Reonas’ Review: Recent Episodes
Chris Reonas
A podcast covering United States history and other social studies topics at South Forsyth High School. Archive of 2019-2020 School Year.
Today’s episode will be our school closure lesson for 4/13/2020 and 4/14/2030. The episode will cover all the major topics you should know to do well on your Unit 14 Test.
Today’s episode marks the first half of Georgia Standard 23 for US History. We will cover the presidencies of Reagan, Bush and Clinton.
In today’s episode we briefly cover the Nixon administration through the Carter Administration. We discuss things like Watergate and the Iranian Hostage Crisis.
Today will be the last episode for the fall semester 2019 and we will cover all topics from unit 8 as well as review for our mid-term exam by listening to a few songs. Topics covered Are the gilded age through the Indian Wars in today’s episode that features a few review songs from Mr. Wolff.
Today we review the entire Civil War unit with a song from Mr. Wolff and and interview featuring Mr. Dalberg.
With one episode left in this unit, today we will discuss Sherman’s March to the sea and end with the assassination of President Lincoln.
We cover the major battles of the Civil War in today’s episode. We start at Fort Sumter and end with the Battle of Atlanta, before we end the Civil War in our next episode.
Today’s episode covers Lincoln and other major historical figures of the Civil War before we begin discussing battles of the Civil War next episode.
Today we discuss the advantages and disadvantages of both the North and the South during the Civil War.
With the last episode for Unit 5 we will discuss the Great Compromise of 1850 as well as the immediate causes of the Civil War. We will end the unit with the Election of 1860 before we move into the start of the Civil War next week.
Today’s episode will cover the Second Great Awakening and the reform movements of that time period to the California Gold Rush. We will also cover the Mexican American war and Manifest Destiny.
In today’s episode we will discuss Indian Removal during Andrew Jackson’s presidency including the Trail of Tears. We end this episode with a quick discussion of the American System.
Today’s episode covers the election of 1824 through the nullification crisis of 1832. We end with Henry Clay’s tariff compromise which ends the nullification crisis.
Today we return after a break to finish up unit 4 by discussing James Monroe and the Monroe Doctrine.
As we head into a week off from the podcast we will explore the War of 1812. We will discuss the impacts and outcomes of what is sometimes referred to as the forgotten war.
Today’s episode will cover the major event of the Jefferson Presidency. Impressment, the Chesapeake Leopard affair, and the Embargo of 1807 are just a few of the topics covered.
Today’s episode covers the presidency of John Adams and discusses topics like the XYZ Affair and Midnight Judges. This will lead us to the Revolution of 1800 and the election of Thomas Jefferson.
Today’s episode will cover the major events that took place during the presidency of George Washington.
Today we have a full episode with multiple guests. We have a special Constitution Day Segment along with a full review of Unit 3.
Today’s episode is a quick overview of the Bill of Rights and the first 10 amendments of the Constitution.
This episode will cover the start of American political parties as we discover the roles of the federalists and anti-federalists during the ratification process for the Constitution.
Today we will discuss how the founding fathers settled issues surrounding the fear of the new federal system of government. These issues include how to elect a President and how to ensure no single branch of government has too much power.
We concluded the last episode with the Shays’ Rebellion and the need for a Constitutional Convention. Today’s episode discusses the main topics and plans for the new Constitution as we head toward the ratification process.
Today we discuss the Articles of Confederation and its weaknesses. We then discuss how those weaknesses combined with Shays' Rebellion led to support for a Constitutional Convention.
This episode covers a quick intro to the Articles of Confederation and explains some of the better events to happen in the US (during the Articles of Confederation) just after the Treaty of Paris 1783.
Today's episode will be used as a flipped classroom lesson as well as a review. We will cover the end of the of War and the Treaty of Paris 1783, and once that is completed we will also be doing a quick review to prepare for your unit 2 test. A special thank you to Mr. Wolff for joining us today and for also helping us review unit 2.
We cover the signing of the Declaration of Independence and then move onto the turning point of the war at Saratoga, and the winter of 1777-1778 at Valley Forge.
Today's lesson includes info the 1st and 2nd Continental Congresses, The Shot Heard Round the World, and the Olive Branch Petition....also be sure to stay tuned for a special ending.
Quick Discussion over the Intolerable Acts and Thomas Paine’s Common Sense. We also discuss important due dates and some changes in next weeks schedule.
Intro to the podcast to give you an idea of what to look for and a preview of the upcoming week.