History Class with Mr. Frizz

By Mr. Frizzell

Join me, an 8th grade American history teacher, on this podcast as I discuss what we are learning about from week to week, why it mattered then, and why it still matters today.

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The podcast currently has 23 episodes available.

History Class with Mr. Frizz episodes:

April 04, 2025 22 - Dred Scott and Lincoln's Election
In 1857, the Supreme Court handed down a ruling in Dred Scott v Sandford that essentially mandated that slavery be allowed everywhere in the United States. Abraham Lincoln rode the resulting backlash all the way to the White House.
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9min
April 04, 2025 21 - Bleeding Kansas and Charles Sumner (Manifest Destiny Part 3)
All of the westward expansion during Manifest Destiny finally tips the political scales irrevocably towards violence and aggression in two of the most gripping tales that lead to the American Civil War: The Pottawatomie Creek Massacre and the Caning of Charles Sumner. Listen in for a detailed coverage of these two events in our final episode on Manifest Destiny
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13min
March 31, 2025 20 - Gold Rush (Manifest Destiny Part 2)
The California Gold Rush forced the nation to address the looming issue of slavery far sooner than it expected. For 30 years, the United States had maintained a tenuous balance of power between the free states and slave states. But the population boom in California would force the issue.
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9min
March 20, 2025 19 - Manifest Destiny (Part 1)
Manifest Destiny kicked off a series of events that, together, would send the United States speeding towards civil war. Listen in on part one of the series tracking westward expansion's path to secession.
Art mentioned in this episode:
"American Progress" by John Gast
"The Dark Mark of Manifest Destiny" by Klee Benally
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8min
March 04, 2025 18 - Age of Reform - Change Matters
In the early 1800s, American life changed quickly due to the arrival of a host of social reform movements all appearing around the same time. These movements were caused by a shift in American theology from a focus on "predestination" to "free-will." Listen in for why it mattered then, and why it still matters today.
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6min
February 02, 2025 17 - Washington for President (Trouble with our Friends)
It turns out that even countries have problems getting along with their friends. In this episode, we find the United States trapped in a love triangle with Britain and France, unable to be friends with everyone. Washington will try, with limited success, to remove us from the issue.
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14min
February 02, 2025 16 - Washington for President (Trouble at Home)
So Washington is now president of the country, but will the country fare any better under the Constitution than it did under the Articles of Confederation? And what's this about a Whiskey Rebellion??
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17min
December 16, 2024 15 - Student Podcasts (Separation of Powers)
This episode features student created podcasts on the topic of the Separation of Powers in our government
1. Lexie, Danyale, and Iilea (Cover Art Also)
2. Minh and Jay
3. Brooklyn and Kennedi
4. Dylan and Malachi
5. Alexander and Ransom
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18min
December 16, 202414 - Student Podcasts (Checks and Balances)
This episode features student created podcasts on the topic of Checks and Balances in our government
Steve and Travis (Cover Art Also)
Cohen, Brody, and Jackson
Sofia
Ryan and Molly
Zavian and Michael
KB and Jack
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20min
December 16, 2024 13 - Student Podcasts (Limited Power)
This episode features student created podcasts on the topic of Limited Power in our government
1. Arizona (Cover Art Also)
2. Callie and Emery
3. Addie and Jamariah
4. Katelyn, Naomi, and Sydney
5. Felicity, Ashlyn, and Kaiden
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25min

FAQs about History Class with Mr. Frizz:

How many episodes does History Class with Mr. Frizz have?

The podcast currently has 23 episodes available.