A History of the United States
Episodes
Episode 8 - The Starving Time
06 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This week everything goes wrong. EVERYTHING GOES WRONG. Gates gets lost, hundreds starve to death, and Jamestown is abandoned. It's hard to see how th...
Episode 7 - A Fresh Start
03 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This week Jamestown enters the Starving Time and in London the Virginia Company decides the colony needs a revolution.
Episode 6 - Aggressive Negotiations
30 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This week we cover Newport's Second Supply of Jamestown, and English relations with the Powhatans completely breaks down.
Episode 5 - Mr. Smith Goes to Werowocomoco
26 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This week we follow John Smith's misadventures with the Powhatans, where he travels to their capital at Werowocomoco. We also look at how Jamestown ma...
Episode 4 - The One Where Everyone Dies
22 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's Friends themed episode Newport sails back to London to report on the foundation of Jamestown, but in Virginia everything starts falling...
Episode 3 - Jamestown: The Settlement
19 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Surprise early episode! This week introduce the Native Americans in the region, the Powhatan Confederacy. We look at their leadership, society and cul...
Episode 2 - Jamestown: The Voyage
16 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This week we begin the real narrative. We look at the foundation of the Virginia Company, the failed settlement of St. George's Fort, North Virginia, ...
Episode 1 - The New World
09 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This week we begin telling the story. We cover the early voyages by the French to the New World, see how New Spain gained control of Florida, and look...
Episode 0 - Pilot
02 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Hello and welcome to A History of the United States. This episode gives an introduction to the project and myself.