The Great American Story, Ep. 7: The House Divides

About this episode

The episode discusses the Mexican War of 1846 and its impact on American history, featuring guest Wilfred McClay.

On this episode of The Hillsdale College Online Courses Podcast, Jeremiah and Juan discuss the Mexican War of 1846 before introducing Wilfred McClay. Americans have overcome many challenges throughout our history, including the American Revolution, the Civil War, the Great Depression, two World Wars, and the Cold War. Studying the great stories from our past inspires us to preserve the blessings of liberty in our day. Now you can study these stories with Hillsdale College. Hillsdale’s free online course, “The Great American Story: A Land of Hope,” explores the history of America as a land of hope founded on high principles. In presenting the great triumphs and achievements of our nation’s past, as well as the shortcomings and failures, it offers a broad and unbiased study of the kind essential to the cultivation of intelligent patriotism. The Mexican War of 1846 pushed the United States toward a civil war by reviving the national debate concerning slavery in U.S. territories—a debate that the Missouri Compromise had attempted to settle in 1820. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Jeremiah, Juan

Guest: Wilfred McClay

Topics covered

• Mexican War
• American history
• liberty
• patriotism
• slavery debate
• Hillsdale College courses

Keywords

• Mexican War
• American history
• Hillsdale College
• liberty
• patriotism
• slavery
• Civil War
• Great American Story

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hillsdale College

Books & works: The Great American Story: A Land of Hope

Places: United States, U.S.

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