Hamilton: The Man Who Invented America | 5 Minute Video

[@CodiganKelly1983]

American history. It's not perfect but we learn from it.

[@geridannels1701]

If so how do you explain what's happening in America today? Lack of education is what I blame. We as parents failed also. I'm 66 years old and wish I would of explained communism better.

[@lafaqmacros8667]

@@geridannels1701 how dare you say you would teach communism to us Americans ? Communism does NOT belong here in the U.S. It is a plague and like all plagues it MUST be put down.

[@naturegirl8104]

SCodiganKelly1983. I love America's history. Our Founding Documents & the Ideas behind them are quite extraordinary. It's a unique story and country.

[@NamNguyen-kw8hl]

We learn history so that we won't make the same mistake

[@NamNguyen-kw8hl]

@@geridannels1701 I was born from a Communist country and what I see are people wondering the streets to beg for some money so that they can find food I see families who were successful now struggling to raise themselves and their family Both my father and my mother family lives ruin because of one thing Communism I am telling you this not to convince you to change your view but I am telling you this so that you can see Communism brought to their people

[@LaughingMan_d8D]

This is the stuff that was never taught in history class that I would have liked to have learned. It was always dates, places, and occurrences, very rarely the reasons why people did what they did or said.

[@justsomebody-1665]

i get what you're saying, but I think this video only makes sense BECAUSE of those history classes you had. When this guy says things like "continental congress" and "abolitionist" you know what he means because of those classes. You have the general framework of what was going on already in your mind because of history class. This video would be super confusing without it

[@nvrumi]

I like what you both said (Laughing and Just). I think I would have learned a lot more if my history teachers had included the facts with the story of history. The line of history would be filled with sidebars and asides as we learned when events occurred and what the terms meant. But the main focus should always be on the story and what can we learn from it.

[@LaughingMan_d8D]

@@justsomebody-1665 Most people don't like history because the way it's taught. It's dry, impersonal, distant. It doesn't usually put you in the minds of the people at the time, the reasons why people did what they did, both the good and the bad. What words mean, usually gets taught in English classes. History is about how we got to where we are. History in school was the teacher just making sure they checked the appropriate boxes for what was on the lesson plan, who cares if we actually learn something that matters. We'll just see if the students sponged up enough material to spew back out the right answers for that test. Few teachers I had didn't care of we learned or not, it was apparent to me as a student when one did and I respected those teachers, sadly none of those teachers that cared were history teachers.

[@justsomebody-1665]

@@LaughingMan_d8D Yeah, like i said before i get what you're saying. I don't disagree with you. I just think you also have to remember that all those dry boring facts are the foundation you need to understand the context in the cooler stories you want. And they probably don't have time in a 45 min class or whatever to fit all the facts and also a bunch of cool stories. But I agree more cool stories helps students pay attention and helps them be interested a LOT. I had a history teacher in college that taught that way and it was one of my favorite classes. I'm just saying I wouldnt have known wtf he was talking about if I hadn't had high school history first.

[@RoseThistleArtworks]

I totally agree with your post @@LaughingMan_d8D History classes were horrible, boring, memory tests for dates, place names, people names with almost zero connection to the people involved and what motivated them. Hollywood type productions understand the importance of the connecting motivations, but cannot be relied on for accuracy and freely admit adding or subtracting actual history "for dramatic purposes". This video was able to present the information, so schools should be able to.

[@kelaarin]

Actually, I think it took a combination of Hamilton (the pragmatist), John Adams (the idealist), and Jefferson (the brilliant weirdo) to get it done - they made a perfect balance.

[@ragingshibe]

Spot on. A big flaw with Hamilton is if he alone ran the country, it would quickly turn into an oppressive state. But if Jefferson alone ran the country, the Union would quickly break apart. They needed each other to check and balance their views For the maximum benefit of the U.S.

[@Fwazonly]

The perfect commonwealth of propertied white soy boys in powdered wigs and silk knee breeches.

[@chrisburkes2567]

All three of them hated each other tho. Jefferson called Adams a hermaphrodite and Adams called Hamilton creole bastard, Hamilton called Adams fat and Jefferson and Hamilton debated all the time

[@kelaarin]

@@chrisburkes2567 The point being? Personal disagreements are nothing new (or old) to politics. They were just better at setting it aside for the good of the country than our current crop. After all, diplomacy isn't a skill you need for people who agree with you.

[@kelaarin]

@@Fwazonly Can you name a better one?

[@ibrahimsiali2419]

In his own words Washington, describing his staff officer: "My boi."

[@michaelrojas8658]

Ibrahim SiAli They spoke proper English so no. Not even in fantasy does this sound okay.

