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History of the United States Podcast Episode 70: The Election of 1800 part 1

Well, here we are! 1800, woot!! To get started with the new century, we talk about the election of 1800, a repeat of 1796, at least on the surface. This election will change everything! No really, it does…

History of the United States Podcast Episode 69: The Alien and Sedition Acts

Almost made it in one month! This episode tackles what would become the defining issue of the Adams presidency: the Alien and Sedition Acts. Part national security fears, part political payback, all controversial. Come the election of 1800, it became a pivotal issue.

History of the United States Podcast: Episode 68 The Quasi-War

Hello! If the calendar is correct, it’s barely been a month since the last cast! Whoo-hoo! In this episode, we continue to look at the Adams administration and something called the Quasi-War. Taking a star turn is Alexander Hamilton.

History of the United States Podcast Episode 67: The Adams Administration Part 1 The XYZ Affair

Hello! Welcome to another episode of the History of the United States Podcast! Not gonna lie: not the cleanest podcast I’ve ever done, but a couple months away from the mic will do that. Anyway, this time around, we get into the Adams administration, especially something called the XYZ Affair. Thanks for listening! If you’d like to further support the podcast, support me on Patreon!

History of the United States Episode 65: 1796

Washington has said goodbye. Now it’s time to figure out who gets the top job. Two contenders emerge from two factions. Both from the founder generation. Both diplomats. Both statesman. Depending on who you read, one a supporter of monarchy the other a godless heathen. It was quite the contest in 1796.

The History of the United States Podcast: Episode 47 The Treaty of Paris

Here we are! It didn’t even take a month to get another one in the can! So, we finally get to the end of the American Revolution with the official peace treaty of 1783. Franklin, Jay and Adams do the best they can for their new country and by the time the sausage gets made, they did pretty good. Britain did ok too, the French and Spanish? Not so much. Give us a listen, give us some love on iTunes. Until next time!