OpenStax US History

US History - OpenStax Audiobook

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An audiobook production of "US History", an OpenStax textbook. This textbook provides an overview of American history, and is used widely in college-level History courses. OpenStax textbooks and this podcast are offered under a Creative Commons license (CC-BY). Text available for free at openstax.org. Produced by Brian Barrick (www.openaudio.us).

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Chapter 7 - Creating Republican Governments, 1776–1790 27.03.2024 1:11:57

⏳ TIME STAMPS: • 0:00:00 - Welcome • 0:00:37 - Introduction • 0:02:04 - Common Sense: From Monarchy to an American Republic (7.1) • 0:11:34 - How Much Revolutionary Change? (7.2) • 0:32:17 - Debating Democracy (7.3) • 0:53:04 - The Constitutional Convention and Federal Constitution (7.4) • 1:10:49 - Credits 📖ABOUT THE BOOK: An audiobook production of “US History,” an OpenStax textbook. This popu...

Chapter 6 - America's War for Independence, 1775-1783 25.03.2024 1:02:34

⏳ TIME STAMPS: • 0:00:00 - Welcome • 0:00:37 - Introduction • 0:02:10 - Britain’s Law-and-Order Strategy and Its Consequences (6.1) • 0:21:03 - The Early Years of the Revolution (6.2) • 0:36:21 - War in the South (6.3) • 0:45:17 - Identity during the American Revolution (6.4) • 1:01:25 - Credits 📖ABOUT THE BOOK: An audiobook production of “US History,” an OpenStax textbook. This popular textbook...

Chapter 5 - Imperial Reforms and Colonial Protests, 1763-1774 22.03.2024 1:16:05

⏳ TIME STAMPS: • 0:00:00 - Welcome • 0:00:37 - Introduction • 0:02:06 - Confronting the National Debt: The Aftermath of the French and Indian War (5.1) • 0:18:45 - The Stamp Act and the Sons and Daughters of Liberty (5.2) • 0:33:58 - The Townshend Acts and Colonial Protest (5.3) • 0:55:43 - The Destruction of the Tea and the Coercive Acts (5.4) • 1:07:49 - Disaffection: The First Continental Cong...

Chapter 4 - Rule Britannia! The English Empire, 1660–1763 20.03.2024 1:12:50

⏳ TIME STAMPS: • 0:00:00 - Welcome • 0:00:36 - Introduction • 0:02:25 - Charles II and the Restoration Colonies (4.1) • 0:25:17 - The Glorious Revolution and the English Empire (4.2) • 0:33:27 - An Empire of Slavery and the Consumer Revolution (4.3) • 0:47:12 - Great Awakening and Enlightenment (4.4) • 1:01:01 - Wars for Empire (4.5) • 1:11:41 - Credits 📖ABOUT THE BOOK: An audiobook production o...

Chapter 3 - Creating New Social Orders: Colonial Societies, 1500–1700 19.03.2024 1:20:42

⏳ TIME STAMPS: • 0:00:00 - Welcome • 0:00:38 - Introduction • 0:02:02 - Spanish Exploration and Colonial Society (3.1) • 0:10:21 - Colonial Rivalries: Dutch and French Colonial Ambitions (3.2) • 0:20:56 - English Settlements in America (3.3) • 1:05:34 - The Impact of Colonization (3.4) • 1:19:33 - Credits 📖ABOUT THE BOOK: An audiobook production of “US History,” an OpenStax textbook. This popula...

Chapter 2 - Early Globalization: The Atlantic World, 1492–1650 19.03.2024 1:16:45

⏳ TIME STAMPS: • 0:00:00 - Welcome • 0:00:37 - Introduction • 0:02:12 - Portuguese Exploration and Spanish Conquest (2.1) • 0:26:38 - Religious Upheavals in the Developing Atlantic World (2.2) • 0:37:32 - Challenges to Spain’s Supremacy (2.3) • 0:56:31 - New Worlds in the Americas: Labor, Commerce, and the Columbian Exchange (2.4) • 1:15:37 - Credits 📖ABOUT THE BOOK: An audiobook production of “...

Chapter 1 - The Americas, Europe, and Africa Before 1492 19.03.2024 1:02:31

⏳ TIME STAMPS: • 0:00:00 - Welcome • 0:00:36 - Introduction • 0:02:13 - The Americas (1.1) • 0:27:04 - Europe on the Brink of Change (1.2) • 0:49:26 - West Africa and the Role of Slavery (1.3) • 1:01:22 - Credits 📖ABOUT THE BOOK: An audiobook production of “US History,” an OpenStax textbook. This popular textbook is designed for college-level U.S. history courses, and provides a comprehensive hi...