Historian Breaks Down History of the United States, I Guess
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Hi, Chris, another very interesting video, i really enjoyed it. I think you had a slip of the tongue when talking about Bonnie Prince Charlie, ( Charles Edward Stuart or the Young Pretender) you said he was the son ofJames II but he is actually the grandson. The Old Pretender James Edward Stuart was James IIs son but I'm certain you knew that. I hope you don't mind me mentioning it. I hope you can do something on Culloden a very short battle but very important in many ways.
Yes! Thank you for the correction.
@@VloggingThroughHistory The fact I've never heard of any of these people makes me kinda sad :I
@@sealandball3043 a learning opportunity!
@@jasonladd3682 one I took!
@@VloggingThroughHistory ngentod
This was a great re-creation of Bill Wurtz's style. I really enjoyed it!
collab soon?
@@curiousbench PLEASE
T-Dog
nice seeing you here. A collab needs to happen soon
Sad that it’s not him though.
18:27 I believe he's referring to strict interpretation vs loose interpretation of the Constitution. Jefferson believed that the federal govt had no more powers than those strictly and explicitly expressed in the words of the Constitution, while Hamilton believed that a looser interpretation allowed for the federal govt to give itself more powers to allow for the execution of its roles.
Yea the elastic clause
If only we had something to clarify this issue. Maybe they should have made an amendment that explicitly stated how the constitution was meant to be interpreted and not ratified it at all until that happened.
@@sultanofsick Tenth Amendment. Which is ignored by most.
The Line of Demarcation was a pretty decent deal for Portugal! The point was that Portugal was to be left alone by Spain in all the old world trade routes, giving Portugal the advantage in Africa, India, and the Indies, in return for Portugal leaving Spain alone in the new world. Brazil was an unexpected bonus; the line was drawn through the Atlantic Ocean before they'd discovered how far east parts of South America are.
In history class we were taught that Jefferson preferred a strict interpretation of the Constitution because the Constitution didn’t say anything about creating a national bank. Hamilton wanted a loose interpretation because he thought the Constitution implied that a national bank was necessary.
I thought I was having a crisis for a moment lol. Could have sworn I saw you react to this already but I think it must have been Mr. Terry. Was thinking for a second I was in a different universe haha.
Oh no
The MaNdElA eFfEcT
Lol it was Mr Terry.
Cern Hadron collider moment
It definitely was Mr. Terry haha
Literally thought thats how i found this channel, idk whats happening
I mean I think indigenous is relative. If we’re to say that if at any point a group migrated to an area that they aren’t indigenous then nobody in the world would be indigenous except for some people in Africa. I certainly would say that being in the Americas for ~20,000, compared to the European immigrants that have been here for only a few hundred, is definitely indigenous.
Yep that’s a fair point.
I think he said it was more like who got there first as being indigenous
@@kikomagana1990 well that would still be incorrect because Native Americans were the first humans there because again, they’ve been there for about 20,000 years vs a few hundred years
The founding people of America are indigenous to the nation they created that is called the United States of America because without them there is no America.
@@NatalieJ22 There were many hominid groups there before the amerindian race set foot there.
At 18:25, I think the point he was trying to make was that Thomas Jefferson was in favor of a strict reading of the US Constitution. If it wasn’t in the written document, it wasn’t meant to be done by the federal government. Whereas Hamilton was in a favor of a looser interpretation of the Constitution. I could be wrong, but that’s just my opinion
Hey, I recommend you to watch the 1814 series by historia civilis. It's kind of a three part video: First one being "Peace...? (1814)
", second one being "The Congress of Vienna (Part 1) (1814)
" and third and last one being "The Congress of Vienna (Part 2) (1814 to 1815)
". Anyways, wonderful content as always. Take care!
43:25. And the thing is the USSR actually scaled back how big it was supposed to be by removing the uranium-238 fusion tamper from it. Otherwise, it was estimated to be 100 megatons. They took it out partly to limit fallout and partly because they thought it was too dangerous to the air crew that would have dropped it.
The Scots also tried a colony at Darien ( called the Darien scheme) in Panama....but the failure of this cause so much of a monetary loss to the Scottish crown that they created the act of union of the crowns of England and Scotland in 1707,so the English would take on Scotland's debts.
