A Teacher's History of the United States

By Christopher Caldwell

History

What's A Teacher's History of the United States about?

Did you ever wish you could go back to class and learn about the most interesting, important, and impactful events in US history all over again...this time without the homework? If so, join the club! In this podcast, join Chris Caldwell and his fellow history nerds as they re-examine United States history one lesson at a time. Enjoy the podcast, and hopefully now you can take pride in knowing just a little bit more about the history of the United States.

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Chris and Zak wrap up election season by diving into detail about the Incumbency Advantage! --------- Please be sure to subscribe and tell your friends! Leave us a review on iTunes and reach out to us on social media! Twitter: ...

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11.03.2020 Election Season Special: Incumbency Advantage Chris and Zak wrap up election season by diving into detail about the Incumbency Advantage! --------- Please be sure to subscribe and tell your friends! Leave us a review on iTunes and reach out to us on social media! Twitter: ...
10.23.2020 Election Season Special: Electoral College Chris, Bill, and Zak get together to discuss everything about the Electoral College. --------- Please be sure to subscribe and tell your friends! Leave us a review on iTunes and reach out to us on social media! Twitter: @ateachershist Facebook: ...
10.14.2020 Election Season Special: Supreme Court Chris and Bill get together to discuss the history of the Supreme Court and what attempts at "court packing" the United States has dealt with in the past. --------- Please be sure to subscribe and tell your friends! Leave us ...
09.23.2020 135 - The Lonestar Republic (Texas Revolution) Episode 135: The Texans strike a deal with Santa Anna while Van Buren is dealing with whether or not to annex this new independent republic. --------- Please be sure to subscribe and tell your friends! Leave us a review on ...
09.17.2020 134 - Goliad and San Jacinto (Texas Revolution) Episode 134: Chris wraps up the fighting in the Texas Revolution with the Battles of Goliad and San Jacinto. --------- Please be sure to subscribe and tell your friends! Leave us a review on iTunes and reach out to us ...
08.30.2020 133 - EC - Remember the Alamo (Texas Revolution) Episode 133: Bill and Zak hop back on the pod to talk about the famous siege at the Alamo! --------- Please be sure to subscribe and tell your friends! Leave us a review on iTunes and reach out to us ...
08.19.2020 132 - The Revolution Begins (Texas Revolution) Episode 132: The Revolution officially begins! The Texian Army scores a couple promising victories to start off their attempted revolution. --------- Please be sure to subscribe and tell your friends! Leave us a review on iTunes and reach out to ...
07.22.2020 131 - A Story About Texas (Texas Revolution) Episode 131: We look into the background of Mexican independence and the beginnings of the frustrations with the American immigrants in Texas. --------- Please be sure to subscribe and tell your friends! Leave us a review on iTunes and reach ...
07.01.2020 130 - Martin Van Buren Cashes In Episode 130: We get to know Martin Van Buren a bit better and take a look at how he won the election of 1836. --------- Please be sure to subscribe and tell your friends! Leave us a review on iTunes ...
06.26.2020 129 - Old Hickory's Reign Comes to an End Episode 129: We wrap up Jackson's presidency and being to look forward to continuing this new era in American politics. --------- Please be sure to subscribe and tell your friends! Leave us a review on iTunes and reach out to ...
06.20.2020 128 - Death of the Bank and birth of the Whigs Episode 128: President Jackson finally destroys the bank and the Whigs begin to gain momentum. --------- Please be sure to subscribe and tell your friends! Leave us a review on iTunes and reach out to us on social media! Twitter: ...
06.04.2020 127 - Jackson's Wins Re-election Episode 127: Henry Clay goes up against Jackson and fails spectacularly. Jackson earns four more years! --------- Please be sure to subscribe and tell your friends! Leave us a review on iTunes and reach out to us on social media! ...
05.28.2020 126 - EC - King Andrew the First? Episode 126: Chris and Bill discuss the apparent contradictions of President Andrew Jackson. --------- Please be sure to subscribe and tell your friends! Leave us a review on iTunes and reach out to us on social media! Twitter: @ateachershist Facebook: ...
05.20.2020 125 - EC - Indian Removal Act Episode 125: Chris and Zak discuss everything about the Indian Removal Act of 1830! --------- Please be sure to subscribe and tell your friends! Leave us a review on iTunes and reach out to us on social media! Twitter: @ateachershist ...
05.13.2020 124 - Andrew Jackson and the Bank War Episode 124: Nicholas Biddle and Henry Clay decide to challenge Andrew's Jackson's desire to do away with the bank...and they lose. --------- Please be sure to subscribe and tell your friends! Leave us a review on iTunes and reach out ...
