US History 1, Chapter 1

My first lecture for my online US History course, setting the scene and briefly describing the Americas, Europe, and Africa before the “discovery” of America by the Europeans and subsequent collision of cultures. The narrative “chapters” serve as a jumping-off place for the primary sources the students read and discuss each week. This week there are a dozen, beginning with an account of Leif Erikson in Vinland and concluding with Richard Hakluyt’s advice to Queen Elizabeth about using America to “abase” Spain. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit danallosso.substack.com/subscribe