J Williams STEAM High STL: Recent Episodes
Julie
My podcast was originally designed help my AP World History students with their 2020 exam; however, I’m using this podcast as a teaching tool for all my students in American Government, APUSH & Women’s Studies.
Goes over the positive and negative impacts of large scale immigration in the late 1800s
Basic concepts around how humans give meaning to things that don’t have meaning without them
Outlines the competition between France, Spain, England and the Netherlands in North America during the 1500s
Brief overview of the early civilizations in north and south America before European contact
Reviews the beginning of the war the strengths of the Union/North and the Confederacy/South and why the Union won
Goes over the timeline of the transcontinental railroad & the impact on the United States
Details the impact of the discovery of gold in northern California on both the United States and the world
Details the rise of manifest destiny and the struggle of having some slave states and some free states
Details the requirements for both senators and representatives and how they are allocated to each state based on population.
Details how Congress works along with Termanology surrounding Congress and how they do their jobs.
Overview of the first constitution put in place when the declaration of independence was written and why it eventually failed.
Details the events that lead from the founding of the colonies under British rule to the declaration of independence in 1776
Episode details the concepts of limited, ordered, and representative government along with details around the Magna Carta, Petition of Right, and the English Bill of Rights
Goes over the five basic concepts of democracy and the responsibility of citizens in that democracy
Goes into the detail of why a government exists, along with the powers of the government, 7 different types of government & 4 theories around government
Details around the critical weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation and a description of the fight to get the Constitution ratified in 1789
Details the beginnings of US Constitution, effects of French & Indian War, lead up to Revolution key battles.
Provides a description of each of the amendments along with some history of the amendment in regards to why it was passed
Also known as the Seven Years War, tracks the effect on the relationship between the British and its American colonies both during and after the war.
From After the Fact: the Art of Historical Detection by James West Davidson & Mark Hamilton Lytle 6th Edition
From After the Fact: the Art of Historical Detection by James West Davidson & Mark Hamilton Lytle 6th Edition
From After the Fact: the Art of Historical Detection by James West Davidson & Mark Hamilton Lytle 6th Edition
From After the Fact: the Art of Historical Detection by James West Davidson & Mark Hamilton Lytle 6th Edition
Episode goes over how the middle and New England colonies are making money and the establishment of Pennsylvania with its unique population of Quakers
Addresses the basis of income in the southern colonies and the disagreements around religious freedom in the northern colonies
Discusses causes and effects of the advent of the factory system and changes in communication and travel
Focus on the connection between the American and French revolutions and the other revolutions that happen later in Latin America
Focus on impact of Columbian exchange and Atlantic slave trade in North and South America
Continues overview of the effects of overseas expansion during the beginning of the Modern Era
Discusses the effects of expansion by Europeans into the Americas and the influx of money
Goes over the beginning of change in the Christian church around indulgences and the complaints of Martin Luther
Episode gives descriptor of Portuguese involvement with the expansion of overseas trade in the Indian Ocean network
Goes over transition from Premodern Era to Modern Era with early exploration, the Colombian Exchange & Atlantic Slave trade.