[@hhhuthhhjj5599]

@@michaelrojas8658 it's a joke

[@SinoLegionaire]

@@michaelrojas8658 r/iamverysmart wants you back.

[@tarataratara4901]

Michael Rojas oh brother ... does your name on the street happen to be Michael “Debbie Downer” Rojas?? I’m not usually shocked, but I definitely would be if it’s a NO. Whomp whomp

[@johnchambers2996]

He was one of Washington's artillery officers; apparently a pretty good one too..

[@DNchap1417]

Hamilton: “I am not throwing away my shot” 4:30 He throws away his shot.

[@indigo-arts]

123456789 HE AIMS HIS PISTOL AT THE SKY! WAIT!

[@growls4851]

BOOM

[@theflyingeyeball]

Raise a glass to freedom!

[@paulinamags4587]

Gamercharizardx something they can never take away

[@giancedrick507]

@@paulinamags4587 Raise a glass to the four of us!

[@moonriver601]

Don't forget, Hamilton is the founder of our financial system (our first Secretary of Treasury), he founded the Federalist party, created the U.S. Coast Guard, started the New York Post. This was a great man.

[@williamrichards3707]

Not to mention the weights and measures standard and a common currency. People forget the 13 colonies had 13 different sets of standard

[@plainsimpletailor402]

"Hey everyone, you know how miserable life under British rule was? Well, how's about we just go ahead and copy almost every aspect of their system; from their centralized banking and mercantilism to their one-size-fits all governance that forces people who hate each other to comingle. Oh, and get this! I want to make the Presidency a lifetime appointment!" :faaaaaart:

[@carguy3910]

Don’t forget what would become BNY Mellon Investment Bank.

[@LordDragonZord]

2:02 The sonless Washington called the fatherless Hamilton... "Muh boi"

[@dogman15]

After the Revolutionary War was a peace they strived for.

[@MoneyRecall]

Hamilton was not a fan of being known as Washingtons Boy

[@thooke222]

Washington spelled it "boy" I'm sure.

[@KyleKringle]

@@dogman15 I'm glad there are KZbinrs from 8 to 10 years ago who can comment things like this on videos like these. I just wonder what *GEORGE* is up to!

[@AtarahDerek]

"CALL ME SON ONE MORE TIME!"

[@Z45HR4]

Hamilton: *invents America* George Washington: "Boy"

[@wariodude128]

I now need a photoshop of Washington with a Kratos beard and Hamilton's head on the body of Atreus. That would be too perfect.

[@jjphank]

I'm sure people that lived in the 1960s didn't wake up every morning going "man it's the 60s can you believe it...", As if they knew 60's nostalgia in the present. Men work hard and become heroes they didn't start as Heroes.

[@damoclesecoe7184]

Zashra You win the internet.

[@madisonbarrier8575]

CALL ME BOY ONE MO TIME

[@laynetx1]

"Boy"..SERIOUSLY?! Put it in context. "My boy". A fatherless young man, a gentleman, whip-smart and capable, with great wisdom and integrity, talented and accomplished beyond his years despite his misfortunes in life, so respected and admired by Washington that he would mentor him and make him a trusted aide, colleague and friend - this is not someone Washington looked down on or patronized. "My boy" in that context, in that time, would have been an appropriate and affectionate term between men in that situation and a high compliment, especially coming from a respected older man, and surely a father-figure to Hamilton, of such distinction as Washington. So unfortunate that America lost such a great leader at such an early age - especially to a s*#t traitor like Aaron Burr. We need more leaders like Hamilton.

[@charliebobarlie]

"The man who got it done." -with John Laurens-

[@Ruvskiev]

LAMS TIME!!!!¡¡!!!¡ Edit : my first name is also appropriate for the ship, its legit Lam XD

[@xnovax4189]

@@Ruvskiev no.

[@melaniesnatchedyourmayonna1658]

@@xnovax4189 yes

[@ard1805]

It was hard, but they worked it until everything fit just right.

[@jakedizzle]

“Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.” Shakespeare

[@Pie___]

I actually like how balanced this video is. There’s just one problem It’s actually debatable whether or not Hamilton shot his gun in the air, or at Burr and he had just missed, and historians still argue about it to this day. Other than that, it’s pretty okay.

[@dislike_button33]

Literally everything is debatable. Even if something was proven, people will debate about it. Exhibit A: Flat Earthers.

[@vanorum3804]

Pie there are also histotians who are basically "shipping" people. For example, some leftists claim that Hamilton was bisexual because he had a close relationship with John Laurens.

