Thomas Jefferson & His Democracy: Crash Course US History #10

In which John Green teaches you about founding father and third president of the United States, Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson is a somewhat controversial figure in American history, largely because he, like pretty much all humans, was a big bundle of contradictions. Jefferson was a slave-owner who couldn't decide if he liked slavery. He advocated for small government but expanded federal power more than either of his presidential predecessor. He also idealized the independent farmer and demonized manufacturing, but put policies in place that would expand industrial production in the US. Controversy may ensue as we try to deviate a bit from the standard hagiography/slander story that is usually told about old TJ. John explores Jefferson's election, his policies, and some of the new nation's (literally and figuratively) formative events that took place during Jefferson's presidency. In addition to all this, Napoleon drops in to sell Louisiana, John Marshall sets the course of the Supreme Court, and John Adams gets called a tiny tyrant.
Hey teachers and students - Check out CommonLit's free collection of reading passages and curriculum resources to learn more about the events of this episode. Thomas Jefferson is remembered as the Founding Father responsible for saying all men are created equal in The Declaration of Independence: www.commonlit.org/texts/the-d...
Jefferson didn't always practice what he preached though, as seen in his mixed views on American Indians: www.commonlit.org/texts/excer...
Chapters:
Introduction: Thomas Jefferson 00:00
The Election of 1800 0:42
Jefferson's Attitudes Towards Slavery 2:34
Gabriel's Rebellion and Other Slave Uprisings 3:47
Mystery Document 4:28
Jefferson's America 6:02
John Marshall, Judicial Review, and Marbury v. Madison 7:07
The Louisiana Purchase 8:32
Jefferson's Embargo 10:16
Jefferson's Complicated Legacy 12:03
Credits 12:46
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[@JacquelineViana]

"In a duel that ocurred...WAIT FOR IT...in new Jersey". Everything is legal in new Jersey.

[@Crazyhermitcrab]

+Jacqueline Viana fireworks are illegal

[@bucca2]

+Crazyhermitcrab She was referencing Hamilton...

[@d3dmeme268]

+bucca2 YASS

[@Tentiture]

+Jacqueline Viana actually dueling was illegal in New Jersey when it took place. They only did it in New Jersey because they had an obscure spot in New Jersey that would be good for a duel. Every single person who was present at the duel had to turn their backs to Burr and Hamilton because it was illegal, and neither Burr nor Hamilton wanted any witnesses to the event. This is why nobody knows who shot first, because nobody saw the actual gunfight but Hamilton and Burr.

[@annatimmerman2891]

+Tentiture Everything is legal in New Jersey is a line from the broadway play Hamilton. Its not a fact

[@daynereese3888]

John: "Wait for it..." Me: The mongols? John: "In New Jersey." Me: Well then...

[@kennethtong7681]

nice

[@magalingouabou210]

"No one remembers Richard Nixon for starting the EPA" that shade though

[@cardenfoy]

What people SHOULD take away from this video is that Judicial Review DOES NOT EXIST. Its a power the court illegally gave itself in Marbury v Madison and its high time people realize the court cannot "Strike down laws"

[@flames_fan_328]

When they tried to tax our tea, we got frisky. Imagine what gon' happen when you try to tax our whiskey

[@myohmy9000]

Thomas that was a real nice declaration, welcome to the present, we're running a real nation

[@pabloocariz6725]

Chris Ramsey Do you wanna join us? Or stay mellow doing whatever the hell it you do in Monticello

[@helloworld2848]

Pablo Ocariz If we assume the debts, the union gets A new line of credit, a financial diahrettic

[@flames_fan_328]

Hello World how do you not get it? If we're aggressive and competitive, the Union gets a boost you'd rather give it a sedative?

[@Anne-oe7vg]

If you listen closely, you can hear someone shouted "that's my alcohol!" in a very drunk voice.

[@desswilson8361]

I can't be the only Junior cramming for the APUSH exam tomorrow. If you're me let God be with you.

[@thruthe4thdimension]

Mandela Isalive Calm down buddy

[@Edgewalker001]

+thruthe4thdimension I find this thread to be incredibly amusing for some reason... XD I mean, I'm an atheist but I wouldn't act like that towards anyone that has an open mind, no matter what religious views they may have.