OMG YES. As a Panamanian my country’s history is not that interesting but I love that one!
@@starman6468 glad I could show your nation a bit of historical love
@@steveclarke6257 The Union of the Crowns was in 1603. The Darien Scheme was a private venture mostly financed by aristocrats. When the Treaty of Union was signed in 1707 (to ensure a protestant succession) Scotland's finances were in the black
@@johnwilliamson4055 and England was 18m in debt - yet they paid 400k to Scotland which largely went to the Darien investors. That's about 100billion in todays money! whilst being 4,435billiion in debt.... its about 2739billion just now
Chris, I wanna thank you for all the knowledge you share in these reaction videos. Seriously, the world would be a better place with more people thinking reasonably and moderayely, and promoting a healthy debate like you do.
Cheers from Brazil!
I found the original video rather entertaining. I think that sort of thing is good for piquing someone's curiosity and making then want to learn more. And the commentary is yet another step. I enjoyed this video very much.
so glad you covered this!! as soon as i saw it uploaded i knew you'd be able to go in depth much more than they did and you delivered. great commentary chris
I have to say, I learn so much from your videos then I have ever learned in school. Thank you for putting these out!
Glad you're finally reacting to this lol! How was your UK trip, Chris?
45:00 I literally was thinking you were gonna say your favorite moment in presidential history was the assassination there for a second there.
Postulated: Henry Clay, not Lincoln, saved the Union by postponing the Civil War from 1820, when the South would have won their independence, until 1860 when the economic disparity made southern victory impossible.
The thing about the jacobite rebellion that people forget is that it was not at all england vs Scotland. The sides of the jacobite rebellions were more or less highland vs lowland clans, with the lowlands preferring the protestant line whilst the Highlands supported the Stuarts. Now that's a generalisation as some lowland clans such as the drummonds supported the starts and some highland clans such as the Gunns from the north supported the Hannovers
I don’t remember much of the plot of Assassin’s Creed 3, but basically Connor should have joined the Templars and sided with Britain if he wanted to protect his people
for real. the game was amazing though
Yeah or just acted neutral, protected his tribe and other fleeing triebs from the colonists as much as possible then maybe participate briefly at Chesapeake.
I agree with your assessment of the style of the video (as an imitation of Bill Wurtz), though I completely understand why you don't want to be too critical. As a reflection of history, it could be a lot worse as a summary. :)
Last time I was this early, George Wahington was still alive.
you mean to tell me George Washington died?!?
@@austindavis7595 wait really?!
I forget who said but I once heard someone call the Boston Massacre the least massacrey massacre of all time. And I think about that every time it gets brought up.
This is why in Canada for the longest time we called our indigenous peoples - First Nation's Peoples. They were the people here first.
Makes more sense.
What nations did they have, what example of centralized governments existed beyond what existed in copper age Europe?
@@deshaunjensen2454See Iroquois Confederacy.
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Hi, sorry I didn’t watch most of your stuff because I had tough exams(as a teenager who is obsessed with history), anyway good to be back.
By the way, this video was awesome; you added more details and facts that I found interesting...
Keep doing the good work!
Good luck for your future exams. 👍
Hope the exams went well.
in that Kennedy speech I like when he says why does Rice play Texas 🤣🤣🤣
1:35
I'd argue that the term "indigenous" means the "people with the oldest extant territorial claim"
As everyone's ancestry goes back to Africa of course
TYSM for reacting to this!
I just wanted to add a quick thought on the "indigenous people". Culturally speaking Native Americans would qualify as indigenous simply because their cultural identity was born organically from their experiences in their respective environments. The Mayan culture is radically different than the Inuits of the north. Ethnically speaking they would also be considered indigenous because 25,000 years of micro evolution to adapt to their environment woukd create a radically different genetic biom than their proto native ancestors. Their genetic, ethnic, and cultural identity is directly tied to the Americas, and are a result of surviving in the Americas. They are in fact indigenous people.
The east of America and Europe share very similar climates while the west of america is more sunny.
Having grown up about 50 miles from the great serpent mound we learned a lot about the Hopewell tribe.
