Thursday, Jul 31, 2008

Chapter 8 Podcast Jeffersonian Ascendancy: Theory and Prectice of Government

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Jeffersonian democrats theoretically declared their passion for liberty and equality. Nonetheless, they lived in a society whose members accepted slavery and sought to remove Native Americans from the path of the White man's progress. Jeffersonians also insisted upon a strict interpretation of the constitution, peaceful foreign relations, and reduction of the size and powers of the federal government. As president, however, Jefferson interpreted the Constitution broadly to accommodate the Louisiana Purchase, increased federal power to enforce the embargo of 1807, and led the country to the brink of war. Some Americans praised Jefferson's pragmatism; others felt betrayed.

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Wednesday, Jul 30, 2008

Chapter 7 Podcast Democracy in Distress: The Violence of Party Politics, 1788-1800

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This chapter describes the conflict between Hamiltonians and Jeffersonians and explains why the Jeffersonians won. George Washington was unanimously elected president in 1789 and gave the new government all the weight of his great reputation. It was assumed that everyone would work together for the common good and that the average voter trust his "betters" to manage political affairs.

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Friday, Jul 25, 2008

Chpater 6 Podcast The Republican Experiment

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In the Revolutionary era, Americans translated republican ideas into practical governments on the local and national levels, but they divided over the relative importance of individual liberty and social order. This chapter explains the controversies that resulted and how those controversies shaped the governments created on the state and national levels.

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Thursday, Jul 24, 2008

Chapter 5 Podcast The American Revolution: From Elite to Popular Revolt 1763 - 1783

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This chapter covers the years that saw the colonies emerge as an independent nation. The colonial rebellion began as a protest on the part of the gentry, but military victory required that thousands of ordinary men and women dedicate themselves to the to the ideals of republicanism.

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Monday, Jul 21, 2008

Chapter 4 Podcast Experience of Empire: Eighteenth-Century America

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Colonial Americans in the eighteenth century were aware of living on the edge of a great and growing empire. even as American society became more diverse, Eagland exerted a more dominant political, economic and cultural force. As the colonist became more British, they became American for the first time.

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Wednesday, Jul 16, 2008

Chapter 3 Podcast Putting Down Roots: Oppertunity and Oppression in Colonial Society

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Each colony developed a different social order depending on the local labor supply, the abundance of land, the demographic pattern, and wheather there were strong commercial ties to England. This chapter examines the differences between New England and the Chesapeake Colonies.

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