History of the American People to 187714 Syys 2020

New France & Native Resistance

In this lecture, Professor Totten argues France's experience in the "New World" differed from the Spanish and English in their relatively positive relationships with various Native tribes. New France was less populous than other European possessions, though it was territorial expansive. However, France did not effectively control the territory they claimed, as they relied on Native Americans to trade and project power from the St. Lawrence River Valley, down the Mississippi River, into the Gulf of Mexico. French efforts at conversion were tepid and largely unsuccessful. Competition with other Europeans, like the Dutch, and competition between native tribes, created coalitions of support and led to endemic warfare. The Iroquois, with access to Dutch guns, were the most successful, and carved a swath of control from Upstate New York and Pennsylvania, into the modern Midwest. France's peace with the Iroquois in 1701, illustrates a missed opportunity for a more inclusive and mutually beneficial relationship. This example at cooperation and toleration, as we will see, would not be followed by the English settlers along the Atlantic coast.

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The Communication, Market, and Transportation Revolution

In this lecture, Dr. Totten discusses the massive economic and technological changes that fundamentally altered the young republic in the 19th century.

5 Marras 202129min

The Lost Cause

In this lecture, Dr. Totten argues the greatest trick ever played on white southerners was convincing them that disunion and the protection of slavery was a good cause and that the the Confederacy ben...

8 Joulu 202039min

A Fool's Errand: Reconstruction

In this lecture, Dr. Totten argues Reconstruction attempted to bring due process, equal protection of the law, and voting rights to African Americans, but was thwarted by white southerners who attempt...

8 Joulu 202045min

The Civil War: The Hard Hand of War

In this lecture, Dr. Totten argues both northerners and southerners created false memories of the war that highlighted unity and downplayed the division that griped both home fronts.

8 Joulu 202040min

The Civil War A Very Bloody Affair

In this lecture, Dr. Totten argues the Civil War was a a devastating conflict that killed 750,000 Americans.

8 Joulu 202054min

The Secession Crisis

In this lecture, Dr. Totten argues elite white southerners reacted to the election of Abraham Lincoln by pushing for secession. This was a rash decision, considering Lincoln never threatened slavery w...

8 Joulu 202022min

The Political Crisis of the 1850s

In this lecture, Dr. Totten argues the debate over the expansion of slavery into the recently conquered territories of the Mexican Cession led to the outbreak of the Secession Crisis and ultimately th...

8 Joulu 202038min

The Old South

In this lecture, Dr. Totten argues the South was a slave society, where every aspect of its economy, politics, and social hierarchy was wrapped around the sinful institution.

8 Joulu 202036min