So true, all the same fights today go far back. I do find it fascinating to follow the timeline of division. Originally it was slavery then rich vs poor like with robber barron's then after the Civil rights movement its been purely along party lines. I think we need to constantly remind our friends and family to avoid media that fuels the working class division. We should teach a ton more about how propaganda has worked throughout history.
I'm definitely reading Ron Chernow Biography of Alexander Hamilton next.
Loved the video as always! Small qualification. Chris says that Rockefeller became a philanthropist because he was demonized in the press for his excessive wealth (around 34:46). Ron Chernow’s extensive biography of Rockefeller does not present it quite like this. Rockefeller actually was very charitable even from early in his career and part of his philosophy, as a devout Christian, for acquiring large amounts of money was to be able to give to others (not that this was the only motivation or maybe not even the biggest one - as Chris says, it’s complicated). He also was very passionate about certain projects to which he gave, such as starting the University of Chicago, and he sought to make his involvement in these projects largely anonymous (he certainly did not want to receive recognition for what he gave). Early in his giving, Rockefeller actually worked to organize philanthropy in a way that it had not been done previously just to handle all the requests that were coming in. It seems that Rockefeller only started letting the public know that he was this huge philanthropist after he had been demonized for many years. Even then, he only started answering his accusers publicly and letting people know about his private life and contributions because publicists encouraged him to do so.
Hey Chris, @18:58 you are confused by the fact that Hamilton is saying no to how strict the constitution should be, and Jefferson saying it should be strict. I think what he’s getting at is Jefferson wants a strict constitution to keep the government in check with what the govt. can and can’t do. Jefferson believed if the constitution doesn’t state a certain power congress and the president don’t have that power. But Hamilton is arguing if the constitution doesn’t explicitly say congress or the president can’t do something, congress or the president has the authority to do something that’s not explicitly mentioned in the constitution.
VTH (and everyone else), if you haven't seen the John Adams show on HBO, PLEASE DO! It's fantastic and extremely well done!
45:47 tought he was gonna say that the assassination of JFK was his favorite moment in all of Presidential history
bruh
A fun fact is that there is actually a land border between Russia and the US (if you consider ice a land border) due to the fact that in the winter, cold temperatures can make the straight freeze and make the islands connect for now atleast...
5:02 There's also the Dakota Tribe, which lived in North and South Dakota - a Tribe of whom I'm named after.
It is speculated there was another human-like species that existed in North America. But because of the Clovis site the scientists have not searched further than that point until more recently. Graham Hancock does a great lecture on this theory.
Also I attended Shawnee State during my sophmore year of college.
He's a pseudoscientist, his theories border on conspiracy
@@ILoveGrilledCheese Who is to say what is pseudoscience? Did you not see the word speculate? Throwing shade for no reason smdh...
@@spookyboi8446 that’s no different then me saying little green men lives in North America before natives, just trust me bro
It's really unfortunate that Andrew Johnson was so against the idea of equality that the South is best known for being The South.
Since bull wurtz wasn’t gonna do, someone else did and I’m glad. They recreated his style but added their own to it which I enjoyed.
Video: Let the people decide!
Chris: That's a terrible idea!
(I am taking you out of context! XD)
So early! I hope you had a great trip Chris, looking forward to the original content!
You should watch Bill Wurtz's History of Japan
His History of the world is great & ik you liked that, so you should watch his history of Japan too, its definitely interesting
Yes, I would love to see that. I have been asking for that for a long time
If you liked the "We choose to go to the moon" speech, look up Christopher Tin. He's a composer that set that speech to an epic classical score. It's obviously a bit long, around 10 minutes, but it's a beautiful piece of music set to one of the most inspiring speeches in American history. It's called "We Choose to go to the Moon". And, if you like his music, there's a new album he's releasing this Friday, 09/30/2022
As Idahoans, we learnt more about tribes outside our state than ones inside our state. We talked a lot about the Haudenosaunee and Cherokee, but when it came to Nez Perce we kind of just talked about Chief Joseph and then moved on. I will never forget when one of our history teachers, when asked about his knowledge about the Nez Perce, simply told us stuff that I knew was false and myths, then when we asked about Oklahoma and its history of being a native territory he would tell you facts that made you in awe, which the Nez Perce also was exiled too and yet he left out that detail.
