Mr. O's History Class: Recent Episodes
Mr O
CLASS IS IN SESSION! Join Mr. O, a high school history teacher, and US Army veteran, as he tells the stories of different historical events, peoples, cultures, and nations. On a season by season basis, he will tackle different historical topics, ranging from national histories, individual historic events, and major figures throughout history. Notebooks out, let's begin!
Mr. O dives into who the Puritans and the pilgrims are. Why they came to America, what it was like when they arrived, internal conflict within their group, and external conflict with the Native Americans!--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-ordile/message
Mr. O explains the background of How and Why the English began establishing colonies in North America, and what the relationship was like between the English and the Powhatan Confederation. We will also see a prelude to the American Revolution take place in early English America!
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Mr. O. explains the expansion of Spain's colonial empire in the Americas, as well as how they managed their growing territory, and how other European power's ambitions impact Spain.
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Today we learn about Christopher Columbus' journey to the new world and the impact it has on Africa, Europe and the Americas.
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Mr. O explains what the situation in Europe is around 1492, and how events transpired to lead to the collision of Europeans, Africans, and Native Americans.
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Mr. O dives into what life is like in the major societies living in western Africa at the end of the 14th century, and we begin to see contact being made between West Africans and Europeans.
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Mr. O takes you on a tour of what life was like for the different Native American peoples around the continent on the eve of contact with the Europeans.
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Mr. O explains how humans came to be in the Americas, and who they were.
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