US History Ep. 5 Sectionalism or, “Manifest Destiny’s Child”

10/09/19 • 45 min

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US History Ep. 6 The Civil War or, “Sorry I’m not Ken Burns!”

Welcome back to Anti-Social Studies! Last time we talked about sectionalism. The federal government kept putting off talking about the horrific question of slavery but, ultimately, it was an issue that had to be resolved one way or another. The growing tension and disagreements amongst various sections of the U.S. was only exacerbated by American ...