In this episode, Matt Gregory explores whether the United States delivered on the promises made in the Declaration of Independence.
In this episode, Matt Gregory explores the factors that led to the Boston Massacre, in which five Bostonians were killed and several were injured. The episode also frames the massacre in the context of the American Revolution.
In this episode, Matt Gregory explores primary and secondary sources to determine how democratic the Roman Republic actually was.
In this episode, Matt Gregory breaks down primary and secondary source documents to determine if ancient Athens lived up to the reputation of being the birthplace of democracy.
In this episode, Matt Gregory explores whether Louis and Clark were respectful to the Native Americans that they met on their journey. Ihatedhistoryclass@gmail.com
In this episode, Matt Gregory explores primary and secondary source documents to try to understand how people in the 14th century understood the black death, which wiped out an estimated 50 million people. Ihatedhistoryclass@gmail.com
In this episode, Matt Gregory explores the factors that caused the Salem witch crisis of 1692, which was one of the worst cases of mass hysteria in the history of the United States. Ihatedhistoryclass@gmail.com
In this episode, Matt Gregory and special guest, Shaun Procaccini, read through primary and secondary source documents to figure out why the founding fathers kept slavery in the constitution despite the declaration of independence claiming that “all men are created equal? “
In this episode, Matt gregory explores three primary source documents and one secondary source document to decide if the partition of India was a good idea given what people knew at the time.
In this episode, Matt Gregory explores how different passengers on the transatlantic slave trade or middle passage experienced that journey. To access the slave ship diagram, follow this link: https://www.tolerance.org/classroom-resources/texts/hard-history/stowage-on-the-slave-ship-brookes ihatedhistoryclass@gmail.com
In this episode, we are going to look at the perspectives of Andrew Jackson, a rogue Cherokee, and the encyclopedia Britannica to answer the question: Why did Americans in the 1830s support Indian removal?
In this episode, we are going to look at a variety of secondary sources to find out if slaves built the pyramid at Giza.
In this episode, we look at three primary source documents to figure out why George Whitefield was so popular during the first great awakening.
In this episode, we are going to explore the historical question, ‘Were the dark ages really “dark?”’ through primary and secondary sources. Resources have been provided by the Stanford History Education Group. Contact: Ihatedhistoryclass@gmail.com
In this episode, Matt Gregory explores Primary and secondary sources to explore the Cuban Missile Crisis and determine why the Soviet Union pulled their missiles out of Cuba.