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Suggest a US History Topic: November

🕑 Added 2016-10-29 22:23:19 +0000 UTC

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Joe Koslowski

A deeper look into the banana republics of late 1800's could be really interesting

Fuminori & Saya

If looking at people is likely what we're going to do how bout a few episode of some of the various Native American leaders during their conflicts with the US in the 1800's. Or even just an over veiw of Native Ammerican Conflicts leading up to modern day or said conflicts

Joo-Hwan Jun

Shoot! I knew I forgotten someone! The Story and Influence of George Washington Carver.

Shane Carr

This might sound odd, but as someone looking at the US from afar, and mostly reading of US history in terms of tentpole events, one of the gaps I've grown curious about is the general development of the US Identity: How we got from the first Pilgrims almost starving to death on the coast of Plymouth, to 13 colonies who so despised the British they dressed up as Native Americans and tossed their own tea supply into Boston Bay. What the journey from religious outcasts to a british colony to an proto-nation seeking independence was like. I think Extra History has shown not only a lot of very interesting things by shining a light on what we westerners haven't heard about, but also by showing us the details in things we tend to brush over in much closer history, and showing how its just as important.

Roumenov

The movement of the frontier away from Georgia. Lots of interesting things happened when the frontier began pushing away from Georgia and it did a lot to shape the later interactions with native groups and handling the westward advance of the United States. The whole process of lead up to Indian Removal across the Mississippi did a lot to set up future expectations and context for later conflict. It sort of gets overlooked a lot in favor of all the banking and internal political stuff happening around Jackson's time(and the lead up to the Civil War). It's easy to forget that many of the Southern states everyone was fighting over weren't even part of the Union 60 years earlier. A lot of the local attitudes and perceptions of the North and Federal govt were birthed in the politics of the 1820s-1840s.

Zachary Joyner

Just a though, but it may be a good idea not to cover anything in Crash Course's US history. Which is very good. To that end, I have two topics depending on if the the 'nothing after the 1920s' rule is in effect. If it is then, 'the history of the Monroe doctrine and not quite policy of isolation". This covers some of the background for why the USA got into both wars fairly late. If we can do more recent history, then 'W. Edwards Deming: Father of modern engineering'. W. Edwards Deming was an american statistician who created and popularized 'continuous improvement' which is the idea that you should always look for little iterative improvements to your engineering process.

chamillitary

Smh... wrong Roosevelt. FDR for the win

Extra History

That absolutely counts!

Andreas Schroeder

Second this

Andreas Schroeder

Teddy Roosevelt and American colonialism - From San Juan to Panama

Stephen

Sorry - The Navajo/Diné people, but the question applies to the history of the various indigenous peoples of the US generally, I think. (Otherwise it's picking between whatever the US equivalent of the Suffragette movement was, and the abolition movement focusing on the underground railroad)

Extra History

Remind me what you've been suggesting recently?

Stephen

Quick query, as a non-American: Is the topic I've been suggesting recently applicable to this, or will I need to think of a new one for this month?

nathan

Mexican American war or Spanish-American War

Pavel Yakushevich

Annexation of Hawaii. or Period between 18th and 21st amendments.

FM Alchemist 1

-the assassination of William McKinley (and its importance to societal and political change), the history of Benedict Arnold, the history of John Adams (time in France and the Netherlands as an ambassador), the history of John Marshall, the Court rulings and American Indian adaptation of Western culture leading up to the trail of tears, the history of Jazz, the social and political impacts of the California gold rush, a brief history of baseball (how it came into being and how it became a beloved past time)

FM Alchemist 1

-The Progressive Movement

Gabriel Nichols

The Utopian Community movements in the first half of the 19th century, if you've ever used Oneida silverware you've used something that came out of those (or had Shaker style furniture, the Shakers were one of the earliest)

Chidumebi Njoku-Browne

The Underground Railroad, the Louisiana Purchase, Sitting Bull, Frederick Douglass, The abolitionist Movement, Andrew Jackson and the trail of tears

Kit Fagg

As a Brit - the build up to the war of iindependence otherwise - the role of the US in the first world war

Nessf

So long as you don't do this very often, I don't think anyone will complain. It's reasonable to go "Hey. Like. Can we do something on this continent for a change?"