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[@sicklendhammerstudio]

"The passive aggressive way politicians hate each other now" wow this dates it

[@JosephClayson]

90% of the comments are about Hamilton

[@Quesnelle23]

I like how this was in a time when not everyone knew Hamilton's story

[@samuelneirink1084]

Jefferson actually included a clause condemning King George for allowing slavery in his first draft of the Declaration of Independence, and classifying them as MEN, thus included under the "all men are created equal" statement. The Southern states later had it taken out. Which raises an interesting point: if that's what he believed, why didn't he free his own slaves?

[@everflores9484]

Maybe -I don't know- because freeing slaves became harder after the rebellions? He was somewhat racist, but not as much as most of the South as I see it.

[@caroltaylor5861]

Ever Flores no, he was definitely as racist as the south. He was from the south after all.

[@everflores9484]

Carol Taylor I think he was somewhat racist, but not Calhoun racist. He freed his children after all.

[@myohmy9000]

+Carol Taylor so was George Washington, and he freed his slaves after his wife urged him to so they wouldn't have to wait before she died

[@igloo614]

Finances

[@MrChrismanning]

"...A duel that occurred-WAIT FOR IT-..." Did Lin-Manuel Miranda get the idea for his reoccurring theme for Aaron Burr in his hit musical, Hamilton from John Green?!

[@zacharyruf7590]

that is literally what I thought

[@PhantasmalLight_00]

i was litteraly like..wait waht wahhhtttttt he said wait for it and my brain was liek HAMILTON!

[@harlleygurrola8394]

Chris Manning 1:44

[@GhostEmblem]

I knew something to this effect would be the top comment.

[@MrChrismanning]

TIL that I have the top comment on a video! WooHoo!

[@a.z.fellco.1704]

I love how the comment section is 99.99% Hamilton Lyrics, on an episode called Jefferson. Lin would be proud.

[@FrogMaskYT]

Yes, yes he would XD

[@talondearborne7631]

Alexander Hamilton would be proud.

[@emilyayres7687]

*pictures Daveed Diggs the whole time*

[@reyskywaka3202]

Same.

[@doorrraaaa]

+rey skywaka I do not live in the US, Jefferson has any other face it not Daveed Diggs?

[@reyskywaka3202]

+Dora de Lemos daveed diggs plays Jefferson in Hamilton: the musical you can look up a portrait of Jefferson on Google to see his actual face.

[@doorrraaaa]

Yes, i know, i was kidding. After listening Hamilton, and watching a bunch of Hamilton vídeos, I searched on Google about what was the real faces of the characters, expeciality on the Dillars bills. But the it is hard to me to believe that Washington has that guy with the White hair...

[@evannesbitt7852]

For both this comment and your profile picture, I love you

[@aperson22222]

If Jefferson and I were shipwrecked on a desert island and our only food source was ten bananas, he'd give me one, make a pitcher of daiquiris out of the other nine, and sip his daiquiris while explaining to me how, in a just society, we'd have split the bananas five and five.

[@AwesomeisHaleigh]

"A duel which occurred, wait for it, in new jersey." I'm willing to wait for it...

[@mypinkdolphin701]

Hamilton reference ayyy!

[@hannahwaterman2679]

It's because everything is legal in New Jersey

[@Muslim-cy5gu]

Hamilton wasnt in braodway in 2013 thouu wtf

[@stubley3432]

this comment wasnt either?

[@gabriellacattani3076]

They were near the same spot his son died thats why!

[@mypinkdolphin701]

I get so confused when you show Thomas Jefferson's picture. I keep expecting Daveed Diggs but then I'm like, "No no. Historically all the founding fathers were white."

[@MikoBennett]

+Danielle unless a few were wearing whiteface, plus the white ppl looked much whiter then they were cuz they wore powder on their faces and wore powdered wigs xP. u know there was white slaves in America? it's true. especially today, all ppl in America are slaves to the government and big business and it's not limited to race, mostly poor ppl

[@dakotataylor2712]

+Miko Bennett Calm down there kiddo. There were white slaves back then yes, but we're not all slaves today. We are not "slaves" to the government or big business. We are not forced to work, and we get paid if we do. You must not know what a slave is.

