A History of the United States

This week we explore how Jefferson attempted to weaken the Supreme Court, and what Marshall did to strengthen it.

This week we explore the Judiciary. We look at the relationship Americans of the Early Republic had with Judges, taking the story up to the appointment of John Marshall to the Supreme Court.

This week we explore climate science. We look at what impacts the climate, how it works, and how this was impacting our narrative.

This week we explore violence in the early American Republic. We look at factors which may have contributed to rising violence, such as alcoholism, and how this manifested across the nation.

This week we talk about two topics, the founding of Washington DC and the early history of American banking.

This week we open the Jefferson Administraion as he attempts to undo all the Federalists had done.

This week we cover the constitutional crisis that was the Election of 1800, as Federalists ask the question "Jefferson or Burr?".

This week we catch up Hamilton as he navigates the Reynolds Affair and the New Army.

This week we cover the Alien and Sedition Acts as the Adams Administration wrestles with a culture war.

This week we cover the election of 1796 and the XYZ Affair.

This week we let Washington close his administraion in his own words.

This week we cover the our last topic of the Washington administration, Citizen Genet and the issue of neutrality.

This week we examine the Democratic-Republicans as they start to become a more powerful group, asking what was the ideology that held them together.

This week we examine the early 'Republican Interest' in its battles with the Federalist government, exploring how Hamilton and Jefferson argued while Washington tried to hold his administration together.

This week we turn to the growing political fragmentation during the Washington Administration. We discuss how Madison's opinions changed over time, how he became more distant from Hamilton, and ultimately formed a close friendship with Thomas Jefferson.