The Embargo Act of 1807: Jefferson's Failed Trade War Explained
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Thomas Jefferson built his reputation on limited government, yet in 1807 he grounded the entire ...
3 Okt 20min
James Monroe and the Era of Good Feelings: Ending Party Politics
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!In 1820, James Monroe ran for president effectively unopposed, winning every electoral vote but ...
3 Okt 20min
James Madison and the 1787 Constitutional Convention Explained
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!In May 1787, a 36-year-old James Madison arrived in Philadelphia nearly two weeks early, armed w...
3 Okt 26min
Independence Hall: The Untold Story of How It Survived and Was Restored
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Independence Hall began as a stalled colonial statehouse project, delayed by a feud between Andr...
3 Okt 25min
Horatio Gates: Saratoga Glory, the Conway Cabal, and Disgrace at Camden
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Horatio Gates helped build the Continental Army's administrative backbone, presided over the Bri...
3 Okt 23min
The First Bank of the United States: Hamilton's Plan and Its Downfall
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!After the Revolutionary War, the United States was buried in state and national debt, and Contin...
3 Okt 22min
Privateers Explained: Letters of Marque, Prize Law, and Legal Piracy
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Miguel Enriquez went from shoemaker in Puerto Rico to one of the wealthiest men in the New World...
3 Okt 22min
Gerrymandering Explained: From Elbridge Gerry to Algorithmic Maps
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!In 1812, Massachusetts Governor Elbridge Gerry signed a redistricting bill that twisted one Sout...
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