Podcasts by J Williams STEAM High STL
My podcast was originally designed help my AP World History students with their 2020 exam; however, I’m using this podcast as a teaching tool for all my students in American Government, APUSH & Women’s Studies.
Further podcasts by Julie
Podcast on the topic Geschichte
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APUSH Progressive Era DBQ from 2021-03-04T04:32:49
Details issues of deforestation, child labor, women’s suffrage & food safety
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APUSH Ch 15 part 4: Rise of Segregation from 2021-03-04T04:21:39
Post Civil War racial issues, Plessy v Ferguson, NAACP
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APUSH Ch 15 part 3: the Gilded Age from 2021-03-04T04:08
Details the experience of immigrants coming to the United States in the late 1800s
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Mirror with a Memory part 3 (After the Fact Ch 9 // Davidson & Lytle) from 2021-02-07T03:31:42
Pages 214-225
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Mirror with a Memory part 2 (After the Fact // Davidson & Lytle) from 2021-02-07T03:03:51
Pages 207-214 of Chapter 9
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APUSH Ch 15 part 2: Immigration & the Growth of Cities from 2021-02-05T21:02:02
Goes over the positive and negative impacts of large scale immigration in the late 1800s
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WGS: 4 Main Social Constructs from 2021-02-05T16:26:57
Basic concepts around how humans give meaning to things that don’t have meaning without them
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Mirror with a Memory part 1 from 2021-02-04T21:40:26
Audio file of chapter 9 from After the Fact: the Art of Historical Detection
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APUSH Ch 2: Contest for North America from 2021-02-01T21:16
Outlines the competition between France, Spain, England and the Netherlands in North America during the 1500s
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APUSH Ch 1: New World Beginnings from 2021-02-01T21:06:11
Brief overview of the early civilizations in north and south America before European contact
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APUSH Ch15 part 1: Industrialization from 2021-02-01T20:58:07
Brief overview of change from farming to factory system in the US between 1865 & 1910
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APUSH Ch 14 part 2: Reconstruction from 2021-01-21T16:59:03
Focus on the era after the Civil War & the rise of the KKK
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APUSH Ch 14 part 1: the Civil War from 2021-01-19T17:24:19
Reviews the beginning of the war the strengths of the Union/North and the Confederacy/South and why the Union won
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APUSH Ch 13c: Causes of the Civil War from 2021-01-12T16:18:29
Goes over the 12 documents of the causes of the Civil War DBQ in chronological order
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APUSH Ch 13b: Transcontinental Railroad from 2021-01-12T15:06:26
Goes over the timeline of the transcontinental railroad & the impact on the United States
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APUSH Ch 13a: California Gold Rush from 2021-01-12T14:56:32
Details the impact of the discovery of gold in northern California on both the United States and the world
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APUSH Ch 13: the Early Republic from 2021-01-12T14:41:14
Details the rise of manifest destiny and the struggle of having some slave states and some free states
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Am Gov’t // Unit 5b: Legislative Branch (part 2) from 2021-01-05T21:03:08
Details the requirements for both senators and representatives and how they are allocated to each state based on population.
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Am Gov’t // Unit 5a: Legislative Branch (part 1) from 2021-01-05T19:32:10
Details how Congress works along with Termanology surrounding Congress and how they do their jobs.
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Am Gov’t // Unit 2c: Articles of Confederation from 2021-01-05T19:18:12
Overview of the first constitution put in place when the declaration of independence was written and why it eventually failed.