[@fuzzydunlop7928]

He was obviously going for the inability to return to the state of nature if one so chooses, which, philosophically, can be described as a type of bondage, if not slavery.

[@emmagrace4283]

SAME

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Look up josh Hanson

[@samanthasingleton1006]

When you've casually binge-watched every crash course series for ever AP exam you've ever taken...

[@dobby9307]

who's watching this in 2020 because of online school

[@Gummii14]

Me! Sadly...

[@vajambetjiha8187]

Me

[@thomaswillard6267]

The pursuits of education need not be be bound by any institution - Thomas Jefferson

[@thomaswillard6267]

The problem with quotes on the internet is that anyone can just make them up - Mahatma Gandhi

[@pammiedavis1590]

But do you know Hamilton is the real question

[@valiumpump]

John Green is a writer of amazing books. John Green teaches better than my own APUSH teacher. John Green made a Breaking Bad reference 11:50. In conclusion, John Green is perfect.

[@alainaevans5269]

everyone is either here because of exams or hamilton

[@DenkouNova]

I'm an adult from Canada without exams or musicals, and I'm here because I like history and John Green. :D

[@kvol1668]

Me too. Only not Canadian.

[@visibleconfusion782]

Used to be here for history and John Green back when this came out, pre-Hamilton. I really did watch this around 2014 in 4th grade. Now post-Hamilton I come for Hamilton vs history and Madison, Jefferson vs Hamilton. And Federal vs Democratic-Republican. I really understand more now.

[@kvol1668]

Selene Graham Just wait until you get to your mid-30s and you understand SOOOO much. And then you want to punch everyone for not doing the right thing. It's very frustrating. Also eat healthy now, your older self will thank you.

[@veronicab32]

TRUE

[@brittanybroquadio8846]

1:28 that image is so hilarious. like Alex is just like "ayyyyeeee just stopping by to say that Jefferson has my vote even though I never agreed on him once and we fought on like 75 different fronts. however, Jefferson has beliefs, Burr had none"

[@Anne-oe7vg]

He's like, Yo! The people are asking to hear my voice!

[@danielmakarenko6711]

did anyone else get that ad before these videos that goes "are you ready to fail your ap us history exam and disappoint your family and everyone you love", damn thanks for reassuring me w that the day before the apush test💀💀

[@ludmilaayuso6410]

The only reason im here is bc i have to watch this for histry class for the test

[@kammunistmnfsto]

The ten dollar founding father without a father...

[@reyskywaka3202]

Got a lot farther by working a lot harder by being a lot smarter by being a self starter by 14 they placed him in charge of a trading charter

[@kammunistmnfsto]

+rey skywaka And everyday as slaves were being cartered and slaughtered away across the waves he struggled to keep his guard up. inside he was longing to be a part of something the brother was ready to beg steal borrow or barter.

[@reyskywaka3202]

+Patrick Star then a hurricane came and devastation reigned our man saw his future drip dripping down the drain put a pencil to his temple connected it to his brain and he wrote his first refrain a testament to his pain

[@freya3858]

Well the word got around they said "this kid is insane, man!" Took up a collection just to send him to the mainland. Get your education, don't forget from whence you came. And the world's gonna know your name! What's you name, man??

[@6pades]

A L E X A N D E R H A M I L T O N

[@butterflyfly1470]

eVeRyThInG iS LeGaL iN nEw JeRsEy

[@myohmy9000]

Ok, so this is what your gonna do, stand there like a man until Eaker is infront of you. When the time comes fire your weapon in the air, this will put an end to the whole affair

[@sagep.8518]

Chris Ramsey too soon ;(

[@graystripesstripe4133]

Rippo Phillip

[@sorrynotsorry6]

@@c0re889 No. He'll follow suit if he's truly a man of honor.

[@fhd89234n8f43n7]

“Well then how did they cook stuff, Stan?” Epic.

[@Shwarmageddon]

anyone else cramming for AP US History final. Mine is this week and its gonna suck a big one. Just because all the tests are so god damn specific and test us on stuff that are so small and specific you never thought in hell you would need to know that

[@hesafaust]

Yup midterm in 16 hours

[@sethvankowskii5518]

Right now man. Cramming so badly.

