Archive for July 2017
Episode 2: European Empires in the New World pt. 1
During the late 15th century to about the 18th century Europe would be engaged in extensive overseas exploration and would also emerge as the “center” of the world, at least in regard to its power, militarily and economically. This is the start of the age of European colonialism, sometimes referred to as the first age…
Episode 1: The Americas Before Columbus
Covering the Americas prior to Columbus, we destroy some myths about native American peoples, including how they arrived and the size of native American population. Some of the resources used to create this episode: Charles Mann, 1491. Stuart J. Fiedel, “The Peopling of the New World: Present Evidence, New Theories, and Future Directions” in Journal…
Episode O: Introduction
Hello, and welcome to the American History podcast: episode 0, Introduction. My name is Shawn Warswick, your host for this podcast which will explore the history of the United States. In this first episode, my goal is to simply lay the foundation for the podcasts which will follow, and to answer two simple questions. What…