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Find the learning guides to accompany this podcast at https://childrenshour.org/historyTypically a region of the US that is overlooked in textbooks, the Southwestern United States history starts ove... more
FAQs about A Brief History of the American Southwest for Kids:How many episodes does A Brief History of the American Southwest for Kids have?The podcast currently has 6 episodes available.
January 01, 2023Episode 6: A Brief History of the American Southwest for KidsIn 1864, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo making the American Southwest a United States territory where the land would soon be crisscrossed with train tracks and roads, with new economies of health, culture and anthropological tourism, as well as harsh and inhumane impacts to Indigenous people....more18minPlay
January 01, 2023Episode 5: A Brief History of the American Southwest for KidsWithin two decades, the Spanish settlers returned to the Rio Grande Valley, laying claim to the fertile valleys to build haciendas, churches and towns, to be owned by the Spanish crown. This virtual field trip to Los Luceros Historic Site will tell the story....more20minPlay
January 01, 2023Episode 4: A Brief History of the American Southwest for KidsThe new neighbors had so many demands and harsh punishments, the pueblo peoples had enough and organized a revolt, sending the priests and other Europeans packing....more20minPlay
January 01, 2023Episode 3: A Brief History of the American Southwest for KidsIn July of 1540, the Ashiwi people watched as a group of armed strangers – who turned out to be Europeans – came into the desert Southwest, on horseback, and with an agenda of finding the cities of gold they had heard were located in the desert Southwest....more17minPlay
January 01, 2023Episode 2: A Brief History of the American Southwest for KidsFor over 10,000 years, communities grew in the desert, with elaborate roads and structures that remain today. The complexity of Chaco Canyon’s architecture, engineering, and governance demonstrates the sophistication of the Southwestern cultures....more20minPlay
January 01, 2023Episode 1: A Brief History of the American Southwest for KidsWe begin 23,000 years ago at what is today called White Sands National Park with footprints discovered in the sands that tell a story of a mom, her toddler, and their journey avoiding a giant sloth....more21minPlay
FAQs about A Brief History of the American Southwest for Kids:How many episodes does A Brief History of the American Southwest for Kids have?The podcast currently has 6 episodes available.