Professor David Henkin examines the ongoing war between Native American nations and the United States in 1812 and prior to and following 1812. He also considers popular memory of Native American history and failure to integrate it into U.S. history as a whole.
Professor Larry Schweikart argues that most popular textbooks today show a liberal, left-wing bias. He reexamines specific periods in U.S. history from a conservative perspective, focusing particularly on the slave market within the U.S. and then on Ronald Reagan's presidency and his role in ending the Cold War.
This lecture continues from A Patriot's History of the United States, Part One: Liberty and Property in the American Past.
Professor Larry Schweikart argues that most popular textbooks today show a liberal, left-wing bias. He reexamines specific periods in U.S. history from a conservative perspective, focusing on Ronald Reagan's presidency and the colonization of the original colonies, particularly as documents from the latter discuss property rights.
This lecture continues in A Patriot's History of the United States, Part Two: Reinterpreting Reagan and the Cold War.
Professor and author Noam Chomsky discusses the current "War on Terrorism" in the context of earlier perceptions of terrorism and national threat, including the Cold War and World War II.
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Following the outbreak of war between the United States and Great Britain in June 1812, Sackets Harbor became the center of American naval and military activity for the upper St. Lawrence Valley and Lake Ontario. In an attempt to destroy the American shipyard, a British-Canadian force launched an attack on May 29, 1813, while the majority of the American forces were attacking Fort George. In December 1814, the Treaty of Ghent officially ended the War of 1812, and the fleet was placed in storage. After the war the earthen fortifications were graded off and the battlefield reverted to farmland.
Today, the site offers tours, demonstrations, exhibits, and occasional living history events, as well as other educational and recreational programs.
World War II veteran Gustavus R. Ide, Jr. shares his personal memories of the war.
World War II veteran John Laukkanen shares his personal memories of the war.
World War II veteran Bob Doherty shares his personal memories of the war.
The Virginia Military Institute Museum, located in the 1916 Jackson Memorial Hall on the Institute's campus, displays artifacts from its historical collection to chronicle the creation and development of the Virginia Military Institute and the contributions of its alumni to history.
The museum offers exhibits, guided tours for school groups, and research library access by appointment.
During the French and Indian War (17541763), the British colony of South Carolina felt threatened by French activities in the Mississippi Valley. To counter this threat, the colony sent the Independent Company of South Carolina to construct and garrison what became Fort Loudoun. This move helped to ally the Overhill Cherokee Nation in the fight against the French and guaranteed the trade would continue between the Cherokee and South Carolina. In the course of the fort's four-year existence, relations between South Carolina and the Cherokee Nation broke down. In August, 1760, the Cherokee captured Fort Loudoun and its garrison.
Today, the fort offers tours and occasional living history events.