Tag Archives: Georgia

3.25 – What’s Next

December 6, 202003 - Thomas JeffersonAaron Burr, Albert Gallatin, Chancellor Robert Livingston, Charles Lee, Charles Pinckney, East Florida, France, Georgia, Gouverneur Morris, Great Britain, James Madison, James Monroe, John Marshall, John Randolph of Roanoke, Levi Lincoln, Napoleon Bonaparte, Pennsylvania, Pierce Butler, Samuel Chase, slavery, Spain, Talleyrand, Thomas Jefferson, US Supreme Court, West Florida, Yazoo Land Claimspresidencies

Year(s) Discussed: 1801-1805

As James Monroe set off for his new special mission to Spain, a new congressional session began with Democratic-Republicans aiming to settle a long-standing issue as well as put their mark on the judiciary branch. However, they would find that their plans quickly went awry, and the events of early 1805 would have impacts on Jefferson’s second term and beyond. Sources used for this episode can be found at http://presidencies.blubrry.com.

Featured Image: “John Randolph” by Gilbert Stuart [c. 1804-1805], courtesy of Wikipedia

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

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3.16 – Up River, Down River

April 26, 202003 - Thomas JeffersonAlbert Gallatin, Benjamin Hawkins, Benjamin Rush, Georgia, Henry Dearborn, Indiana Territory, James Madison, Levi Lincoln, Louisiana, Meriwether Lewis, Mississippi Territory, Native Americans, New Orleans, slavery, Spain, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Mann Randolph, William C C Claiborne, William Clark, William Henry Harrisonpresidencies

Content Note: This episode mentions the topic of suicide.

Year(s) Discussed: 1802-1803

As the Jefferson administration awaited word on the outcome of Monroe’s mission to France, the territorial governors and government agents in the western US dealt with various issues including labor shortages, troubled relations with neighboring indigenous nations, and the economic chaos caused by the port of New Orleans being closed to American shipping. To the east, the President and his Cabinet worked with Meriwether Lewis to prepare him for the planned transcontinental expedition as news came from across the Atlantic that would reshape the United States forever. Sources used for this episode can be found at http://presidencies.blubrry.com.

Featured Image: “William C. C. Claiborne, Governor of Louisiana” [c. early 19th century], courtesy of Wikipedia

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

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3.09 – Yazoo to You Too

December 15, 201903 - Thomas JeffersonAlbert Gallatin, Alexander Hamilton, Chancellor Robert Livingston, East Florida, France, George Hammond, Georgia, Great Britain, Haitian Revolution, Henri Christophe, Henry Addington, James Madison, Jean-Jacques Dessalines, John Adams, Levi Lincoln, Mississippi Territory, Napoleon Bonaparte, New Orleans, Rufus King, Spain, Talleyrand, Thomas Jefferson, Tobias Lear, Toussaint L'Ouverture, West Florida, William Pitt the Youngerpresidencies

Year(s) Discussed: 1795-1802

While the Jefferson administration made a breakthrough in settling a long-standing dispute with the state of Georgia over its western land claims in 1802, the new US Minister to France, Robert Livingston, began his mission trying to get answers on the situation with the colony of Louisiana. Meanwhile, peace in Europe and a new phase of the conflict in Saint-Domingue threaten to upend Jefferson’s vision for the west. Sources used for this episode can be found at http://presidencies.blubrry.com.

Featured Image: “Map of West Florida” [c. 1767], courtesy of Wikipedia

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1.25 – The Happy Course

February 4, 201801 - George WashingtonAlexander Hamilton, Caribbean, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, Democratic-Republican Party, Dolley Madison, Eliza Hamilton, France, French Revolution, George Washington, Georgia, Great Britain, Haitian Revolution, Henry Knox, James Madison, James Monroe, John Jay, Native Americans, Oliver Wolcott Jr, Poland, Russia, Spain, Thomas Pinckney, Timothy Pickering, Toussaint L'Ouverture, US Supreme Courtpresidencies

Year(s) Discussed: 1772-1795

As Alexander Hamilton readies himself to depart from the administration at the beginning of 1795, I use this defining point of the Washington presidency to explore various points of domestic policy and foreign issues including the establishment of the Trans-Oconee Republic, the state of the Democratic-Republican faction, the first steps of the Thermadorian government in France, the Kościuszko Uprising in Poland, the influx of refugees from Saint-Domingue and the progress of the Haitian Revolution, and British intrigues in the Caribbean. Many issues face Washington and his new Cabinet secretaries as they enter the final two years of his second term. Source information for this episode can be found at http://presidencies.blubrry.com.

Featured Image: “Portrait of Tadeusz Kościuszko” by Karl Gottlieb Schweikart, courtesy of Wikipedia

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1.24 – The Mvskoke and Mathews

January 21, 201801 - George WashingtonAlexander McGillivray, George Mathews, George Washington, Georgia, Henry Knox, Louisiana, Native Americans, slavery, Spain, Treaty of New York, Yazoo Land Claimspresidencies

Year(s) Discussed: 1783-1793

The development of white settlements in what was then the Southwest United States brings about conflicts with various Native American nations including the Mvskoke (commonly referred to as the Creek). Thus, the Washington administration finds itself in the position of having to police its own citizens while at the same time negotiating peace with native peoples in the region. Meanwhile, the threat of slave uprisings moves closer to the United States and causes some slaveowners to reconsider their approach to enslaved people and the institution of slavery as a whole. Source information for this episode as well as supplementary maps can be found at http://presidencies.blubrry.com.

Featured Image: “James Oglethorpe presenting the Yamacraw Indians to the Georgia Trustees” by William Verelst [c. 1734], courtesy of Wikipedia

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1.12 – Slavery in America

July 10, 201701 - George WashingtonAmerican Revolution, Benjamin Rush, Connecticut, Constitutional Convention, Daniel Custis, David Humphreys, Delaware, George Mason, George Washington, Georgia, Harriet Jacobs, James Otis, John Adams, Martha Washington, Maryland, Massachusetts, Native Americans, North Carolina, Ona Judge, Pennsylvania, Sally Hemings, slavery, South Carolina, Thomas Jefferson, Tobias Lear, Vermont, Virginiapresidencies

Content Note: Though not going into graphic detail, I did want to let everyone know upfront that this episode, in discussing slavery, does touch upon the violence associated with slavery including that perpetrated against female enslaved people.

Year(s) Discussed: 1490s-1792

European settlers in the Western Hemisphere began practicing slavery in the lands that they found on the other side of the Atlantic in the late 15th century. In this episode, we examine the institution of slavery in what would become the United States as it developed up to the end of Washington’s first term in office. From its beginnings to its codification, we also look at some of the living conditions of enslaved peoples and early efforts to end the practice of slavery. The episode finishes off with bringing the focus back to Washington and how he approached slavery as he participated in the Constitutional Convention and then took office as president. Source information for this episode can be found at http://presidencies.blubrry.com.

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Tag Archives: Georgia

3.25 – What’s Next

3.16 – Up River, Down River

3.09 – Yazoo to You Too

1.25 – The Happy Course

1.24 – The Mvskoke and Mathews

1.12 – Slavery in America