Manifest Destiny
In this lecture, Dr. Totten argues white Americans believed they were destined to conquer and settle the American continent. White Americans systematically ethnically cleansed Native Americans from th...
8 Dec 202037min
The Era of Reform
In this lecture, Dr. Totten argues many middle-class Americans joined reform societies to deal with the issues created by the Market Revolution. Some Americans embraced anti-slavery, abolitionism, tem...
8 Dec 202032min
The Second Great Awakening
In this lecture, Dr. Totten argues a wave of religious revivals spread across the country, which led many Americans to change the way they worshiped. Americans embraced a more enthusiastic, evangelica...
8 Dec 202015min
The Age of Jackson
In this lecture, Dr. Totten argues President Andrew Jackson ushered in a new era of American politics, and his imprint on the presidency lives on to this day.
10 Nov 202035min
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...
10 Nov 202014min
The Era of Good Feelings?
In this lecture, Dr. Totten argues the "Era of Good Feelings," is misnamed. While the period did have one party rule and a renewed sense of American identity, it also was a period of economic turbulen...
10 Nov 202028min
The War of 1812
In this lecture, Dr. Totten argues the War of 1812 was a foolish conflict that the Americans barely escaped intact. The war was caused by continued British impressment of U.S. sailors, as well as thei...
9 Nov 202018min
Jeffersonian America
In this lecture, Dr. Totten argues Thomas Jefferson dropped his strict constructionist proclivities upon assuming the presidency and embarked on a reign of broad constructionist governance that enable...
22 Okt 202030min