[@Pie___]

Vanorum I don’t think that’s leftists, I think that’s just Tumblr users

[@Pie___]

Nephi Nelson Flat Earthers are a bad example because something is only debatable if there isn’t enough evidence for it, and there’s plenty of evidence of the earth being round

[@obliviousotterI]

@@vanorum3804 I mean, there is some historical evidence to support it, nothing enough to confirm it, but its plausible at least

[@realRickSanchez]

There's no perfect country, but there's no country like the US.

[@RoderickVI]

Actually, my country, of Switzerland, is ranked by most standards as the best in the world; we have among the highest quality of life, among the highest GDP per capita, the freest economy in the world, among the highest average IQ rates, among the highest degrees of development, a great patriotic sense, and have remained consistent in our ideas ever since the Sonderbund war. America USED to be comparable in many ways to America, and while it did make some improvements as time went on, it set steps back, such as with Lincoln centralizing government further, Woodrow Wilson, FDR and Nixon making the American economy less free, and everything Obama did. America is undoubtably the biggest and greatest nation in the world, but quantity != quality, and while it might be pretty up there in terms of quality, certainly ahead of our neighbors (France, England and Germany), it still is no rival to the degree of freedoms and people we have in Switzerland. At least not so until you recover what made you great in the first place, and without Ron Paul, you will not achieve so...

[@jacobriley-plater5011]

@@RoderickVIAnd how many times have u read Atlas Shrugged (Eye Roll)

[@p0kiipanda]

Paramone Gaming Wow you’re so much better than everyone else. Switzerland is pretty great but get off of your high horse. You couldn’t have worded that any less pretentiously, huh? The comment you replied to never said America was the best. It literally said the US isn’t perfect, but there’s no country like it. Come down from that soap box, friend.

[@tuggspeedman1359]

Yeah

[@dislike_button33]

@@RoderickVI Have the same population as America, then attempt saying the same thing. Population is an enormous factor.

[@AlphaRomeoOneFive]

🇺🇸 Let's get out and vote people! God bless the U.S.A. 🇺🇸

[@keithdavanzo1798]

Yes we cannot not the blood she'd and sacrifice of our founding fathers be destroyed by these unamerican leftist politians and there globalist policies

[@hamstersniffer]

I never do early voting. I love the tradition of casting my ballot on Election Day. Sure wish there were more Hamilton candidates to vote for.

[@keithdavanzo1798]

@Jack R I could possibly vote for a moderate JFK demicrat if the GOP candidate wasn't good

[@blainevolesky9653]

I'm keeping Reynolds in Des Moines and Blum in Washington tomorrow.

[@kfoster3616]

IMO - They are all bad.....

[@mrbitty3600]

2:02 “daddy is calling” I got it now

[@dovahkiinking9116]

All the hamilton fans roll up like: MHM. MHM. YEP. SEEMS LEGIT!

[@abbywiley5981]

😂 pretty much.

[@sirsaint88]

Meanwhile Aaron Burr is all but forgotten about and Hamilton gets videos on PragerU!

[@MoneyRecall]

@sirsaint88 Aaron Burr had hustle but not much else as .Far as I can tell everything he touched failed. He even managed to get a large part of I believe New York sick with a failed "Fresh water" system.

[@AtarahDerek]

Aaron Burr is the villain in our history. Death doesn't discriminate between the sinners and the saints. It takes and it takes and it takes. History obliterates. In every picture it paints, it paints you and all your mistakes. But we do also remember Burr as the grandson of Jonathan Edwards, so, you know, there's that.

[@NolanMc88_]

Well, the broadway show hamilton is accurste that aaron burr was the person who held no strong opinions, this attitude practically did nothing to make him important in history, the only notable thing he did was shooting hamilton. If he did anything else notable i would be genuinely surprised as i am constantly looking at historical documents and reading books about american political figures and I've never heard of him doing anything else particularly important

[@jackmcinerney1030]

@@NolanMc88_ He tried to start his own country and become the king of it

[@mercedesgla6197]

Aaron Burr was an ideal-less moral-less man who wanted to do nothing more than call the shots in the country and be on the highest shelf. He would do anything to get to the top like...oh I don’t know maybe marry a woman take all of her money and leave (which he did) the only reason history remembers him is because he shot Hamilton so yes a video about Hamilton...not Burr

[@manoftruth0935]

Aaron Burr avoided New Jersey and New York for a while after the duel. Dueling was illegal in both states.

[@harlleygurrola8394]

David Cappadoccia New Jersey

[@manoftruth0935]

Harlley Gurrola I said both states. If he went back before charges were dropped, he would’ve been executed

[@wizkidgamer9942]

Jackass

[@MoneyRecall]

They just didn't enforce it very will in Jersey.

