The Political History of the United States

This week our story heads back to the South. With Spanish influence waning the English decide to venture into the vast amount of land between Florida and Virginia.Join us on social media! Threads: https://www.threads.net/@uspoliticalpodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/ushistpodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/Website: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/Bibliography: https://uspoliticalpodcast.com/?page_id=196

This week we are jumping back a bit and properly introducing the Province of Maryland. Originally founded to be a Catholic colony by Lord Baltimore, the colony sought to avoid the difficulties that plagued early Virginia and Plymouth.Join us on social media! Threads: https://www.threads.net/@uspoliticalpodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/ushistpodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/Website: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/Bibliography: https://uspoliticalpodcast.com/?page_id=196

To begin our second season we look at the early years for the Quakers in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. The treatment of the Quakers by the Puritans will tell us a lot about the religious situation in Massachusetts during the era. It will also help set the stage for events that will unfold throughout this season.Join us on social media! Threads: https://www.threads.net/@uspoliticalpodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/ushistpodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/Website: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/Bibliography: https://uspoliticalpodcast.com/?page_id=196

This week we wrap up the first season by continuing our look back at where we have been. We will also spend some time examining the themes that have helped define the early colonial experience. These themes are going to be critical moving forward and will help paint the future for the colonial United States.Join us on social media! Threads: https://www.threads.net/@uspoliticalpodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/ushistpodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/Website: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/Bibliography: https://uspoliticalpodcast.com/?page_id=196

Today is the first part of our season in review. This week's episode goes back and looks at the things we have talked about and tries to pull together some of the central themes that we have seen. Next time we will cover the second half of the season in review and then, without any delay, move straight into season 2.Join us on social media! Threads: https://www.threads.net/@uspoliticalpodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/ushistpodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/Website: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/Bibliography: https://uspoliticalpodcast.com/?page_id=196

Beginning with the importation of African slaves into Virginia in 1619, slavery will end up completely transforming the future United States. This week we look at the earliest slave trade in the North American English colonies and how the different regions all dealt with its arrival.Join us on social media! Threads: https://www.threads.net/@uspoliticalpodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/ushistpodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/Website: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/Bibliography: https://uspoliticalpodcast.com/?page_id=196

After 15 episodes on the founding of New England, we are ready to wrap this party up. This week we look at various topics on the New England colonies including the economy, common defense, and whether or not New England became the City on the Hill once envisioned by John Winthrop.Join us on social media! Threads: https://www.threads.net/@uspoliticalpodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/ushistpodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/Website: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/Bibliography: https://uspoliticalpodcast.com/?page_id=196

This week we move to Connecticut and look at the Fundamental Orders, a document that laid out how the government of Connecticut would function. The Fundamental Orders have earned Connecticut the name the Constitution State, so we are going to spend our time looking at the question of just what makes the Fundamental Orders unique. Finally, we are going to check in our favorite outcasts over in Rhode Island and see what has been developing there.Join us on social media! Threads: https://www.threads.net/@uspoliticalpodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/ushistpodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/Website: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/Bibliography: https://uspoliticalpodcast.com/?page_id=196

Among the most influential documents to come out of 17th century New England was the Massachusetts Body of Liberties. A codified system of laws, the Body of Liberties would introduce due process of law to Massachusetts. We will finish this week up by returning to Plymouth and checking in on our old friends there.Join us on social media! Threads: https://www.threads.net/@uspoliticalpodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/ushistpodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/Website: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/Bibliography: https://uspoliticalpodcast.com/?page_id=196

This week we are looking at the evolving religious dynamic in Massachusetts throughout the 1630s and '40s. During this time the Puritan church would tighten its stranglehold over the social and political systems in Massachusetts. In order to fully investigate the situation, we are going to turn our attention to Anne Hutchinson and see what happens when somebody challenges the established order.Join us on social media! Threads: https://www.threads.net/@uspoliticalpodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/ushistpodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/Website: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/Bibliography: https://uspoliticalpodcast.com/?page_id=196