History of the American People to 187714 Sep 2020

Chesapeake Colonies & Native Resistance

In this lecture, Professor Totten argues English colonization experienced several setbacks before finally flourishing in the mid-seventeenth century. Conditions in England, such as surging populations and oppressive economic policies, led to the rise of the study beggars, which worried middle and upper-class Englishmen. These men desired fame and wealth associated with colonization and used cooperative ventures, like joint stock companies, to fund their efforts. The English used the experiences of cultural oppression, torture, and warfare against the Irish in their relations with various native tribes. After the inglorious failure at Roanoke, Jamestown was founded, though suffered from its poor location and the intransigence of the settlers. John Smith instituted new policies that tied work to rations, but these were abandoned after he left the colony due to an injury. The result was the "starving times" where most of Jamestown population died. It was only the timely arrival of reinforcements that saved the English venture from failure. Jamestown survived only because of the headright system and the use of indetured servants, who died in large numbers. Tobacco, a cash crop, fueled further immigration into colony of Virginia and allowed it to thrive.

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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 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 Dec 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 Dec 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 Dec 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 Dec 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 Dec 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 Dec 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 Dec 202036min