[@shanewhitefeather6298]

I thought dueling was, and still is, legal in New Jersey

[@anosvoldigoad5241]

Last time I was this early,Hillary was expected to win the presidency.

[@ChargeCity]

ahhh the cheap Hillary LOLs, may they never end

[@aureliousofphoenix7811]

Last time I was this late, Hillary lost.

[@marlenec1022]

@@aureliousofphoenix7811 😄😄😄😄 #metoo 😄

[@skitboyz7418]

*_MAGA_*

[@all4senna]

😂😂😂

[@GeoWing2]

John Adams being excluded is a sad but inevitable custom when it comes to discussing our nations history. Adams like the red headed middle child, lights the fire under the ass of 2nd Continental Congress to demand independence and is always cast side as a secondary character.

[@michaelvavrinec9761]

Boy, ain't that the truth!

[@CommanderSammer]

Watch the musical 1776

[@littledrummergirl_19]

Commander Sammer “sit down John!”

[@CommanderSammer]

@@littledrummergirl_19 yes 😂

[@williamrichards3707]

Defines being underappreciated

[@milo_thatch_incarnate]

All them Hamilton fans out there already know this s*** 😂

[@SLTahoe]

wasn't hamilton an advocate of big banks, like the federal reserve?

[@johnfuzz704]

also would like to know this. isnt that why Burr shot him?

[@michaelweber5968]

Hamilton was in favor of a National bank and got one started Andrew Jackson did not renew the contract of that bank

[@SilverBearAgAu]

Yes. He also wanted big government and wanted the people to be ruled by it. Saying he "invented America" is ridiculous. That's something liberals say. It makes no sense. If he "invented" anything he invented the Federal Reserve Bank and the demise of Free America. Jefferson and Madison (true Americans) did not like him one bit because he often undermined the Free America idea. They wanted him as far away from the writing of the constitution as possible, but his banking buddies kept him in play. He is George Soros.

[@johnfuzz704]

thanks for this response Silver Bear. it is sort of what i was thinking...

[@err_kk]

If Congress controlled the banks then yes, but having an abomination such as the F. Reserve should have NEVER been allowed. America was tricked, and we pay the consequences for it today.

[@The40Oliver]

When people talk about Hamilton, it's almost always that musical It's actually annoying

[@GeronKizan]

Same. Am I alone here who wasn't a fan of the musical?

[@orange-one]

I didnt care about hamilton until that musical happened so it a good thing. Im sure im not the only one

[@pythonprogrammer6773]

I agree. My sister is addicted to it.

[@portgasdann3389]

@@orange-one Agreed. I'm not American so I don't know much about America, but Hamilton made me interested in the historical Alexander Hamilton.

[@IvanVladVodka]

I got out of high school not to long ago. Dear god, that was the only thing the girls talked about. You don't go through 4 years of that without some form of PTSD from the damn songs lol

[@takipsilim0]

"Immigrants, we get the job done."

[@theservius2913]

@@Nnnnn636 yes.

[@olayemichayah466]

American Statist Exactly! Not third worlders.

[@raginbakin1430]

@@Nnnnn636 Ahem! You forgot Asian immigrants.

[@mastersonogashira1796]

American Statist technically he is from the Caribbean

[@chrisburkes2567]

@@Nnnnn636 Alexander Hamilton was from the carribean

[@nixthelapin9869]

"CALL ME SON ONE MORE TIME!"

[@nyxeo]

I learned all this from the musical, but this video polished my knowledge.

[@math2.076]

Same

[@Junitaco]

Manuel Lin Miranda was inspired to write the musical after reading Ron Chernow's biography of Hamilton. I cannot stress enough how much you should read it.

[@sbyrstall]

The musical is overrated. Read the book instead.

[@orange-one]

Theres a million things he haven't done

[@mauriziosquadrito3391]

But just you wait..

[@marcoatienza8884]

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7...

[@orange-one]

@@marcoatienza8884 🤣🤣 best line

[@jfrd-pw4hk]

*hasn't

[@jaw-knee771]

God bless our country 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 like if you are glad to be an american

[@Keegeth]

If you love American GO VOTE GOP! Oh and LOUD NOISES!

[@tvremote9394]

Maybe the America of a few years ago but right now, Nah. I'm kinda embarrassed by my country separating children from innocent parents who are trying to seek asylum here and for supplying bombs which are used to kill children in school buses in Yemen.

[@Keegeth]

@@tvremote9394 Do you know what asylum is? You can't just be from Brazil, come up to America and claim asylum then become a US citizen.

[@princessaiko]

If Hamilton could time-travel into our times, his first questions might be: Why do the Democrats want to destroy America? What happened to morals, common sense, and common decency? And why does the Israeli president get 26 times standing ovations in Congress, while our US President is for the most part vilified?

