A History of the United States

By Jamie Redfern

What's A History of the United States about?

A History of the United States. A podcast charting the history of the United States of America from the foundation of Jamestown to the end of the cold war, covering political, military, economic, social and cultural history.

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Episode 171 - Philadelphia ...

09.03.2023

This week, we watch tensions rise over 1793 and 1794, complicated by Yellow Fever.

A History of the United States episodes:

09.03.2023 Episode 171 - Philadelphia Fever This week, we watch tensions rise over 1793 and 1794, complicated by Yellow Fever.
07.23.2023 Episode 170 - The Whiskey Tax This week, Hamilton looks to raise revenues through a Whiskey Tax, which swiftly starts to go wrong.
06.25.2023 Episode 169 - The Cause of, and Solution to, All of Life's Problems This week we turn our attention to the western frontier as we explore the origins of the whiskey rebellion.
05.14.2023 Episode 168 - Hamilton's Financial Plan This week we follow Hamilton's battle to get his four point financial plan approved.
03.26.2023 Where has Jamie Been? Explainer why there have been no episodes lately.
01.29.2023 Episode 167 - Prime Minister Hamilton This week we cover the creation of the initial federal departments, focusing in particular on the treasury and the idea of national debt.
01.15.2023 Episode 166 - The Bill of Rights This week we explore the creation of the Bill of Rights, discussing how and why they took the form they did.
11.27.2022 Episode 165 - The First Congress This week we introduce Congress as the House and Senate get to work. We also look at Washington's attempts to establish the right tone for the Presidency.
11.06.2022 Episode 164 - The French Revolution Part 2 This week we conclude a high-speed overview of the French Revolution.
11.06.2022 Episode 164 - The French Revolution Part 2 This week we conclude a high-speed overview of the French Revolution.
10.16.2022 Episode 163 - The French Revolution Part 1 This week we begin a high-speed overview of the French Revolution.
09.11.2022 Episode 162 - Ratification This week we look at the ratification process for the constitution as the Federalists and Antifederalists fought a war of words across the country.
08.21.2022 Episode 161 - The Constitution The Constitution.
08.07.2022 Episode 160 - The Constitutional Convention Part 4 - The Imperial Congress This week the Constitutional Convention wraps up as we cover the final debates - the power of Congress, the election of the President, trade and slavery. I also discuss my new book.
07.10.2022 Episode 159 - The Constitutional Convention Part 3 - The Connecticut Compromise This week the Constitutional Convention continues as the small states propose the New Jersey Plan, before eventually the Connecticut Compromise is reached.
06.12.2022 Episode 158 - The Constitutional Convention Part 2 - The Virginia Plan This week the Constitutional Convention begins with Madison proposing The Virginia Plan.
05.29.2022 Episode 157 - The Constitutional Convention Part 1 - The Attendees This week we begin discussions of the 1787 Constitutional Convention by introducing the Delegates.
05.15.2022 State of the Podcast - I'll be back soon! Quick update on my writers block around the constitutional convention.
03.20.2022 Episode 156 - The Federalists This week we catch up with Alexander Hamilton, introduce James Madison, and cover the beginnings of the Federalist movement up to the Annapolis Convention of 1786.
02.20.2022 Episode 155 - Shays' Rebellion This week we look at how the unhappiness of the 1780s exploded in Massachusetts.
01.23.2022 Episode 154 - It's a Postwar Depression, Stupid! This week we start to explore the economic crisis that engulfed the United States in the 1780s.
12.12.2021 Episode 153 - The Articles of Confederation This week we creation of the first US constitution, the Articles of Confederation. We also look at the problems this constitution caused.
10.03.2021 Episode 152 - The Treaty of Paris (1783) This week we cover the events that led to the 1783 Treaty of Paris, bringing a peace between Britain, France, Spain and the newly formed United States.
09.26.2021 Episode 151 - The Battle of Yorktown This week we cover the last year of the American Revolution, and the final battle - Yorktown.
09.19.2021 Episode 150 - The Revolutionary South This week we track the events in South Carolina and Georgia during the Revolutionary War, as well as looking at Benedict Arnold, bringing the war up to 1780.
08.30.2021 Episode 149 - French Connection US This week we look what happened as the French joined the war and the northern theatre became trapped in a stalemate.
08.15.2021 Episode 148 - Saratoga This week we look at the Washington's time in Valley Forge and evaluate the career of Howe.
07.18.2021 Episode 147 - Philadelphia Falls This week we look at the Washington's time in Valley Forge and evaluate the career of Howe.
06.06.2021 Episode 146 - Philadelphia Falls This week we the British decide they want to capture Philadelphia, for some reason.
05.09.2021 Episode 145 - The Crisis This week we talk about revolutionary war in 1776 as the British push the Patriots westward.
04.11.2021 Episode 144 - All Men Are Created Equal This week we talk about slavery at the time of the revolution, as well as the campaigns of mid-1776 in New York.
03.07.2021 Intelligent Speech 2021 Intelligent Speech 2021.
03.07.2021 Episode 143 - Declaration of Independence This week we cover the Declaration of Independence.
02.14.2021 Episode 142 - Common Sense This week we look at the British reaction to the outbreak of the revolutionary war and how this drove Americans towards independence. We also look at Common Sense by Thomas Paine.
01.24.2021 Episode 141 - The Invasion of Canada This week the Patriot forces attempt to capture Canada from the British.
12.20.2020 Episode 140 - Lexington and Concord This week the American Revolution begins! We cover the battles of Lexington, Concord and Bunker Hill, as well as look at Washington being made Commander in Chief by the Second Continental Congress.
12.13.2020 Episode 139 - Britain Chooses War This week we look at the decisions that to Britain taking military action against the American patriot forces.
11.29.2020 Episode 138 - The First Continental Congress This week we look at the Declaration of Rights made by the First Continental Congress.
11.15.2020 Episode 137 - The Boston Tea Party This week we look at how a crisis in the East India Company triggered the chain reaction that would blow up the British Empire.
11.08.2020 Episode 136 - The Boston Massacre This week we look at the British attempts to establish colonies in Canada and Florida, as well as American expansion in the interior. Then we turn to Boston for events in 1770.
10.18.2020 Episode 135 - The Townshend Crisis This week we look at the fallout to the Townshend Acts in America, which ultimately forces Britain to relent. We also introduce the new Prime Minister, Lord North.
09.27.2020 Episode 134 - The Townshend Acts This week we look at the brief and destructive period where Townshend dominated the British government, passed the Townshend Acts, and set up the war for independence.
08.31.2020 Episode 133 - Townshend This week we look at the fall of the Rockingham Ministry, Pitt's insanity, and introduce Charles Townshend to centre stage.
08.02.2020 Episode 132 - Repeal of the Stamp Act This week we cover the repeal of the Stamp Act in Parliament as Pitt gives the speech of his life.
07.05.2020 Episode 131 - The Adams Family This week we introduce John and Abigail Adams, as well as looking at how women were crucial in the Stamp Act protests.
05.17.2020 Episode 130 - Hutchinson vs The Mob This week the Sons of Liberty begin to organise mobs to fight back against the Stamp Act, with the situation in Boston escalating.
05.03.2020 Episode 129 - The Virginia Resolves This week Grenville falls and the Rockingham Ministry is born, while we introduce Patrick Henry as the Stamp Act hits America.
04.13.2020 Episode 128 - The Stamp Act This week we follow as Prime Minister Grenville plants two timebombs in America, the Stamp Act and the Quartering Act.
03.29.2020 Episode 127 - The Currency Act This week we turn to the American Currencies Act, and introduce Sam Adams into the narrative as opposition to the British grows in Boston.
03.09.2020 Episode 126 - The Sugar Act This week Grenville hangs onto powerin Westminster while trying to bring in more money. He passes the first of his big new laws, the American Duties Act, more commonly known as the Sugar Act.

