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3.15 – Of Wars and Pieces: The Indigenous Nations Up to 1803

April 5, 202003 - Thomas JeffersonAlexander McGillivray, Arthur St Clair, Benjamin Hawkins, George Washington, Louisiana, Native Americans, slavery, Thomas Jeffersonpresidencies

Content Note: This episode discusses the epidemics that spread through indigenous populations in the Americas upon the increased and sustained contact with Europeans starting at the end of the 15th century.

Year(s) Discussed: approx. 9000 BCE-1803

Over the course of millennia, the peoples of the Americas developed rich cultures and prosperous nations that were often unique to one another as well as on the global stage. However, the course of these civilizations was forever changed as European explorers and settlers came from across the Atlantic in ever increasing numbers. In this episode, we’ll take some time to examine the indigenous nations present in what became the eastern and central portions of the United States leading up to the year 1803 and the Louisiana Purchase. Sources used for this episode can be found at http://presidencies.blubrry.com.

Featured Image: “Portrait of Two Chitimacha Indians” by François Bernard [c. 1870], courtesy of Wikipedia

Intro and Outro Music: Selections from “Jefferson and Liberty” as performed by The Itinerant Band

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3.12 – And the Beat Goes On

February 8, 202003 - Thomas JeffersonAlbert Gallatin, Alexander Hamilton, Arthur St Clair, Charles Lee, France, George Rogers Clark, Great Britain, James Madison, James Ross, John Marshall, Levi Lincoln, Meriwether Lewis, Ohio, Samuel Chase, Spain, Thomas Jefferson, US Supreme Court, William Clark, William Marburypresidencies

Year(s) Discussed: 1801-1803

As a new state joined the Union, state and federal leaders in the US worked to redefine the nation’s governmental institutions and its approach to foreign affairs. Jefferson put some plans into motion to stretch American influence through an expedition across western North America. Meanwhile, as Democratic-Republicans sought to wrest control of the judiciary from Federalists, the Supreme Court delivered a pivotal ruling. Source notes for this episode can be found at http://presidencies.blubrry.com.

Featured Image: “Charles Lee” by Cephas Giovanni Thompson [c. 19^th century], courtesy of Wikipedia

Intro and Outro Music: Selections from “Jefferson and Liberty” as performed by The Itinerant Band

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3.08 – The Enabler-in-Chief

December 1, 201903 - Thomas JeffersonAaron Burr, Arthur St Clair, Charles Lee, Congress, Gideon Granger, James Madison, James Monroe, John Breckinridge, John Marshall, John Taylor of Caroline, Jonathan Dayton, Levi Lincoln, Ohio, Samuel Harrison Smith, Thomas Jefferson, US Supreme Court, William Cranchpresidencies

Year(s) Discussed: 1801-1802

The Democratic-Republican reform agenda moved beyond appointments as the Seventh Congress began its session. From the federal judiciary to the organization of the west, Jefferson wielded the soft power of the presidency in order to move ideas along. However, he would not be the only one working to shape the future of the government and the nation, and there was no guarantee as to whose vision would prevail. Sources used for this episode can be found at http://presidencies.blubrry.com.

Featured Image: “Map of the United States exhibiting post-roads, the situations, connections & distances of the post-offices, stage roads, counties, ports of entry and delivery for foreign vessels, and the principal rivers” by Abraham Bradley Jr [1796], courtesy of Wikipedia

Intro and Outro Music: Selections from “Jefferson and Liberty” as performed by The Itinerant Band

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1.21 – The Bigger They Are

November 26, 201701 - George WashingtonAlexander Hamilton, Anthony Wayne, Arthur St Clair, Barbary States, Caleb Strong, Edmund Charles Genet, Edmund Randolph, Fisher Ames, George Cabot, George Rogers Clark, George Washington, Great Britain, Henry Knox, James Madison, James Ross, John Jay, Legion of the United States, Northwest Indian War, Northwest Territory, Oliver Ellsworth, Rufus King, US Navy, West Indies, Whiskey Rebellion, William Bradford, William Loughton Smithpresidencies

Year(s) Discussed: 1792-1794

The Washington administration is beset by various problems in the west while the British threaten American shipping interests in the West Indies, leading the two nations on the path to war. Though growing ever more tired of his position, President Washington must devise a plan to thwart attempts at rebellion in the west, decide upon an envoy to send east to London to seek out a diplomatic resolution, and begin work to build the US Navy. No rest for a weary President in 1794! Source information for this episode can be found at http://presidencies.blubrry.com.

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1.11 – Mad Anthony and His Legion

June 25, 201701 - George WashingtonAnthony Wayne, Arthur St Clair, George Washington, Henry Knox, James Wilkinson, Josiah Harmar, Native Americans, Northwest Indian War, Spain, William Henry Harrisonpresidencies

Major General Anthony Wayne by James Sharples, Sr [c. 1795], courtesy of Wikipedia

Year(s) Discussed: 1792-1793

Washington hopes that third time will be the charm as he taps Anthony Wayne, a general who had served under him in the Revolutionary War, to take command of the Army following St. Clair’s defeat and to prosecute military action against native forces in the old Northwest. Wayne, who earned the nickname of “Mad Anthony” during the war, is not necessarily what one would call a conventional officer, however. Will Washington’s gamble pay off? Meanwhile, unknown to everyone, a spy lurks in the midst of the military forces in the West and threatens the future westward expansion of the United States. Source information for this episode can be found at http://presidencies.blubrry.com.

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1.07 – Arthur St Clair: Worst. General. Ever.

April 30, 201701 - George WashingtonAlexander McGillivray, Arthur St Clair, George Washington, Great Britain, Henry Knox, Josiah Harmar, Native Americans, Northwest Territory, Ohio Company, Southwest Territory, Spain, Thomas Jefferson, Treaty of New Yorkpresidencies

Arthur St Clair by Charles Willson Peale (c. 1782), courtesy of Wikipedia

Year(s) Discussed: 1789-1792

While Congress deliberates on the course of the nation in New York, settlers in the frontier were forging ahead with their own future beyond the Appalachian mountains. In this episode, we look at the development of territories in the west and discuss how the Washington administration prioritized affairs in the region. The military’s role in the area is discussed at some length including the not-so-stellar outcomes of two campaigns against native peoples in the Northwest Territory and what impact this would have on the administration and the nation. Source information for this episode as well as supplementary maps can be found at http://presidencies.blubrry.com.

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Tag Archives: Arthur St Clair

3.15 – Of Wars and Pieces: The Indigenous Nations Up to 1803

3.12 – And the Beat Goes On

3.08 – The Enabler-in-Chief

1.21 – The Bigger They Are

1.11 – Mad Anthony and His Legion

1.07 – Arthur St Clair: Worst. General. Ever.