[@yukanichii]

midterm in 3 hours. *shaking violently*

[@emilycahill9216]

Yep! Final tomorrow…. :/

[@CookiesOnFridays]

Mid term in 4 hours .-.

[@divagirl10]

This guy is awesome. I am taking a very hard U.S History class online that is required before my Masters program, and this video helped me understand Jefferson so much better. I will continue watching his videos.

[@jiwoohong9896]

A duel that occurred *wait for it* in New Jersey. Damm john green is a prophet.

[@reyskywaka3202]

Yeah keep ranting we know who's really doing the planting...

[@julm6446]

And another thing Mr. "age of enlightenment"; don´t lecture me about the war, you didn´t fight in it! You think I´m frightened of you man, we almost died in the trench, while you were off getting high with the French!

[@mollydugdale6147]

an open letter to a slaver, hey neighbor, yo debts are paid cuz ya don't pay fo labor

[@hooeythegreat1987]

Sittin there useless as two shits, hey turn around, bend over, I'll show you where my shoe fits!

[@ashnanadesan]

person person *civics lesson

[@MaximPotashov]

For anyone wondering who the blue man blending into the curtains is, that is Tobias Funke, from the show Arrested Development. One of the big jokes of the series is that Tobias wanted to join the Blue Man Group, and showed his commitment by painting himself blue. Naturally, he left lots of stains around the house and began to blend into his surroundings quite a bit, surprising even the viewer when he revealed his hiding spot. The show is well known for the enormous subtlety in many jokes.

[@UpperKS]

No I'm not here for APUSH, I'm just a curious American who had not great focus back in high school. As an engineer by trade, I don't get much history experience in my day to day life, so these are great. I really appreciate these reviews.

[@SophisticatedBanjo]

THE ELECTION OF 1800.

[@b-dogt-dog2832]

can we get back to politics?

[@SophisticatedBanjo]

+b-dog t-dog (please?) Yo...

[@meteorstarthearcher5350]

every action has it's equal opposite reaction,

[@nikkimorris4569]

+Meterstar John Addams shat the bed

[@Fannii94]

+Nikki Morris I love the guy, but he's in traction

[@kelsiesteppick3955]

Watching in 2016. He said wait for it. While talking about burr. And Hamilton. Gah, why does he torture me?!?

[@chlojo]

The coincidence was bound to happen

[@IsabellaSilva-gc6jy]

This video was made BEFORE the popularity of Hamilton. And When he said wait for it I was like AHHHHHHHH. I also only clicked on this vid cuz I was hoping that he would talk about Alexander Hamilton

[@Questron71]

+Andrew Kim "On May 12, 2009, Miranda was invited to perform music from In the Heights at the White House Evening of Poetry, Music and the Spoken Word. Instead, he performed the first song from The Hamilton Mixtape, a rough version of what would later become "Alexander Hamilton," Hamilton's opening number. " (source: Wikipedia: Hamilton (Musical) ) So SOME bits of it were definitely known at the time this video was published, but the whole musical did not exist yet... the first rough draft called the workshop and featuring a bit more than half of the later complete musical premiered in July 13, after this video was posted.

[@Mustafa-rb3wb]

@@IsabellaSilva-gc6jy wait for it is what he says about the mongols usually and is the running joke in his crash courses about history

[@Mustafa-rb3wb]

@@chlojo wait for it is what he says about the mongols usually and is the running joke in his crash courses about history

[@taylordavie4735]

As I was working on a project for a 'teaching social studies for 4th-8th grade' course (I'm an ELED major) where I was asked to compile resources for a specific time period (1784-1806) I stumbled across this gem. Just wanted to say thanks for your awesome Crash Course videos and for giving me the opportunity to incorporate my favorite author of all time into my teaching and school work. John Green, you're great.

[@oghond]

SO! MANY! HAMILTON! COMMENTS!

[@theuniverseisahologram]

1:36 "wait for it" jfc John

[@teresaellis7062]

I am so glad Crash Course exists. I am learning (or refreshing what I learned in the past) a lot of knowledge about SO many things.

