A Brief History of the American Southwest for Kids

A Brief History of the American Southwest for Kids is a curriculum podcast series to teach the history of this unique region.

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Episode 6: A Brief History of the American Southwest for Kids

Posted January 1, 202300:17:21

Nationalization


In 1864, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo making the American Southwest a United States territory where the land would...

Episode 5: A Brief History of the American Southwest for Kids

Posted January 1, 202300:19:43

Episode 5: Colonization


Within two decades, the Spanish settlers returned to the Rio Grande Valley, laying claim to the fertile valleys...

Episode 4: A Brief History of the American Southwest for Kids

Posted January 1, 2023

Pueblo Revolt


The new neighbors had so many demands and harsh punishments, the pueblo peoples had enough and organized a revolt,...

Episode 3: A Brief History of the American Southwest for Kids

Posted January 1, 202300:16:54

Strangers Arrive


In July of 1540, the Ashiwi people watched as a group of armed strangers – who turned out to be Europeans –...

Episode 2: A Brief History of the American Southwest for Kids

Posted January 1, 202300:19:11

Settling Down


For over 10,000 years, communities grew in the desert, with elaborate roads and structures that remain today. The complexity...