APUSH The Musical: songs from musical theater that explain concepts from apush chapters 2-26 of american pagent
8tracks / playmoss / youtube
1. Molasses to Rum from 1776: explains the triangle trade as well as the hypocrisy of the revolutionary era on the topic of slavery
2. Sit Down John from 1776: the apprehension of moderates to declare independence during the continental congress
3. But Mr. Adams from 1776: the declaration of independence (this is partly on here bc it’s about jefferson wanting to bust his nut)
4. Non-Stop from Hamilton: the formation of the federal government, the constitutional convention, and the federalist papers
5. Cabinet Battle #1 from Hamilton: arguments between federalists and democratic republicans over assumption, excise taxes on whiskey, and slavery
6. The Room Where It Happens from Hamilton: the dinner that jefferson hosted which decided assumption as well as where the capital would be located
7. The Election of 1800 from Hamilton: the election of 1800 would lead to the creation of political parties
8. Alll American Prophet from Book of Mormon: the formation of mormonism and its westward expansion
9. Rock Star from Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson: the anti-elitist sentiments that would lead to an increase in populism as well as how jackson’s anti-elitist populism contradicted with his own superiority complex
10. Corrupt Bargain from Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson: the bargain which got JQA elected during the tie breaker for the election of 1824
11. Populism Yea Yea from Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson: the rise of populism and jacksonian democracy
12. Ten Little Indians from Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson: the awful awful treatment of native americans (especially during jackson’s administration)
13. Someone In a Tree from Pacific Overtures: the treaty of kanagawa and the “opening” of japan
14. The Wild Wild West from Harvey Girls: westward expansion and the wild west
15. Paint Your Wagon from Paint Your Wagon: the california gold rush and westward expansion
16. A Peculiar Institution from Civil War: the awful awful treatment of slaves
17. The Glory from Civil War: the civil war in general
18. The Ballad Of Booth from Assassins: john wilkes booth’s assassination of abraham lincoln
19. The Ballad of Guiteau from Assassins: charles guiteau’s assassination of president garfield because he wanted to place chester a arthur in power so his faction would reap benefits of patronage
20. The Bottom Line from Newsies: business owner’s cost cutting methods which often disenfranchised the workers
21. The World Will Know from Newsies: the organization of labor unions against big business during the gilded age
22. The Ballad of Czolgosz from Assassins: leon czolgosz’s assassination of president william mckinley because he felt the working class was oppressed
