Episode 7
How Did the 50 States Become the 50 States?
Over the past 250 years, the United States of America have grown from 13 founding colonies to 50 states and multiple territories, but what does it take to become a state?
Why is expansionism so important?
And what about Native Americans?
In this episode, we explore how colonialism created a blueprint for modern America as we answer the question... how did the 50 states become the 50 states?
We're joined on this episode by Jacqueline Fear-Segal, Professor of American and Indigenous Histories at the University of East Anglia, with an interest in the American West, immigration and Americanisation.
Additional Resources:
BOOK: The Invasion of America by Francis Jennings
PAMPHLET: Common Sense by Thomas Paine
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