05.06.2020 123 - The Nullification Debate Episode 123: South Carolina challenges Jackson and the Federal Government publicly over the constitutionality of the Tariff of 1828...and Jackson doesn't back down! --------- Please be sure to subscribe and tell your friends! Leave us a review on iTunes and ...
04.30.2020 122 - Jackson's vision for America Episode 122: Jackson drops some bombshells on Congress and lays out his plan to reform American politics. --------- Please be sure to subscribe and tell your friends! Leave us a review on iTunes and reach out to us on social ...
04.23.2020 121 - EC - The Petticoat Affair - The Sex Scandal that dismantled Jackson's cabinet Episode 121: A sex scandal occupies Jackson's attention, leading to the dissolution of his entire presidential cabinet! --------- Please be sure to subscribe and tell your friends! Leave us a review on iTunes and reach out to us on social ...
04.16.2020 120 - General Jackson Goes to Washington Episode 120: Jackson heads to Washington to shake things up as our 7th President. --------- Please be sure to subscribe and tell your friends! Leave us a review on iTunes and reach out to us on social media! Twitter: @ateachershist ...
04.08.2020 119 - The Industrial North Episode 119: We pause in our narrative to take a look the northern industrial society in the United States. --------- Please be sure to subscribe and tell your friends! Leave us a review on iTunes and reach out to us ...
04.02.2020 118 - King Cotton - Part 2 Episode 118: We pause in our narrative to take a look the southern slave society, which will be critical to understand as we move toward the antebellum period and the Civil War. --------- Please be sure to subscribe and tell ...
03.25.2020 117 - King Cotton - Part 1 Episode 117: We pause in our narrative to take a look the southern slave society, which will be critical to understand as we move toward the antebellum period and the Civil War. --------- Please be sure to subscribe and tell ...
03.18.2020 116 - The Mudslinging Election of 1828 Episode 116: The campaigns of Adams and Jackson reach new lows in American political history in one of the most contentious presidential elections ever. Jackson defeats Adams and take over as the 7th president. --------- Please be sure to subscribe ...
03.13.2020 115 - President John Quincy Episode 115: John Quincy Adams take over as our 6th President and begins to lay out his vision for the United States...causing him to slowly lose support in both the South and the West. --------- Please be sure to subscribe ...
03.11.2020 BONUS: Nerding out on Antebellum America with Greg Jackson from History That Doesn't Suck Chris joined Greg Jackson's podcast "History that Doesn't Suck" to talk antebellum America and the road to the Civil War. --------- Please be sure to subscribe and tell your friends! Leave us a review on iTunes and reach out to ...
03.03.2020 114 - The "Corrupt Bargain" of 1824 Episode 114: Andrew Jackson won the electoral and popular vote, but due to some political maneuvering, John Quincy Adams wins the presidency. Jackson becomes determined to win in 1828. --------- Please be sure to subscribe and tell your friends! Leave ...
02.12.2020 113 - The Missouri Compromise and Monroe's Second Term Episode 113: Congress avoids a potential political disaster by striking a huge compromise over the admission of Missouri while Monroe continues to try to govern even though his own cabinet is already thinking about the election of 1824. --------- Please ...
02.06.2020 112 - Andrew Jackson's Florida Expedition and the Panic of 1819 Episode 112: General Andrew Jackson invades Florida and the Panic of 1819 begins to being an end to the Era of Good Feelings. --------- Please be sure to subscribe and tell your friends! Leave us a review on iTunes and ...
02.01.2020 111 - The Era of Good Feelings Episode 111: James Monroe kicks off his presidency with a goodwill tour of the nation. The US embraces nationalism and sets its eyes on expansion. --------- Please be sure to subscribe and tell your friends! Leave us a review on ...
01.09.2020 110 - Introducing President James Monroe Episode 110: James Madison is relieved to hear news of the peace at Ghent and victory at New Orleans. Monroe wins the election of 1816. --------- Please be sure to subscribe and tell your friends! Leave us a review on ...
12.27.2019 109 - Unit 4 Review (Part 2) Episode 109: Chris reviews the second part of Unit 4, trying to remind you of all we have covered in this unit....which is A LOT of stuff! --------- Please be sure to subscribe and tell your friends! Leave us a ...
12.12.2019 108 - Unit 4 Review (Part 1) Episode 108: Chris reviews the first part of Unit 4, trying to remind you of all we have covered in this unit....which is A LOT of stuff! --------- Please be sure to subscribe and tell your friends! Leave us a ...
