History of the American People to 187710 Nov 2020

The Corrupt Bargain

In this lecture, Dr. Totten argues the closely contested election of 1824, led to a widely disparaged administration under John Quincy Adams. Supporters of Andrew Jackson, called Jacksonians and later termed Democrats, viewed the effort of Henry Clay to swing the contest in JQA's favor as outright theft. As a result, JQA's administration suffered from lack of support, even from his own Vice President, John C. Calhoun. While JQA is the greatest Secretary of State in U.S. history, his presidency was largely ineffective in passing his programs. The election of 1828, which was highly rancorous, ushered in a new era of American politics. Due to the removal of property requirements, white males voted in great numbers, which routinely reached 80-90% of the eligible electorate. In addition, a new political party, The Democratic Party, was founded, and its name sake, which bears little resemblance to its 19th century counterpart, lives on to this day. Finally, new methods of electioneering were adopted, which combined policy with revelry to achieve this massive participation.

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Episoder(38)

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 Nov 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 Des 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 Des 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 Des 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 Des 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 Des 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 Des 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 Des 202036min