[@dorism4697]

@No need to worry about my username, unbelievable that so many Americans do not know what has been going on at the US - Mexican border for DECADES: The Mexican drug cartels have been making BILLIONS smuggling drugs, weapons, exotic animals, and trafficking people, including children, into the sex industry, farms, factories, etc. Many of those "families" are "coyotes"/cartel thugs who kidnap, rape, and even kill those children. These are the results of illegal activity in any country where thugs are allowed to conduct business.

[@naturegirl8104]

Jefferson invented America & Hamilton carried it out. The Federalist Papers show his deep thinking. But, his idea of a Central Banks was quite at odds with our other Founders.

[@mercedesgla6197]

Nature Girl if Jefferson was president now a days our government would be all liberal ideals, because he believe that all “revolution” (or riots they’re the same thing to him) is good, so if he was president we would be stuck in democratic socialism because that’s what everyone is pushing for and rioting about. Hell, he’d probably support antifa

[@jonmkl]

Fundamentally Adequate Quintessentials This is idiotic. Antifa and Democratic Socialism are in favor of weakening individual property rights, and individual rights period in order to make a fairer world, this is the opposite of what Jefferson would want. If you legitimately think Jefferson would have backed a stronger central government policing free thought and free speech than you must think Jefferson was an idiot and a hypocrite.

[@AlphaLeaderZ]

@@Excelsior24 what are you talking about? The most powerful people in the world are the ones who own banks

[@funbigly]

@@AlphaLeaderZ what are you talking about?? Your statement is of zero relevance to your counterparts'.

[@jfrd-pw4hk]

@@Excelsior24 Jackson's idea cracked under pressure coz it's worse than not having a central bank.

[@GrassesOn97]

I am ALEXANDER HAMILTON, HAMILTON! JUST YOU WAAAAIIIIT! I am NOT throwing away my shot!

[@sairakhan4233]

All he had was honor, a tolerance for pain, a couple of college credits and his top-notch brain

[@springer2226]

Is that a Hamilton lyric?

[@arrigo7476]

@@springer2226 Yes, it's "Helpless"

[@plainsimpletailor402]

He argued for the Presidency to be a lifetime appointment.

[@BB72]

100% Hamilton could run as a Republican today and the Dems would smear him as adulterous. He was, however, he was also brilliant. ...They wouldn't even vote for Hamilton.

[@Marc.1776.]

I don't think it's possible to compare politicians today with at any point in history. Even a liberals then would be extreme right today. And a conservative today would be extreme left.

[@christopheraddeo5949]

To be fair, Hamilton did have the first sex scandal in the US

[@err_kk]

What in the Sam Hill!?

[@MoneyRecall]

@samual hill they smeared him back then too. Thomas Jefferson was one of the hard chargers and even continued after his death.

[@cohortConnor]

Chris Addeo that was all just to tarnish his reputation

[@uj8719]

Oh man you need to show this to Jacksfilms

[@uj8719]

@Sage Marchand Jacksfilms should have hosted this episode for PragerU.

[@cassie1421]

Always wants to go to sleep: Alexander Ambien

[@uj8719]

PragerU made a video 'bout him Alexander Republican

[@Spasoooo]

U J eyyy found another comment finally

[@Boristien405]

U J - Too bad I think John is a libtard. He lives in California so what can you expect. He’s probably not that involved/moderate though.

[@bobelschlager6906]

One short video can't go into the extremely intense and deep bitter difference in beliefs between Hamilton and Jefferson. For a start google "hamilton jefferson" . Maybe the video is a tiny bit too rosy in ignoring these things.

[@garrettlees]

Bob Elschlager, yes

[@jovanygertler]

exactly I'm more of a Jeffersonian than a Hamiltonite? Hamilton is the reason we have a large centralized government. And pretty much his policies can be traced back to what we now call the Federal Reserve. No doubt he was a brilliant man, but you can definitely say we are living in Hamilton's world not Jeffersons. This coming from someone who lives in NYC, but desperately yearns to live as a small time farmer lol. The end of the video brings the point home though, there was a delicate balance between Jefferson's and Hamilton's vision. A certain ying and yang aspect or as JP says Chaos and Order. Unfortunately today, we have lost complete sight of that balance.

[@johnreynolds6432]

Yes....WAY too rosy.

[@timber72]

Agreed.

[@AtarahDerek]

I'm still looking and waiting for the punchline of that Hamilton-Washington-Jefferson fishing trip.

[@stephenpoole6415]

Without Hamilton we might not have a “United” states.