As a non American who have no idea abt American history, this is pretty fun to watch
William Seward is from my hometown. Auburn NY. Fascinating guy, his house is still here too.
Hey professor! Do you happen to have any videos about the 54' Brown v. Board case you were talking about? I would love to learn more about Thurgood Marshall. In a chapter of the 50th Law, Robert Greene opened my eyes to how that man went from a struggling law student during the Great Depression to moving the world 20 years later. Thank you for everything!
Great vid as always! Series request can you do something on the war of 1812 I would love to learn more but info is so hard to find that’s in-depth
Think the idea of Hamilton's "No" and Jefferson's "Yes" is Loose vs Strict interpretation of the Constitution.
Martin Luther then responded to Henry VIII by saying he was “behaving like a strumpet in a tantrum”
Great to have you back Chris!
Also, I am thoroughly enjoying your podcast so far and can’t wait for more episodes, keep up the great work.
Great stuff as usual. Can you do some video on John Paul Jones? And not the Bassist for Led Zeppelin, the admiral during the revolutionary war. Just reading about him now. Thanks again for everything.
"... and food" *stampede of humans* i had to pause it there because i was laughing too hard to continue lmao
I don’t know why but that part with the atomic bombs killed me 😂😂 “bro let’s just drop it on Japan… Twice”
You mention Elvis and how black culture had influenced his sound so much:
I’ve visited Memphis on 3 occasions. I’ve played Rhythm & Blues, Country, and Rock music professionally both down there and up here in Canada.
One thing I can say for sure is that both R&B and Country originated from the Gospel: From singing in church. Back in the day, black and white churches were completely segregated. Even today in Tennessee, not by legal mandate but culturally, black and white churches continue to be segregated. I visited Al Green’s church in the suburbs on Memphis and saw him and his gospel perform perhaps the most moving sermon i’ve ever attended, and I’m not even a subscriber.
If you travel between Nashville and Memphis, you will see just how different the culture is. Nashville is more of the Country vibe, Memphis is more of the Soul/R&B vibe. If you go south from Memphis into Mississippi, you’ll come across the “Crossroads” in Claksdale, which seems to me to be the origin of Rock n Roll, where both cultures clash. Eric Clapton and Cream wrote a famous song accordingly. But even to this day, there is a stark cultural contrast between Nashville and Memphis, TN, which clearly has a lot to do with racial divides and segregation. There is also an amazing Civil Rights movement museum in Memphis, right across the street from the infamous Lorraine Motel, completely upkept to where how stood that fateful day, magazines, TVs, everything, where MLKJ was assassinated. A shrine to segregation.
Elvis is from Memphis - He is white, and so it makes sense too for him that, coming from a white background and emerging in a prominent black city that his form of Rock n Roll would emerge.
My conclusion: Rock music is the result of a combination of white and black culture - Which is why it became so loved all over America - It didn’t matter what background you came from. Of course it came with all the baggages; Drug experimentation, etc. Which goes into the “Counter-Culture” thing - Not only was it about drugs, but also, perhaps mainly, about the erasing of racial divides in America. It bled into the anti-war movements, which go hand in hand with erasing violence, violence being prominent with segregation in America. I think the whole issue with the drugs came essentially from trying to prevent this obliteration of racial divides, by associating drugs with the mingling of races in America. Jimi Hendrix, for example, rose to prominence on Rock n Roll and the counter culture, which created a bridge between black and white society in an otherwise Jim Crow society.
I love all of these genres of music so much, and it’s so interesting to see how they clash together, along the Mississippi River, to influence each other. I would post an image of myself on the couch at the front entrance of Morgan Freeman’s Ground Zero (I assume referring to the Ground Zero of Rock) before performing there, but RUclips doesn’t allow an image option on comments.
Best regards from Vancouver, Canada!
28:27
“New challenger has approched!”
The south looking very worried
Lincoln becoming the Republican candidate is an interest case study for ranked choice voting, which I know Mr. Beat is a big fan of.
