Jacob HersonEight Reasons English America SucceededHow 13 colonies became poised to become a nation7 min read·Apr 26, 2022----
Jacob HersonWhat Really Happened Between Pocahontas and John Smith?Unpacking the myth of a rescue and romance at the heart of America’s founding9 min read·Nov 25, 2021----
Jacob Herson9 Reasons Slavery Ended in 1865Five years earlier, few would have believed it could happen16 min read·Mar 20, 2019----
Jacob Herson8 Reasons the U.S. Expanded to the Pacific OceanIncluding Seizing the Northern Half of Mexico10 min read·Mar 7, 2019----
Jacob Herson7 Reasons Andrew Jackson was Loved and HatedThe seventh president was a divisive figure in his own time10 min read·Mar 2, 2019----
Jacob Herson8 Ways Thomas Jefferson’s Party Shaped the Early United StatesWashington was the “father of his country,” but Jefferson’s party had a more lasting influence11 min read·Feb 24, 2019----
Jacob Herson8 Reasons for the “Revolution of 1800”Why the party of Jefferson defeated the party of Washington and Hamilton10 min read·Feb 15, 2019----
Jacob Herson10 Reasons We Have the U.S. ConstitutionIt was not an immediate product of the revolution10 min read·Feb 8, 2019----
Jacob Herson8 Reasons the United States Became Independent from BritainIt was not just “taxation without representation”10 min read·Jan 30, 2019----
Jacob HersonTrump’s tariffs: a time travel fantasyA look at the era of tariffs in American history, why it ended, and why Trump is pretending he can bring it back.6 min read·Dec 13, 2018----