[@russiauncensored7788]

We are definitely the latter of what he said was America's choices. Just an illusion/appearance of a union. We are divided beyond comprehension.

[@jtgriffin614]

I have the utmost respect for the founders of our country. However, it’s shocking to me how little John Adams gets talked about. He was an integral part in the founding of America and one its earliest patriots.

[@anthonyvigil7567]

Even Blacks love this guy they made a soul musical about him in his honor called Hamilton Edit: Jesus re-reading my comment and it sounds kinda racist LOL I didn’t think I’d get so many likes I was just kidding you guys.

[@ag3957]

Blacks like him because of the musical.

[@Exachad]

Duhh, he was an abolitionist!

[@itamarlevy9]

@Timmy Donnovan you would be surprised

[@rebekahsegun8319]

The composer of the musical is a light skinned Puerto Rican.

[@sjappiyah4071]

Dawn Ripper lool Exactly

[@hoangkimviet8545]

- Alexander Hamilton: The man who invented America - Alexis de Tocqueville: The man who push America to be a super power of the world :-0

[@frankdamsy9715]

I'd say America becoming a superpower had more to do with the events of the 20th century than the 19th

[@dislike_button33]

A lot of great Alex in history...

[@timber72]

@@frankdamsy9715 Disagree, to an extent. It is the backbone of the 19th century, built by the Industrial Age, and tempered by the Civil War, that put America into the position of becoming a superpower.

[@frankdamsy9715]

@@timber72 I wouldn't consider the Civil War part of that, I would however consider the Spanish American War in place of the Civil War. Also many nations took part in the industrial revolution, but only the US came out on top, and that was definitely because of events in the 20th century and to a lesser extent the move from coal to petroleum for power

[@timber72]

@@frankdamsy9715 The Spanish American war was literally a blip on the map, The US Civil War...predicted by Jefferson, by the way, as the potential eventual resolution to the slavery issue...put the principles of the Founders..."E Pluribus Unum"...to the test...a test from which it emerged victorious, not without scars, but stronger for it. Had the South won, of course the US would have been fractured, possibly into several different nations, and would never have been a superpower.

[@tranminhquan4531]

I am not American, but I do idolize the Founding Fathers of the USA

[@russelldodd93]

I love my country and I'm so glad to be this blessed.

[@johnpetersen229]

Wow. I spent 6 years and 170,000 dollars getting my undergraduate degree in Canadian History, but I've learned more from this video than I did in all that time. Prager is the real University. This is what it means to be truly educated. I wish Aaron Burr was alive today so that I could avenge Alexander Hamilton.

[@FretfulClown95]

Is this satire?

[@nashavi5738]

I loved it. I'm learning much more about Hamilton (not because of that stupid play) and other founders of our great republic and it's making me more appreciate and love my country- the United States of America. May G-d bless it and give us the courage and wisdom to preserve this great country.

[@meiju1563]

At the end, Hamilton died because he trow away *_his shot_* and Burr didn't *_wait for it_*

[@prowler1902]

Throw*

[@MannyRoad]

He also invented the musical

[@angusdog22]

😂😂

[@ellohyou1859]

I enjoy these informative videos. I just learned more about Hamilton in 5 minutes than I had in 48 years. Thank you all. Keep them coming.

[@IronDragon1337]

I always watch this channel’s advertisements on other people’s videos; they’re just so well-made and easy to understand.

[@bowen1704]

Well if it wasn’t for Sam Adams who got the ball rolling, Hamilton wouldn’t have been able to “invent” America. 🇺🇸

[@DavidRay39]

*wouldn't*

[@Warrenmitchum]

True but if hamilton wasn’t there then Sam Adams plight would’ve been in vain. This vid focused on hamilton but they are all needed. All the founders whether they did too little or too much.

[@planetmikusha5898]

We should thank Sam Adams for the beer.

[@k.popper2620]

@@planetmikusha5898 ... no that would be Jim Koch.

[@Spasoooo]

"who? " everyone

[@Anon-wq9te]

God, I absolutely love Hamilton. His life was interesting and his political views smart- If he were alive today and ran for President, no doubt would he would’ve won. He’s also just a relatable person, such as him being from a poor family, not having a father, being bisexual...

[@alainerookkitsunev5605]

But, Chuck norris invented america... And the fork.

[@japi4669]

wow

[@eogg25]

This is not about politics but I learned about Alexander Hamilton when I was in the Armys 1st division. I served in D battery in the 5th field artillery battalion that is the Alexander Hamilton battery that has a history as far back as the Revolutionary war.

[@raph4el42]

Wow! Thanks for your teaching! (a german who lives in Switzerland)

[@Sylvertaco]

I'm guessing this was a backup video by PragerU, because the transcript isn't a link to their site but some random one about Hamilton. Makes sense, seeing how relatively unbiased the video is compared to almost every other video.

