076 Citizen Sailors: Becoming American in the Age of Revolution
What did it mean to be a citizen during the late-18th and early-19th centuries? Why and how did early American sailors seem intent on proving their citizenship to the United States? In this episode, w...
5 Apr 201646min
075 How Archives Work (Doing History)
Historians research history in archives. But how do you gain access to one? And how do you use an archive once you find that it likely contains the information you seek? In this third episode of our “...
29 Mars 201654min
074 Martha Washington
George Washington stands as one of the most famous Americans in history, but what do we know of his helpmeet and partner, Martha? Who was the woman who stood beside and encouraged Washington? How did ...
22 Mars 201634min
073 The Bible in Early America
What role did the Bible play in the development of British North America and the early United States? How did the settlement of numerous religious groups in the thirteen American colonies affect the p...
15 Mars 201651min
072 The American Civil War
The American Civil War took place over 150 years ago. The war claimed over 600,000 American lives and its legacy affects the way present-day Americans view civil rights and race relations. The Civil W...
8 Mars 201645min
071 Saratoga and Hubbardton, 1777
Historians refer to the Battle of Saratoga as the “turning point” of the American Revolution. They argue the Patriot Army’s defeat of British General John Burgoyne’s forces convinced the French to ent...
1 Mars 201656min
070 How Historians Research (Doing History)
How did enslaved African and African American women experience slavery? What were their daily lives like? And how do historians know as much as they do about enslaved women? Today, we explore the answ...
23 Feb 201643min
069 Law, Order, and Sexual Misconduct in Colonial New England
Law and order stood as a sign of civilization for many 17th-century Europeans, which is why some of the first European settlers in North America created systems of law and order in their new homeland....
16 Feb 201649min