You should check out Countryballs video. It's funny as hell and oddly predicted some current events back in 2021
46:30
I think a big reason you don't see the US collectively going for a national goal is because they don't see any one nation as an existential threat to their position in the world. You're starting to see them get worried with China, but that's small fries in comparison to the Cold War era. We forget just how much the United States culturally viewed the USSR as an existential threat to their status in the world, their society, and were shaken to the core because of it.
Can’t believe Nintendo put Toad in Mario games in honor of his time writing in the colonies. It is crazy the things that you learn every day!
Quick tip I wouldn’t said Africa was selling off other Africas because of impressions that gives off. Which is there only one ethnicity in Africa which not true. It’s basically saying French was selling to their own people
If Spaniards captured a lot of French people and sold them as slaves, it would be completely accurate to say that people were buying Europeans from Europeans.
i thought when talking about tj and ah, he was referring to is the constitution restrictive as in “if it doesn’t mention it, we can’t do it” which would be tj and vice versa for ah which is why its flipped
A good alternative history experiment would be if the promise of 40 acres and a mule actually came true.
48:15. I actually know someone who was in that world trader center bombing in 1993. It was total chaos from their description.
When he talks about the triangular trade it reminded me that it's something we also learn in school here.
I believe that 3 times more slaves came to Brazil than to the United States through this trade.
I find it interesting that the end of slavery in the United States caused the civil war and here in Brazil caused the fall of the monarchy.
Dos três principais fatores para a queda da monarquia (problemas com os militares, problemas com a igreja e problemas com os movimentos abolicionistas) eu acho que o movimento abolicionista era o menos complexo, pq era intenção da monarquia caminhar para o abolicionismo naturalmente. O que você acha?
@@DrAndrade66 mas eu acho que foi o catalizador. Pois a elite escravagista que não gostou da abolição foi que instigou os outros setores insatisfeitos à uma ação mais direta contra a monarquia, aí meu entender.
always love history but u make it better keep up all that you do and god bless you
i love how Revere’s engraving has a random dog in it
I don't know about otherd but in nc we learn about Roanoke since it happened around here
Source material: 12 min
VTH video: almost 50 min
Gonna be lots of good Chris teaching in this one
The Boston Massacre is just a grade A example of mythology and propaganda. At the time it was used as a rallying point by those who were pro independence to try and garner outrage and sympathy for their cause. So it was portrayed as this horrible act committed against innocent protestors by the vile British when, in reality, it was anything but. Then over time it was continually taught in this fashion throughout many years of schooling because it makes for a good, simple narrative kids can understand very quickly. And so rises the mythology in each successive generation taught about the brave, freedom loving patriots rising up against a tyrannical government. But when you look at the actual history and facts involved, you quickly realize it's always, ALWAYS more complicated than the simple narratives we prefer. I mean, John Adams defended the soldiers and got them acquitted, for pete's sake.
I love the discussions about American history. This video was something I've been waiting a while for. I've been reading (and watching) up on different points in American history, so this was just perfect.
I'd love to see you discuss things like Prohibition and the Temperance movement, as well as some of the lesser-known presidents and their administrations.
Yes, the Constitution should be strict - limited. No, the Constitution should be inferred - unlimited.
12:00 now I’m imagining Thomas Paine calling himself an influencer 😂
I know you dont want recent history in the comment section but even if you don’t like Sarah Palin you can’t deny her contributions to the awareness of Russia’s close proximity to Alaska.
People don't know that? That's just a basic fact
This around 41:00 about japan is not totally right. It is more like Japan trapping themself in a war with China, where they are forced to escalate the war to bring an end to it. I can recomment Eastory videos about the 2nd Sino-Japanese-War. He is going really well about the strategy of both parties. It is a 2 parter, mabby you make a react over it. Keep up the good work.
Quick question for any historians in this comment section! It says St Augustine is the first European founded city in the USA but Ive heard others say that Pensacola is the first European city founded but something about the history about it isn’t known as much or something? If anyone knows about this please give me your thoughts please. Thank you!
There's a difference between a settlement and a permanent settlement. Pensacola was founded a few years before St. Augustine but abandoned, then resettled in the middle 1700's. So St Augustine is the oldest permanent settlement.