[@1lobster]

I can't wait for this place to be a real universety.

[@NULL-ug7ve]

Care to elaborate. I'm not quite sure what this channel is but I'm interested

[@1lobster]

Jack R, go back to LA you gay hipster.

[@1lobster]

GΔUZE, watch it for your self and make your own decisions.

[@Pomiferous]

Why Lobster? You want to pay large sums of money and hear only left wing ideology.

[@1lobster]

Double D, Prager U is a conservative channel, what you said makes no sense.

[@airplanetowardsthesky3265]

Well deserving of a musical

[@mr.roaddogwade7107]

What an incredible story America is. Thankful for these great videos. I share them with young people in my life. I grew up in the 60/70s. We learned much of this. But not all. These men were brilliant beyond their time. #ILoveAmerica 🤠🇺🇸🤠🇺🇸

[@jhljhl6964]

Fascinating.

[@majorastorm]

Wonder what our Founding Fathers would think of us if they were alive today

[@jacklonghearse9821]

They'd be amazed that their big gamble grew into something real that has lasted strong for 243 years.

[@scapingby]

they would probably be dissapointed because their standards wouldn't match today. we'd probably look deranged with our choice of clothes, music etc.

[@davedove67]

I think they would have mixed feelings. They would be amazed at how their "experiment" had flourished and grown, influencing nations around the world with their principles of freedom. But they would also be horrified at how powerful the central government had grown, a lot of our "foreign entanglements", and how much the people let the government interfere with their individual lives.

[@kyled1673]

They would be absolutely horrified by the fact that this country participates in preemptive wars and has a reckless foreign policy.

[@joebodynobody764]

I think they'd be proud that so many people are so passionate about the direction they feel our country should be headed. Pretty sure they'd hate Democrats though.

[@daniilshumakov6780]

Proud to be assigned as Hamilton by every test like 'Which Founding Father Are You?'

[@populistrevolution5197]

Did he not try to make america a debt based country with a Central Bank?

[@garrettlees]

Populist Revolution, Yes. Thank you for being the only other critical comment. This video is b.s.

[@SilverBearAgAu]

@@garrettlees I agree. I see a lot of praise for him here. It's sad that Prager U is so blind to this.

[@MoneyRecall]

@Populist Revolution yes yes he did. I still can't tell if he did it because he wanted change and advancement of the economy or because he was with British bankers. I do know he was in league tho with a bunch of speculators during the time when the US took on the states debts.

[@pedronunez3456]

For a second I thought I was the only one. Glad I'm not the only one who knows about Hamilton's treachery. He got shot for wanting a central bank.

[@kzizzles8329]

Personally, I am a bigger fan of Thomas Paine. Prager U in some ways was right, he was brilliant but what they neglected is that his politics were authoritarian in nature. The rest of the founding fathers did well in diluting his radicalism.

[@gingerkohr4381]

Thank you for an incredibly informative video. I am 54 and new very little of who he really was.

[@skeletordevops]

Marquis de Lafayette said, "A free America without her Thomas Paine is unthinkable..." I'd love to hear what Prager thinks about Thomas Paine's ideaa and the praise he got from the founders. Especially Washington and Franklin. Paine was so influential that John Adams said, "Without the pen of Paine, the sword of Washington would have been wielded in vain.". That's a heavy statement. Especially in the context of "who invented America".

[@saxytb]

Greetings from Canada. Based on the videos like the one above, and the comments below, it is certain that USA is still the leading, perhaps the only remaining nation, that promotes critical thinking and respect for the knowledge and education. Don't take this for granted and always protect it. I wish Canadians can learn this from our neighbours.

[@rejoymathew6140]

Why people tend to forget John Adams

[@bentonrp]

I loved the John Adams miniseries. Took a long time for me to get into it, but for all it's flaws, there's unique great things about it!

[@NathanielTanFL]

#GodBlessAmerica

[@nothosaur]

Please arrange a debate on this channel between Joseph Tartakovsky and Thomas DiLorenzo (economics professor at Loyola University Maryland Sellinger School of Business, and author of "Hamilton's Curse") That would be interesting to watch!

[@deezynar]

Complete overstatement. He was part of a group of geniuses who nursed the U.S. into existence. All of them played key roles. Paine fired the idea of independence. Adams and Franklin provided wisdom, motivational force, and got international support for the fight. Jefferson gave us the words that justified the cause. Washington and Hamilton kept the army going long enough for the British to get sick of the war. After independence was achieved, Washington lead with a firm but not overbearing hand, and then stepped down, setting an example that is wondered at by anyone who has studied other leaders. And Madison gave initial form to the constitution using principles taken from philosophers who were respected by the founders. The constitution was debated in a convention of brilliant men and ratified. Hamilton pushed for a much more powerful federal government than the constitution allows, but his idea of a federal government is there.

