Articles of Confederation - Doomed From the Start
Civics & Coffee: A History Podcast
01/09/21
•13m
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This week I talk about the first draft in United States Government - the Articles of Confederation.
Banded together in their quest to defeat the British, the colonies established a basic framework to formalize their current power structure. Nervous about centralizing power, the framers were focused on vesting as much authority as possible into the individual states. However, a series of events known as Shays Rebellion helped put into focus just why a centralized government would be needed if the republic was going to remain standing.
Sources Used This Episode:
- The Quartet by Joseph Ellison
- You Don't Know Much About History by Kenneth C Davis
- The John Dickinson Draft of the Articles of Confederation by Jane E Calvert, The Panorama (LINK)
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The Revolution & Slavery - All Men Created Equal?
January 2, 2021
•12m
This week I talk about the institution of human bondage in the immediate aftermath of the American Revolution.
The colonies had just declared themselves a free and independent republic where all men were created equal. But what about the men and women forced to serve in life long bondage? What did this fight for independence mean for them?
As I talk about this week, there was an immediate - albeit short lived - shift in the acceptance of and need for slavery. But as an institution and labor source, slavery would remain as part of the American fabric for another 100 years. Enjoy!
Sources Used This Episode:
- American Slavery by Peter Kolchin
- Vermont, the first state to abolish adult slavery, is trying to remove any mention of slavery from its Constitution altogether by Brandon Griggs, CNN. (LINK)
- Massachusetts Constitution and the Abolition of Slavery (LINK)
- Revolutionary Changes & Limitations: Slavery, U.S. History Online Textbook (LINK)
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Apollo 11 - Part One (Listener Request)
January 16, 2021
•14m
Another listener request! Brody wanted me to cover the first man on the moon and so this week, I lay the foundation of the Apollo 11 mission including how why we got into the space race to begin with and just went into creating NASA.
NASA created a brand new career - astronaut - but just went into being drafted for the new career? And would America ever overcome the Soviet Union in the space race? Tune in and find out.
Sources Used This Episode:
- Shoot for the Moon by James Donovan
- Apollo 11. Directed by Todd Douglas Miller. CNN Films. 2019. Hulu. (LINK)
- Math Invented for Moon Landing Helps Your Flight Arrive on Time by Abigail Tabor, NASA. (LINK)
- The Apollo Missions. Edited by Sarah Loff. NASA. (LINK)
- Apollo 11 Mission Overview. Edited by Sarah Loff. NASA. (LINK)
- Space Program. The John F Kennedy Library. (LINK)
- May 25, 1961: JFK'S Moonshot Speech to Congress. Space.com (LINK)
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