Category Archives: slavery

Don’t Mess with Texas 59



The future of the Texas hangs in the balance…as tensions explode, so do the cannons.  The fighting kicks off at the Alamo, with folk legend Davy Crockett.  It doesn’t turn out so well for him, but everyone will Remember the Alamo!


Westward Ho! 58



Westside is the best side…Unless you died of dysentery along the way.  #OregonTrail.  Manifest Destiny broadens the horizons of the young United States, but there’s a dark side to westward expansion.


Seminole Wars 53



Florida is open territory for Andrew Jackson to deal a hand…or three.


Nat Turner’s Slave Rebellion 52



Nat Turner hopes to change the tides of one of America’s biggest skeletons in the closet, slavery.


Innovation and the Industrial Revolution 51



The Industrial Revolution changes the nation, but it’s fueled by blood, sweat, tears, and coal.