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A History of the United States episodes:

Episode 171 - Philadelphia Fever

Episode 170 - The Whiskey Tax

Episode 169 - The Cause of, and Solution to, All of Life's Problems

Episode 168 - Hamilton's Financial Plan

Where has Jamie Been?

Episode 167 - Prime Minister Hamilton

Episode 166 - The Bill of Rights

Episode 165 - The First Congress

Episode 164 - The French Revolution Part 2

Episode 164 - The French Revolution Part 2

Episode 163 - The French Revolution Part 1

Episode 162 - Ratification

Episode 161 - The Constitution

Episode 160 - The Constitutional Convention Part 4 - The Imperial Congress

Episode 159 - The Constitutional Convention Part 3 - The Connecticut Compromise

Episode 158 - The Constitutional Convention Part 2 - The Virginia Plan

Episode 157 - The Constitutional Convention Part 1 - The Attendees

State of the Podcast - I'll be back soon!

Episode 156 - The Federalists

Episode 155 - Shays' Rebellion

Episode 154 - It's a Postwar Depression, Stupid!

Episode 153 - The Articles of Confederation

Episode 152 - The Treaty of Paris (1783)

Episode 151 - The Battle of Yorktown

Episode 150 - The Revolutionary South

Episode 149 - French Connection US

Episode 148 - Saratoga

Episode 147 - Philadelphia Falls

Episode 146 - Philadelphia Falls

Episode 145 - The Crisis

Episode 144 - All Men Are Created Equal

Intelligent Speech 2021

Episode 143 - Declaration of Independence

Episode 142 - Common Sense

Episode 141 - The Invasion of Canada

Episode 140 - Lexington and Concord

Episode 139 - Britain Chooses War

Episode 138 - The First Continental Congress

Episode 137 - The Boston Tea Party

Episode 136 - The Boston Massacre

Episode 135 - The Townshend Crisis

Episode 134 - The Townshend Acts

Episode 133 - Townshend

Episode 132 - Repeal of the Stamp Act

Episode 131 - The Adams Family

Episode 130 - Hutchinson vs The Mob

Episode 129 - The Virginia Resolves

Episode 128 - The Stamp Act

Episode 127 - The Currency Act

Episode 126 - The Sugar Act