US History in 5 Minutes or Less
Kanaal Besonderhede
US History in 5 Minutes or Less
A short overview of US history, created for my 8th grade students. Contact me at ushistoryin5@gmail.com Note: the "5 minutes or less applies" is a guideline, not a hard and fast rule.
Onlangse Episodes
25 episodes
Episode #24: Ratifying the Constitution
How did the U.S. Constitution become the law of the land?
Episode #23: The Constitutional Convention
How did the Constitutional Convention change America's government?
Episode #22: The Articles of Confederation
What was the first national government of the U.S. like?
Episode #20: The War in the South
Why did the British take the war to the South? What happened when they got there?
Episode 18: Saratoga and its Consequences, Part 2
Why is Saratoga called the turning point of the war?
Episode 17: Saratoga and its Consequences, Part 1
What was the background to the Saratoga campaign? How did individual personalities affect the outcome of the campaign?
Episode 16: 1776
After way too long of a delay, I'm back to discuss 1776--from the publication of "Common Sense" through Washington probably saving the Revolution.
Episode 15: the Siege of Boston
What happened after the Battle of Concord? Why did Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold hate each other? How did Henry Knox help the Americans achieve a bi...
Episode 14: From the Tea Act to the "Shot heard 'round the world"
How did tea lead to the Revolutionary War?
Episode 12: Taxes and Resistance
How did British war debt lead to conflict between the British and the colonists?
Episode 11: Consequences of the French and Indian War
How did the French and Indian War affect the relationship between the British government and the American colonists?
Episode 8: Colonial Regions
How did the geography of the 13 colonies affect their economies and societies?
Episode 7: The Plymouth Colony
Who were the pilgrims? Why did they come to the Americas? Did they celebrate the first Thanksgivig?
Episode 5: The Atlantic Slave Trade
This episode is a bit longer than 5 minutes, but it's an important topic, and I wanted to get more information in.
Episode 4: Other European Countries in the Americas
Once Spain began to get rich and powerful from its American colonies, other European countries wanted in on the action. Also, conflict between religio...
Episode 3: The Impact of Colonization
What effect dd the Europeans have on the Africans and Americans?
Episode 2: Columbus
So Columbus did't discover America. Then what did he do? And why is he so important?
Episode 0: What is this podcast about?
This is a podcast created for my 8th grade history students to summarize U.S. history.
Episode 1: Three Worlds
I take a very quick tour of the 3 regions that would come together in the Americas: Native Americans, Africans, and Europeans.