[@ciaranhedderman8083]

Cramming for AP exams heyo

[@theanonymousmrgrape5911]

Jefferson opposed slavery on principle, but in practice he found a quick and easy abolition unfeasible. In his time it was believed that slavery would just die out so there was no reason to end it.

[@NicoGStudios]

9:10 there is a blue man hiding next to the curtains

[@pinkloveuh]

I wonder why...

[@eliwilliamson3404]

I'm gonna look at every DBQ document tomorrow like the mystery document and probably have a mental breakdown #APUSHEXAM

[@immabelieber47]

this is me

[@xio3956]

yesss

[@ludmilaayuso6410]

we indersand we feel the same

[@eliwilliamson3404]

Ludmila Ayuso i love that 3 years later this is still relatable. Best of luck 👌🏽

[@bettyagajyelleh8043]

this is the best. crash course equals a good grade on the ap us exam. not only do i actually really UNDERSTAND history really well now, but im actually enjoying a lot more than i ever thought i would. thank you crash course

[@tempus_fugit__]

My brain is so conditioned from CCWH that I was actually expecting mongol music to start playing when John said New Jersey

[@Sam_Markley]

1:32 "Burr and Hamilton really disliked each other" yeah no kidding Aaron Burr was "the damn fool that shot him"

[@izpep3804]

"Wait for it - In New Jersey." Since, ya know, everything is legal in New Jersey.

[@mattdavis7291]

John, you really make this subject entertaining I love all your history stuff! Keep up the awesome work!!

[@esin6545]

anyone here because your history teacher assigned this during quarantine?

[@alexlisa9]

Who's the blue guy at 9:10 hiding in the curtain?

[@Jx-kj9fs]

tobias funkë

[@mikechu01]

I'm here to review what we learned in APUS -- because our textbook is pretty dry, long and boring

[@user-vw2jq3to5e]

+Mike Chu Is it called "Give Me Liberty!" ?

[@experienceaeiou]

+Enna Silkov eyyyy

[@user-vw2jq3to5e]

Brian J. Whitelaw-McDonald I actually think that CrashCourse US Hist is based on that book. I mean, John even quotes the author Eric Foner at one point!

[@999Mello]

+Enna Silkov History is interesting and fun when taught the right way. John is teaching the information the right way lol, just reading the textbook can get pretty boring

[@isaiahpena8813]

+Iron DZO you stat telling the truth

[@laurasandeastman]

I gotta tell you, these are awesome. Totally saved my butt in American History 201. One idea- link to the world history videos that correspond with this video's information, as well as the video before and after this one in this series, in the video description. That would help me a LOT! Thanks again for doing this. You guys are a riot.

[@cozy_king23]

Loved the Princess Mononoke reference

[@jessicacabrejos3969]

Hamilton: "but if you were to ask me who'd I'd promote... Jefferson has my vote! I have never agreed with Jefferson once we have fought on like 75 different fronts, but when all is said and all is done; Jefferson has beliefs, Burr has none.

[@camillehopecameron5249]

Well... Well I'll be damned, well I'll be damned

[@thekyleross]

+Camille Hamilton's on your side!

[@jayda1677]

And...You won in a landslide

[@mariacargille1396]

I actually recognized the Mystery Document, for once! We used it in our AP Lang class, and it was one of my favorite texts. :)

[@ludicrus32]

Oh, wow, John. I love ya man, but just, wow. You really dropped the ball on this one. I'll try to keep this brief, but, you're doing a discredit to Jefferson. First of all, Jefferson actively campaigned for the emancipation of slaves- he supported measures to end slavery as early as 1779. He DID free some slaves in his will, the rest, however, were not freed, not because of a lack of will on Jefferson's part, but because his family sold them to pay off his debts after his death. Also, the Barbary Wars were a LOT more important than just "an example of foreign policy interrupting domestic policy," they arguably formed the national character of the new nation in a powerful way. It's just, you're usually so good about this stuff, that I'm kind of surprised this was so sloppy.