@@VloggingThroughHistoryThank you Chris! Love your videos by the way!!
Hey Chris! Fellow Northeastern Ohioan here.
I’m curious, if the South had just accepted Lincoln’s proposal to stop the expansion of slavery, and not seceded from The Union, how much longer do you think slavery would have lasted?
"St. Augustine, FL is much older than any of those" Hey that's pretty close, they have a fort and stuff. Nice city.
i was wondering when you are gonna do this hope your gonna make a history of japan video
Hey Chris great video as always
Bill Wurtz would be proud 🥲
48:04 - This is a pretty tangential fact but I just learned it like, yesterday, so I felt like sharing. The architect of the WTC bombing, Omar Abdel-Rahman ("the Blind Sheik") was the last client of legendary civil rights lawyer William Kunstler (who also represented some of the Freedom Riders, the Chicago Seven, the American Indian Movement, the Attica State rioters, and the Yusef Salaam of the Central Park Five - though Kunstler died before Salaam and the rest were exonerated).
Kunstler died before the trial concluded, where Abdel-Rahman was found guilty and spent the rest of his life in federal prison.
So at the “yes, no” part about the constitution, I believe he’s referring to strict-constructionist vs loose-constructionalist; essentially in this context Hamilton believe in things like Implied powers not precisely stated in the constitution itself while Jefferson (at least at this time, NOT while he was President) interpreted the constitution in a more word for word way.
I remember the car bomb in the World Trade Center in Feb 1993. I was expecting & my hubby worked in mid-town.
In 2000 his job transfered to World Trade Center Tower 2. I remember asking him which tower ot was. Knowing why I was asking he said " Yup, the one with the car bomb,.".
He went to work on 9/11/2001 in Tower 2, and Thank Hod came home . He is still here today.
💥…”Twice”💥😅🤦♂️ 42:00 I forgot they got bombed twice… I know it’s not funny just so absurd and caught me off guard. Incredible vid I learned a lot. 👍
Henry VIII went into schism, not heresy. It wouldn’t be truly Protestant until Edward VI.
I think he missed the mark trying to recreate Bill Wurtz style of video. It was still good, tho.
Cities like Boston, New York, Baltimore, and Charleston quickly developed their own shipbuilding industries as wood had a tendency to be ruined in the long voyage and materials like hemp were much fresher coming from the Caribbean so can be made into excellent rope and caulking. This is also how the young US was able to quickly develop a fighting navy when threatened in the early 1800s by Britain’s open seizure and impressment as part of the war with Napoleon’s France.
Funny enough where I’m from which is Laurinburg, North Carolina, the Lumbee tribe is prominent here and they refer to themselves as Indian as slang.
Fun fact: Because of the IDL, the Diomedes Islands have a 23 hour time difference, despite their proximity to each other.
4:59 the map is missing the Algonquin people in the northeast. The Iroquois didn't extend that far into what is now new england.
Idk if you take video requests, but would you mind doing a video explaining the history of Native American tribes?
Idk about others, but here in England we understandable learn hardly anything about native Americans and the only bit of info we do get told about it that of Roanoke and even that is somewhat glossed over.
I think almost everyone world wide have heard the name “Cherokee tribe” but I think it’s safe to say people know little to nothing. I could be wrong and it could just be my lol but I’m sure there’s a few people who wouldn’t mind learning more about the native tribes 🙂
9:10 The settlement at Pensacola FL was initially founded even before Saint Augustine was, however it failed several times.
Edit: The final successful colony in Pensacola was, however, founded after Saint Augustine.
14:00 oooof, when the british empire respects indigenous people better than you do
I think the "no vs yes" for Hamilton and Jefferson was meant to be Jefferson saying the constitution should be interpreted strictly with only powers implicitly given to the federal government being allowed while Hamilton wanted the powers to be able to be expanded.
At 5:01 you are confused by the limited amount of tribal names. I’d wager those are not the names of the tribes as we know them now rather the distinct cultures of archeological sites and studies. For example the Mississippian culture built huge mound cities and practiced large scale agriculture and have sites like Cahokia
Love you reaction and inputs :)