12.06.2019 107 - EC - Hartford Convention and Treaty of Ghent Episode 107: Chris and Bill discuss the political chaos in Connecticut and the official end to the War of 1812. --------- Please be sure to subscribe and tell your friends! Leave us a review on iTunes and reach out to ...
11.27.2019 106 - EC - Battle of New Orleans Episode 106: Chris and Bill discuss the final major conflict of the War of 1812 and the emergence of Andrew Jackson as a national military hero. --------- Please be sure to subscribe and tell your friends! Leave us a review ...
10.25.2019 105 - (War of 1812) - EC - The Southern Theater Episode 105: The US involves itself in the Creek Civil War and Col. Andrew Jackson leads them to victory, leading to an acquisition of millions of acres of Native land. --------- Please be sure to subscribe and tell your friends! ...
10.10.2019 104 - (War of 1812) - Battle of Baltimore and the Star Spangled Banner Episode 104: The British move north up the Chesapeake in an attempt to conquer another critical American city, Baltimore, MD. --------- Please be sure to subscribe and tell your friends! Leave us a review on iTunes and reach out to ...
10.02.2019 103 - (War of 1812) - The British Burn Washington D.C. Episode 103: The British focus their attention on the Chesapeake, invade the US and burn down the nation's capital. --------- Please be sure to subscribe and tell your friends! Leave us a review on iTunes and reach out to us ...
09.19.2019 102 - (War of 1812) - EC - Canada and the Northwest Episode 102: Zak hops on the pod to talk about the first theater of the War of 1812, the Northwest and Canada --------- Please be sure to subscribe and tell your friends! Leave us a review on iTunes and reach ...
09.06.2019 101 - EC - QA #2! Episode 101: Zak and Bill join Chris for another round of Q&A;! --------- Please be sure to subscribe and tell your friends! Leave us a review on iTunes and reach out to us on social media! Twitter: @ateachershist Facebook: A ...
08.29.2019 100 - The US Prepares for War (War of 1812) Episode 100: With war declared, the US moves to get ready for conflict. --------- Please be sure to subscribe and tell your friends! Leave us a review on iTunes and reach out to us on social media! Twitter: @ateachershist Facebook: ...
08.22.2019 99 - Madison and Monroe Push for War Episode 99: Madison hires Monroe as Secretary of State and Congress declares war on Britain. --------- Please be sure to subscribe and tell your friends! Leave us a review on iTunes and reach out to us on social media! Twitter: ...
08.08.2019 98 - Madison's Trials and Errors Episode 98: We take another look at Madison's first couple years as President trying to negotiate to open trade with Britain and France...only to continue to make mistake after mistake. --------- Please be sure to subscribe and tell your friends! ...
08.01.2019 97 - Introducing President Madison Episode 97: We take another look at Jefferson's second term and the foreign policy issues that then-Secretary of State James Madison was dealing with. We then welcome Madison as the fourth president of the US. --------- Please be sure to ...
07.18.2019 96 - Jefferson's Second Term Episode 96: President Jefferson deals with issues foreign and abroad and makes the fateful decision to enact an embargo limiting American trade and igniting American opinion. --------- Please be sure to subscribe and tell your friends! Leave us a review ...
07.11.2019 95 - Election of 1804 and the Expedition of Lewis and Clark Episode 95: President Jefferson wins re-elections and Lewis and Clark reach the Pacific. --------- Please be sure to subscribe and tell your friends! Leave us a review on iTunes and reach out to us on social media! Twitter: @ateachershist Facebook: ...
06.26.2019 94 - The Louisiana Purchase Episode 94: Robert Livingston and James Madison, on behalf of Thomas Jefferson, take bold action and strike the largest deal in American History, purchasing Louisiana from Napoleon. --------- Please be sure to subscribe and tell your friends! Leave us a ...
06.12.2019 93 - EC - Marbury v Madison Episode 93: Bill is back on the pod as he and Chris dive deeper into arguably the most important Supreme Court Decision in American history. --------- Please be sure to subscribe and tell your friends! Leave us a review on ...
06.06.2019 92 - Jefferson's America Episode 92: Thomas Jefferson becomes President and ushers in a new era of American politics. --------- Please be sure to subscribe and tell your friends! Leave us a review on iTunes and reach out to us on social media! Twitter: ...
05.23.2019 91 - The "Revolution" of 1800 Episode 91: John Adams loses the election of 1800 and Thomas Jefferson ushers in a new era of American politics. --------- Please be sure to subscribe and tell your friends! Leave us a review on iTunes and reach out to ...
05.16.2019 90 - Peace with France and the End of the John Adams Presidency Episode 90: John Adams finally achieves his long awaited peace with France, but at the expense of his prospects for the election of 1800. --------- Please be sure to subscribe and tell your friends! Leave us a review on iTunes ...

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