[@jlrapid]

Vosian Thank you First draft of the Declaration of Independence was full of anti-slavery remarks. He stated that King George III “has waged cruel war against human nature itself, violating its most sacred rights of life and liberty in the persons of a distant people who never offended him, captivating and carrything them into slavery in another hemisphere as to incur miserable death in the transportation thither…Determined to keep open a market where men should be bought and sold, he has prostituted his negative for suppressing every legislative attempt to prohibit as to restrain this execrable commerce.” “Where the disease [slavery] is most deeply seated, there it will be slowest in eradication. In the northern States, it was merely superficial and easily corrected. In the southern, it is incorporated with the whole system and requires time, patience, and perseverance in the curative process.” Thomas Jefferson By the time of Jefferson’s death in 1826, State laws had so stiffened that it had become virtually impossible for Jefferson to use the same means as George Washington. “President Jefferson was accused of having fathered a child, Tom, by Sally Hemings. Tom was said to have been born in 1790, soon after Jefferson and Sally Hemings returned from France where he had been minister. Present-day members of the African-American Woodson family believe that Thomas Jefferson was the father of Thomas Woodson, whose name comes from his later owner. No known documents support this view.” Herbert Barger, the Jefferson family historian and genealogist who assisted in the original DNA study for Nature (and who strenuously objected to the conclusions published in the original story) explained: “My study indicates to me that Thomas Jefferson was not the father of Eston or any other Hemings child. The study indicates that Randolph [Thomas’ younger brother] is possibly the father of Eston and the others. Randolph, named for his maternal Randolph family, was a widower and between wives when, shortly after his wife’s death, Sally became pregnant with her first child. . . . She continued having children until 1808 when Eston was born. Randolph Jefferson would marry his second wife the next year, 1809. . . . [Significantly, t]hree of Sally Hemings’ children, Harriet, Beverly and Eston (the latter two not common names), were given names of the Randolph family.”

[@harrisongerret9795]

you should make a new gag with.... wait for it, New Jersey

[@jirimatejka7394]

the fact he basicaly referenced the Hamilton music 2 years before in premiered with the 'wait for it' is incredible

[@charlottewatts2650]

'In a duel that occured... WAIT FOR IT IM WILLING TO WAIT FOR IT!!!!!!

[@scp--297]

In new Jersey!

[@gg-pj7pr]

@@scp--297 everything is legal in New Jersey

[@ryanlarkin2333]

We need more duels :)

[@Neil122]

This might be my favorite episode of Crash Course US History. They did a great job!

[@monstermanseth]

That intro jingle always gives me goosebumps and flashbacks...

[@amyl4944]

Thank you Crash Course for proving history can be interesting to learn! Yall are the reason I got an A in my history classes!

[@danielaalonso6569]

9:09-9:24 The first thing that caught my eye as I looked away from the screen was the person standing in front of the curtain. Scared me for a slight moment.

[@mischa5925]

Y’all I’m in online school watching this.. 2020 CHECKKK

[@lilaclilac1907]

These videos are really helpful! Thank you! 🙏

[@b-dogt-dog2832]

@1:22 jefferson or burr you know you have to choose

[@tawacker1782]

It's "if you had to choose" thank you very much

[@b-dogt-dog2832]

Itch

[@katherinealixandre3136]

Jefferson has beliefs BURR HAS NONE

[@graystripesstripe4133]

Jefferson has hair, Burr has none

[@Anne-oe7vg]

Yo! The people are asking to hear my voice. The country is facing a difficult choice. And if you were to ask me who I'd promote! * drumroll * Jeffercrap has my vote!

[@fabrizioparraga]

Thank you John Green i got a 100 in my test

[@fabrizioparraga]

Thanks

[@TheStrawhatmenace]

Fabrizio Parraga did you just thank yourself ?

[@missunderstood2274]

TheStrawhatmenace You're welcome.

[@BleehhStuffGreg]

Fabrizio Parraga Said no one ever

[@missunderstood2274]

BleehhStuffGreg​ Thank you.

[@eric.5557]

Thought bubble: 9:16 notice the blue guy in his underwear standing in front of the blue curtains.

[@applepineapple9131]

Ha ha lol just realized that

[@fabrizioparraga]

Adriana Pineda cool

[@mattberg2326]

He's not wearing underwear. It's Tobias Funke ;)

[@PinheadLarryVEVO]

Tobias Funke!

