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Columbus’ Second Voyage Begins and Finds Mystery at La Navidad
Columbus had little trouble gaining support for a second expedition, as many believed he had found a short cut to Asia and its rich supplies of silk and spices. Continue reading Podcast – Columbus’ Second Voyage Begins and Finds Mystery at La Navidad
The three ships departed the Canary Islands on September 6, 1492. The ships would remain out of sight of land for 5 long weeks. Continue reading Podcast – Columbus – San Salvador Island, Fernandina and Cuba
Columbus began planning the voyage almost immediately. He would sail from the Spanish port city of Palos os de la Frontera. The main occupation of this port was fishing. Queen Isabella required the populace of the town to cooperate with Columbus. Continue reading Columbus Begins his Historic Voyage
Greetings, today I will talk about the initial meeting between Christopher Columbus and Queen Isabella and tell a little bit about Columbus’ life up to this point. Continue reading Podcast – Columbus Meets with Queen Isabella
In 1469 Spain was still a disunited nation. The Kingdom of Castile was the largest kingdom and occupied the region between Portugal and the Kingdom of Aragon. The Atlantic Ocean lay to the north and the Muslim region of Grenada lay to the south. The Kingdom of Aragon bordered Castile to the west and France to the northeast. The Pyrenees Mountains formed the Aragon/France boundary. The Mediterranean Sea lay to the southeast. Continue reading Events Leading to Columbus’ First Voyage
Greetings, in this episode I talk about my book series, the United States History Series. I decided to write this series so readers could understand the political evolution of the United States. The book includes, at present, three books Continue reading Podcast – The United States History Series
The Lincoln Assassination From the Book:A History of United States Presidential Elections – Book 2 Transcript:Greetings, this week’s episode is … Continue reading Podcast – The Lincoln Assassination
Greetings, this episode relates the biographies of the two principal adversaries at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, Ulysses S. Grant and Robert Edward Lee Continue reading Podcast – The Opponents at Appomattox, Ulysses S. Grant and Robert Edward Lee
Greetings, one of the seldom discussed events of the Civil War years is that Confederate election of 1861. The Confederacy only staged one election, as Union forces ended the Confederacy before they could hold another. Continue reading Podcast – The 1861 Confederate Election
This episode explains the process of voting in during the early days of the Republic in the 18th and 19th Centuries, as it is quite different from what we are used to in the 21st Century. Continue reading Podcast – The Voting Process in the 18th Century
The issue of slavery rose to the surface for the first time as a major issue in the election 1848. This episode relates the events of that election. Continue reading Podcast – The 1848 Election
The threat of secession arose several times prior to 1861, the first time during the Nullification Crises in the early 1800’s. Continue reading Podcast – The Nullification Crises
During this period of the election of 1800 the modern practice of mudslinging politics began to arise. The Election of 1800 featured former friends and now political foes, Thomas Jefferson and John Adams. Continue reading Podcast – The Election of 1800
listeners to this episode will learn about the first elections held under the Constitution as well as some of the early political parties that formed. Continue reading Podcast – Early Elections and Political Parties in the United States
Weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation led the leaders of the Confederation to call for a convention to revise them and correct the deficiencies. The delegates labored all summer, creating the Constitution of the United State, a document that governs government, not people. Continue reading Podcast – Constitutional Convention Adopts the Constitution
The Second Continental Congress laid the foundation for the eventual United States Constitution when they adopted the Articles of Confederation in 1781. Continue reading Podcast – Congress Adopts the Articles of Confederation
The Stamp Act Congress of 1765 Upload Podcast Here From the Book:A History of the United States ConstitutionTranscript:GreetingsThe debt the … Continue reading Podcast – The Stamp Act Congress of 1765
The story of the United States Constitution begins in 1754 with the Albany Plan of Union during the early stages of the French and Indian War. Continue reading Podcast – Albany Plan of Union Adopted
This episode of the Colonial American History Series relates the return of Christopher Columbus’ return to Spain.ch Continue reading Podcast – Episode 12 – Christopher Columbus Returns
This episode discusses a process called the Columbian Exchange, an exchange that began with the first voyages of Christopher Columbus to the New World. Continue reading Podcast – The Columbian Exchange
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