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Am Gov’t // Unit 2b: Coming of Independence from 2021-01-05T18:12:36
Details the events that lead from the founding of the colonies under British rule to the declaration of independence in 1776
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Unit 2a: Origins of American Government from 2021-01-05T17:30:45
Episode details the concepts of limited, ordered, and representative government along with details around the Magna Carta, Petition of Right, and the English Bill of Rights
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Unit 1b: Basic Concepts of Democracy from 2020-12-09T20:01:45
Goes over the five basic concepts of democracy and the responsibility of citizens in that democracy
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Unit 1a: Purpose & Types of Government from 2020-12-09T19:55:15
Goes into the detail of why a government exists, along with the powers of the government, 7 different types of government & 4 theories around government
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APUSH Ch 8: Articles of Confederation & Constitution from 2020-11-18T17:27:24
Details around the critical weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation and a description of the fight to get the Constitution ratified in 1789
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APUSH Ch 7: the Coming of Independence from 2020-11-18T17:10:56
Details the beginnings of US Constitution, effects of French & Indian War, lead up to Revolution key battles.
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Am Gov’t/Amendments 11-27 from 2020-11-16T17:28:35
Provides a description of each of the amendments along with some history of the amendment in regards to why it was passed
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American Government/Unit 3 & 4/Powers of the Constitution from 2020-11-16T15:07:43
Outlines the 6 main principles of the Constitution addressed in Articles 1, 2 & 3
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French & Indian War from 2020-10-27T16:09:07
Also known as the Seven Years War, tracks the effect on the relationship between the British and its American colonies both during and after the war.
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Ch 3 The Visible & Invisible Worlds of Salem (4/4) from 2020-10-07T16:29:27
From After the Fact: the Art of Historical Detection by James West Davidson & Mark Hamilton Lytle 6th Edition
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Ch 3 The Visible & Invisible Worlds of Salem (3/4) from 2020-10-07T16:14:40
From After the Fact: the Art of Historical Detection by James West Davidson & Mark Hamilton Lytle 6th Edition
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Ch 3 The Visible & Invisible Worlds of Salem (2/4) from 2020-10-07T02:39:50
From After the Fact: the Art of Historical Detection by James West Davidson & Mark Hamilton Lytle 6th Edition
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Ch 3 The Visible & Invisible Worlds of Salem (1/4) from 2020-10-07T01:57
From After the Fact: the Art of Historical Detection by James West Davidson & Mark Hamilton Lytle 6th Edition
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APUSH Ch 3 part 2: Settling the English Colonies from 2020-10-01T15:57:48
Episode goes over how the middle and New England colonies are making money and the establishment of Pennsylvania with its unique population of Quakers
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APUSH Ch 3 part 1: Settling the English Colonies from 2020-09-29T20:30:20
Addresses the basis of income in the southern colonies and the disagreements around religious freedom in the northern colonies
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Industrial Revolution (Ch 23) from 2020-05-25T18:46:55
Discusses causes and effects of the advent of the factory system and changes in communication and travel
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Age of Imperialism (Ch 24) from 2020-05-21T02:50:18
Focus on the takeover of Africa after the Destabilization effects of the slave trade
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French Revolution & Napoleon (Ch 22) from 2020-05-21T01:31:43
Focus on the connection between the American and French revolutions and the other revolutions that happen later in Latin America
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Atlantic Slave Trade (Ch 19) from 2020-05-20T02:09:59
Discusses the impact of the slave trade on the continent of Africa and why it was done
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Colonizing the Americas (Ch 18) from 2020-05-18T19:12:34
Focus on impact of Columbian exchange and Atlantic slave trade in North and South America
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Absolute Power: England, Russia & France from 2020-05-18T18:37:05
Continues overview of the effects of overseas expansion during the beginning of the Modern Era
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Absolute Power (Part 1): the Ottomans & Spanish from 2020-05-17T19:40:59
Discusses the effects of expansion by Europeans into the Americas and the influx of money
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Protestant Reformation from 2020-05-17T18:57:21
Goes over the beginning of change in the Christian church around indulgences and the complaints of Martin Luther
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Maritime Expansion in Afro Eurasia (Ch 16 part 1) from 2020-05-17T18:39:11
Episode gives descriptor of Portuguese involvement with the expansion of overseas trade in the Indian Ocean network
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APWH Age of Exploration (Ch 15) from 2020-05-15T16:17:06
Goes over transition from Premodern Era to Modern Era with early exploration, the Colombian Exchange & Atlantic Slave trade.
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