[@zoeraymond6617]

I am seriously in love with all the Hamilton references!!!!😍

[@BeloryThorn]

Thank you so much! Helpful review, and interesting. I always love the thought bubbles. (That blue guy at 9:12 ...xD)

[@LostParadise_]

A testament to Crash Courses video production... look back at your favorite creator in 2013, if they were around. They were severely different, to the point where you may question why you even liked them. But Crash Course holds up in 2019, and hopefully will be a recommended source of quick, go-to knowledge for the next generation.

[@aidendennis3792]

9:15 there's a blue guy at the curtains

[@fredrickreloaded4488]

at 1:42 John Green predicted that lin manuel would use the Phrase "wait for it" as burr's motif

[@emilybrisson8379]

"In a duel which occurred- wait for it..." *EVERY CELL IN MY THEATRE LOVING BODY FREEZES* "In New Jersey." WELL YA EVERYTHING'S LEGAL IN JERSEY

[@starrynights1067]

"Talk Less!!!" BURR!!!! "smILE MORE!" BURR!!!! "DON'T LET THEM KNOW WHAT YOU'RE AGAINST OR WHAT YOU'RE FOR!" BURR!!!! "SHAKE HANDS WITH HIM!!!" BURR!!! "CHARM HER!!!" BURR! "IT'S 1800. LADIES TELL YOUR HUSBANDS, VOTE FOR BURR!!!" i'm so sorry........

[@Xandrick64]

Epic Rap Battles of History: Thomas Jefferson vs. Frederick Douglass brought me here.

[@alexandrzarezin7765]

God bless you. Man this crash course rises curiosity to learn sciences deeper! Thank you.

[@thatnerdybirdy1538]

wait for it... hamilton & burr... eh??

[@mypinkdolphin701]

i see you 😏

[@herpderpnarwhals1996]

+thatnerdybirdy aaron burr, sir

[@sarahaqua17]

haha I like screamed when he said that

[@primordialsun]

thatnerdybirdy This video came before the musical. But the coincidence is uncanny!

[@shylildude]

@9:10 pay no attention to the man in the curtain

[@yaumelepire6310]

A curtain Stalker in Jefferson's office... Didn't see that one coming...

[@fernandocontreras9228]

I had not watched u since the Philosophy Crash course. Crazy. N thanks for the videos.

[@amelieh.4784]

Just noticed the drawing in the Mystery Document for god of nature is from Princess Mononoke, nice add in

[@victorcole2441]

As someone who happens to like Jefferson, I think it necessary to evaluate his character as well as his morals instead of just glossing over his ideals, because it offers us a window into his mindset instead of just simply comparing his morals to our own. It is also important to consider time-period mindset with what was and was not morally acceptable. If we just compare everything to our current society just about all of the past looks awful in one aspect or another. This is why taking closer looks into humans and events in history is so important, as they say: Don't judge a book by it's cover.

[@GhostEmblem]

first comment I found not about Hamilton.

[@victorcole2441]

sad but true

[@acitrusfriend6283]

"Microwaves. Well then, how did they cook stuff, Stan?"

[@sherpachyamu9127]

This video is really helpful.

[@sergiomendozamedrano8994]

Just brilliant!!! I am learning so so much!!!

[@MHoqueilikepie]

There is a weird blue guy creepin on Jefferson on 9:13.

[@N1N097]

John, I think you are wrong about Jefferson and slaves. He wrote an anti-slavery clause in the first Declaration of Independence, but it was edited out. He also advocates for the abolition of slavery in his Notes on the State of Virginia. At the Confederation Congress in 1783, Jefferson added a provision to the discussion in which America would prohibit slavery in any new territory acquired from then on out. The provision was actually defeated 7-6 by the Congress' delegates. This may have prevented the Civil War. He owned slaves, but a racist he was not.

[@antonioking9479]

yes i agree with your argument, but you can not deny that the very fact that he owned slaves himself makes him look like a hypocrite.