Ryan Butler

Andrew Carnegie and the Homestead Strikers

Jason Shafer

I'd like to see the French and Indian War covered. The American Civil War also seems popular, so my suggestion for that period would be John Brown's raid on the arsenal at Harper's Ferry.

Extra History

At this point I can't even keep up with you all, but I'm very happy to see so many great suggestions from US History! As a reminder, this is just a notice about the upcoming topic survey. The ACTUAL survey won't be posted until November. :)

chamillitary

Jackson's Shenendoah Valley Campaign- easily the greatest of the civil war and one of the best of all time.

Cristobal Sapena

War of 1812 Texan Independence & Admission to the Union US-Mexico War

Jim McGeehin

Benedict Arnold: Hero and Traitor The Era of Good Feelings Prohibition The Birth of Chicago

Robert Rath

Reconstruction: The First US Nation-Building Effort American Empire: The Philippines Nantucket Whalers: America's Imperial Fleet

CGMFA

Harriet Tubman, New York Draft Riots, Burr Conspiracy, Story Of Tecumseh, Pontiac's War, King Philips (Metacom) War, Stono Rebellion, Gullah (Seminole Wars), Henry Berry Lowery,

Jorlem

How about the run-up to the Revolutionary War? Clear up the misconceptions surrounding Paul Revere's ride, get a chance to use Thomas Gage's great Ten Thousand Men quote. I'd also be interested in seeing where you stand on the argument between Lexington and Concord over where the war actually started.

David Malinsky

Quasi-War 1798-1800

Matt Collins

American reaction to the Great Northern War?

Thorne

War of 1812!

Matteo Cina

The Bear Flag Revolt. It's obscure enough to not be repetitive common knowledge yet intertwines into so many critical aspects of American history such as the Mexican American war, republic of Texas, and the build-up to the civil war

Duster

The history of Texas, the history of New Orleans, the history of the Cherokee or Tecumseh, the life and times of Thomas Jefferson, the Mexican war, I could go on and on.

Charles Southerland

There are so many great choices: - The Seminole Wars - Oregon Country - Reconstruction - Republic of Texas - Kingdom of Hawaii - Early US (I was thinking Articles of Confederation, Shay Rebellion, and Constitutional Convention, but there's plenty of choices between Declaration and War of 1812) - Cinco de Mayo (much more to do with US than I originally thought) - Andrew Jackson (an effective President, to be sure, but talk about your quintessential villain) - The Sioux Wars - The Spanish American War (gotta love Roosevelt)

David Helmer

The annexation of Hawaii, an odd and unusual little colonial venture.

RealCharacter

Either Thaddeus Stevens or Reconstruction. Stevens is a very underappreciated figure in America during the Civil War. Reconstruction is what I'd consider one of the worst periods after post civil war, especially when Johnson was president.

Huy Le

Junipero Serra, the California Missions and the subjugation of the Native Americans in California.

Joo-Hwan Jun

Plus sports season is coming up soon and sometimes I feel the fans sometimes take sports for granted!

Joo-Hwan Jun

Bingo~~~

barefoot James

The Missouri Mormon War of 1838. During the war Governor Boggs issued Executive Order 44 which gave citizens of the state the legal right to murder Mormons. This order was not rescinded until 1976. Following the death of Joseph Smith, Brigham Young introduced an oath in the endowment ceremony which required members to swear vengeance "upon this nation." The wording was as follows: "You and each of you do covenant and promise that you will pray and never cease to pray to Almighty God to avenge the blood of the prophets upon this nation, and that you will teach the same to your children and to your children's children unto the third and fourth generation." The oath remained a part of the temple rituals until February 15, 1927.

Extra History

As Timon would say: "It Starts."

Extra History

Yessss new money! Funny (and absolutely not true) story: my alma mater has a Rockefeller sponsored library called, of course, the John D. Rockefeller Library. But students just call it the Rock. This part is true. The not-true (but still fun) story is that John Rockefeller objected to having his name cut short, and the university ordered students to use the library's full name. So they started calling it the John. Shortly after, Rockefeller and the university agreed that calling it "the Rock" would be fine.