threads.net/@uspoliticalpodcast Twitter:  https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook :  https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram :  https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Website : ...

1780 proved to be the lowest point of the entire American Revolution. This week we examine exactly why that was. Join us on social media!   Threads :  https://www.threads.net/@uspoliticalpodcast Twitter:  https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook :  https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram :  https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Website :  http...

Following the American defeat in Charleston, the American's regroup under Horatio Gates. Gates, soon after taking command, would lead his new army into battle at Camden for a battle that would come to define Gates and his ultimate legacy. Join us on social media!   Threads :  https://www.threads.net/@uspoliticalpodcast Twitter:  https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook :  htt...

The southern campaign launches as the British seek to capture the largest city in the south, Charleston. Join us on social media!   Threads :  https://www.threads.net/@uspoliticalpodcast Twitter:  https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook :  https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram :  https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Website :  https://www....

Not everybody living in the newly formed United States was terribly keen on the new order of things. This week we look at what it meant to be a loyalist and what their lives were like. Join us on social media!   Threads :  https://www.threads.net/@uspoliticalpodcast Twitter:  https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook :  https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram :&...

Follow the collapse of the British government in the colonies, the newly formed States set out to reestablish their governments. Join us on social media!   Threads :  https://www.threads.net/@uspoliticalpodcast Twitter:  https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook :  https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram :  https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Webs...

In a year that was defined largely by inaction, we look at the action that did take place. Join us on social media!   Threads :  https://www.threads.net/@uspoliticalpodcast Twitter:  https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook :  https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram :  https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Website :  https://www.uspoliticalpod...

With the Revolution going nowhere in the north, the British turn their attention to the south. Join us on social media!   Threads :  https://www.threads.net/@uspoliticalpodcast Twitter:  https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook :  https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram :  https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Website :  https://www.uspolitica...

Things get off to a messy start as the French arrive for their first joint mission with their new American allies. Join us on social media!   Threads :  https://www.threads.net/@uspoliticalpodcast Twitter:  https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook :  https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram :  https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Website :  ht...

With the British pulling back from Philadelphia, George Washington decides to strike near Monmouth Courthouse. Join us on social media!   Threads :  https://www.threads.net/@uspoliticalpodcast Twitter:  https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook :  https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram :  https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Website :  https:...

The British, realizing that things are not going their way, decide to make the American's an offer to end the war. Join us on social media!   Threads :  https://www.threads.net/@uspoliticalpodcast Twitter:  https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook :  https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram :  https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Website :  ht...

The American's endure a brutal winter at Valley Forge. Join us on social media!   Threads :  https://www.threads.net/@uspoliticalpodcast Twitter:  https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook :  https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram :  https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Website :  https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/ Bibliography :  https...

In the wake of the American victory of Saratoga, the entire nature of the war would change. As the British were left pointing fingers, the United States would, finally, secure a much needed ally. Join us on social media!   Threads :  https://www.threads.net/@uspoliticalpodcast Twitter:  https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook :  https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ I...

The Saratoga campaign highlighted the growing competence of the Continental Army and the effective use of defensive tactics in the American Revolutionary War. General Burgoyne's campaign, initially marked by confident declarations and swift advances, quickly turned into a logistical nightmare as supply lines stretched thin and reinforcements failed to arrive. The American army, under General Gates...

This week follow Washington's army through its battles at Brandywine and Germantown. Join us on social media!   Threads :  https://www.threads.net/@uspoliticalpodcast Twitter:  https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook :  https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram :  https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Website :  https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.c...

In the north Burgoyne finds that his easy victory might not be so easy after all. Meanwhile in the south, Washington stands in anticipation over exactly what Howe plans to do next. Join us on social media!   Threads :  https://www.threads.net/@uspoliticalpodcast Twitter:  https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook :  https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram :&nbsp...

The American's take their opening shots at forming an alliance with the French, while back in North America the British move towards the American fort at Ticonderoga. Join us on social media!   Threads :  https://www.threads.net/@uspoliticalpodcast Twitter:  https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook :  https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram :  https://www....

Following a surprise American resurgence to end 1776, both sides catch their breath and try to figure out what comes next. Join us on social media!   Threads :  https://www.threads.net/@uspoliticalpodcast Twitter:  https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook :  https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram :  https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Website :&...

After a year of failures George Washington attempts to salvage 1776 with one of the most dramatic moments of the entire war. Join us on social media!   Threads :  https://www.threads.net/@uspoliticalpodcast Twitter:  https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook :  https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram :  https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Website...