[@whitetig2]

I think people are way to committed to protecting Jefferson's virtues and not seeing him for who he is. Jefferson may have said and written great things but we can't reconcile the things he said with his actions.This is a guy who enslaved over 100 human beings while writing that all men are created equal, he was so conscious of his hypocrisy that he would 'secretly' sell his slaves at the market because he was ashamed of himself to do it publicly. In fact his declaration document was so well taken that many Northern slave holders freed their slaves to live up to his ideals in their lifetimes, Jefferson did not. Jefferson was a complex man we shouldn't hate him but to throw a blanket over his obvious believe dilemmas does no one any good.

[@N1N097]

he didnt enslave them per say, but he did own slaves. it was customary at the time to own slaves, especially as a plantation owner in the south. we regret to acknowledge that Jefferson freed them all upon his death in 1826

[@gregorybiche89]

blue man Tobias lurking in front of the curtain!! amazing

[@achillesdykeza2063]

"A tie between Thomas Jefferson ans Aaron Burr". *Hamilton runs through doors* WE'VE BEEN OVER THIS, I DON'T WANT TO DIE TWICE Edit: 1:19 = Aaron Burr and Hamilton :3

[@MusicNinja0512]

THANK YOU SO MUCH! I am currently taking APUSH and I have a DBQ( document based question) tomorrow. My teacher was nice enough to give us the main topic (Thomas Jefferson and his Presidential Policies) because it's our first one of the school year. This video has helped me out soooo much, I honestly had no idea what my teacher talks about most of the time even though I read the textbook (which I also don't understand..sadly). Okay, enough blabbing. My point is THANK YOU FOR HELPING A STRUGGLING APUSH STUDENT THAT HAS A DBQ TOMORROW! Wish me luck tomorrow! (:

[@bizzielynch3772]

Thank you so much for making these. I'm going into 6th grade and it really helps to have these videos because it keeps me from turning into an idiot over the summer.

[@SomeoneCalledDana]

A 6th grader watching Crash Course by choice? You're gonna go far in life, kid. Keep it up.

[@SomeoneCalledDana]

***** Welcome to Nerdfighteria! Might as well start early.

[@noblesavage815]

you're in 6th grade? I'm a Junior in High School and I'm watching these! These are amazing.

[@matthewwindle5317]

Adam Habel right

[@aquiredPermit]

SomeoneCalledDana I have bean in nerdfightterria sence 4th grade

[@macncheesetv9816]

*cough* knew half of this stuff because of Hamilton *caugh*

[@mypinkdolphin701]

up top!

[@macncheesetv9816]

+Danielle *high-fives through internet*

[@vaibhavgupta20]

+Mac'n CheeseTV link??

[@sloane2222]

Mac'n CheeseTV even John green is better than getting his info from an infamously polarizing and inaccurate musical that came out years after his video so,, good try I guess

[@bee8415]

Its a song chain

[@emZee1994]

Very eye opening video

[@foreverloveparis2013]

I bet there are so many of us APUSH people on here right now cramming and just reviewing for tomorrow. I understand history a bit more now

[@lukestefan3856]

I can't be the only Junior here studying for an AP test that's in 7 months instead of cramming

[@emma-tp8zk]

thanks for helping me hopefully past my test friday

[@brikatmarlizhku2896]

i just saw Princess Mononoke yesterday and the Deer God is in the upper right at 4:41 coool :P

[@williammassey8761]

Aaron Burr sir

[@nonyewilliams797]

oh sure, sir. I'm Alexander Hamilton...

[@laurenpullan7032]

Im at your service, sir. I have been looking for you

[@TheWeiseth]

Lauren Pullan I'm getting nervous...

[@amrathpaul2966]

TheWeiseth sir I heard you name at Princeton. I was seeking an accelerated course of study

[@kaileywong8772]

Amrath Lol When I got sort of out of sorts with a buddy of yours I may have punched him it’s a blur, sir He handles the financials?

[@justinwrenn5042]

There's a state missing on the globe that I'm trying to find. You could say I'm looking for Alaska.

[@mojog.4779]

he doesn't recognise alaska as a state

[@chrisr8148]

I knew that it was George Tucker But... I've watched this 3 times.

[@noellecavazos5758]

I watch these as a review for my finals xD! such a great review, thank you!!