Some of the presentations prepared for the American History Group will be posted below.
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November 2019
Jamestown & Plymouth Settlements in more detail – 16th early 17th centuries
Plymouth Colony
December 2019
America’s Colonial History (East Coast) 17th and 18th centuries
January 2020 – background on the upcoming US Presidential Elections
As the election season is upon us, we interjected this month (taking a break from our normal meetings that stick to history) a session that combined history with some an ‘explanation’ as to how the process will work in 2020.
US Presidential Election 2020
February 2020
The Run Up to The American Revolution – Causes & Consequences
June 2020 – presentation covering the America Revolutionary War
American Revolutionary War 1775-83
Map of the Original 13 Colonies
July 2020 – the founding documents
The Declaration of Independence
The Constitution & The Bill of Rights (first 10 amendments)
August 2020
The Louisiana Purchase, Lewis & Clark Expedition and the War of 1812
plus Manfest Destiny
September 2020
Causes of the American Civil War
plus Economic Production up to the Civil War – 29-Sept-2020
October 2020
We again discussed the upcoming Presidential Election
November 2020
The American Civil War
January 2021
We discussed the westward expansion in the 19th century after the Civil War.
Native American History
Battle of the Little Bighorn – Custer’s Last Stand
Growth of communication during the 19th Century
February 2021
We discussed the westward expansion in the 19th century after the Civil War – Part 2.
Oregon Trail
The Covered Wagon
Railroads
March 2021
Reconstruction after the Civil War was discussed – including:
- Reconstruction
- Major constitutional laws (Emancipation Proclamation and 3 new amendments (13, 14 & 15)
- The corresponding suppression of the rights of black people – by laws, subterfuge, and societal pressure
- The lives of black people after the war (and for decades to come)
- The ongoing shift / debate between States rights and having a strong Federal Government
- ‘The Lost Cause’ – Re-framing the war and the South
April 2021
Immigration to the U.S. in the 2nd half of the 19th Century.
A copy of the presentation can be downloaded here.
Or, you can watch a recording of the presentation here.
May 2021
The United States 1870 – 1900, Populism & Progressivism.
A copy of the presentation can be downloaded here.
May 2021
Theodore Roosevelt, his life and his presidency
A copy of the presentations can be downloaded here.
Becomming Teddy Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt’s presidency and what happened next
September 2021
World War I, and American Perspective on the war in Europe.
A copy of the presentations can be downloaded here.
World War 1 – an American perspective
Evolution of American Isolationism
October 2021
American Involvement in the Great War presented by David Du-Coze.
A copy of the presentation can be downloaded here.
American Involvement in the Great War presented by David Du-Coze
November 2021
How World War I changed America.
A copy of the presentations can be downloaded here.
The Impact of WWl on the US
How WWI Changed America
January 2022
We covered Major Events of the 1930’s in America, focusing on:
- The Great Depression
- Roosevelt’s New Deal
- The Dust Bowl
- Some of the events & people
A copy of the presentations can be downloaded here.
Overview of the decade
New Deal Infrastructure Projects
Key figures, events and cultural devlopments
February 2022
We covered the run up to World War II.
A copy of the presentations can be downloaded here.
The Steps on America’s Path to War
Pearl Harbor & USA Military Leaders
March 2022
Anglo-American Military Relations before 7 December 1941 presented by Robin Brodhurst.
A copy of the presentation can be downloaded here.
Anglo-American Military Relations before 7 December 1941 presented by Robin Brodhurst
April 2022
The Pacific Theatre of Operations World War 2
A copy of the presentation can be downloaded here.
The Pacific Theatre of Operations World War 2
May 2022
We covered Major Events of the 1940’s in America
A copy of the presentation can be downloaded here.
Major Events of the 1940’s in America
September 2022
We covered America from 1945 – 1949
A copy of the presentation can be downloaded here.
Forward to the Fifties America 1945-1949
October 2022
We covered the Marshall Plan, the Berlin Airlift & McCarthyism
A copy of the presentations can be downloaded here.
The Marshall Plan
The Berlin Airlift
McCarthyism