[@jonlanier_]

I agree to a point. But your statement also shows a much lacking of American History. You cannot mention the importance of individuals to the founding, and leave out Benjamin Rush. The third most important person in the founding of the U.S.

[@Soldierboy54b]

It's my understanding, the evidence is mixed on firing in the air. On the one hand, some say he announced his intention to do so before the duel. Others say he did no such thing, suffered a hair-trigger discharge whilst leveling the pistol, & only later did some make up the aforementioned claim to cover for his honor. Historians will probably never know the truth. But, in any event, his was, sadly, a pointless death.

[@meganthomas4768]

Soldierboy54b I don’t think that it is really debatable whether he announced his intention before the duel, the document he wrote and the letters to his wife all in his hand say he was intending to reserve his fire - That’s not to say Burr knew that (though I don’t think it justified what he did.) in fact burr probably didn’t know. You are right though, it was a pointless death. Even if he did throw it away instead of reserve completely, it landed in a tree far above Burr’s head, which may have meant it went off while early while he was aiming to the sky. I think you either have to believe one of the first two, or call Hamilton a liar. I think in recent years many have gone for the latter option to restore some of Burr’s honour.

[@johnbrown9542]

When Aaron Burr’s second wife sought a divorce, she chose Alexander Hamilton Jr. to be her divorce lawyer. All the paperwork was finalized on September 14, 1836. Burr later had a stroke that very same day and died.

[@PersianMapper]

PragerU, we already know about Alexander Hamilton. There's a whole musical about him

[@Zany4God]

Your presentation on A. Hamilton was informative, interesting and it peaked my curiosity to learn more about this very special man. Thank you!

[@salvatoredemaria8753]

Excellent report; clear, thorough and very incisive. Thank you.

[@caironerf5986]

The single founding father that leftests actually respect.

[@oliverriggle2581]

Cairo Nerf how do you figure

[@caironerf5986]

@@oliverriggle2581 because of Hamilton the Musical

[@oliverriggle2581]

Cairo Nerf what makes you think people on the left just hate founding fathers tho

[@johnweber4577]

Which is ironic, because in actuality he was probably one of the most right-wing Founding Fathers generally speaking.

[@dustlancaster6613]

Alexander Hamilton wanted a strong government because he had seen the effects of a weaker government under the Articles of Confederation. Times have changed, and the government has gotten more power. Right at the end of your video, you mentioned how "America will have to wait for another Hamilton to achieve that happy medium. (5:11)" That came out of nowhere, with the paragraphs leading up to it having no relation to that comment. Why did PragerU say this?

[@MP-ef9yo]

They have to pander to their conservative audience. It's all about securing donations, not truth

[@SinoLegionaire]

YOOoooo, The musical was so good, they made Hamilton a real thing.

[@michaelangileo2760]

Thank you, very informative !!! And quite elegant.

[@hecke1959]

Hamilton brilliant man. Dig into the national archives such a wealth of information and you can even look up treaties.

[@frankzatank7382]

Jacksfilms: *starts seizing*

[@SirGrimothy]

Why isn’t lin-Manuel Miranda here?

[@Nickname10344]

Because Prague U

[@greenlamp9219]

that guy who shot Hamilton is going to get so much hate now

[@kyled1673]

Not really. Hamilton was for big government and financial slavery through central banks, we don't want that trash running our country anymore.

[@AtarahDerek]

Actually, Burr has NEVER been more sympathetic than he is now, and that's a direct result of the musical. The most popular song from that musical is Burr's. He's probably the only Broadway character that people eagerly audition for specifically. If any historical figure's reputation was damaged by the musical, it was Jefferson's. And that mainly because they changed his personality a LOT in order to fit the narrative. But Jefferson of the musical isn't the Jefferson we see through history's eyes; he's the Jefferson we see through Hamilton's eyes. And while Hamilton used to be friends with both Burr and Madison, he held nothing but contempt for Jefferson. The only time they ever agreed on anything was when Islamic terrorists threatened American properties abroad (you read that right). Jefferson took a strong stance on the defense of America against terrorism, while Burr rode the fence about it. That's the only reason Hamilton endorsed Jefferson for president over Burr. So in a musical told from Hamilton's perspective, no love would be lost on T-Jeff. But I'll tell you what, Jefferson's love of macaroni and cheese has become downright memetic, thanks to the inspiration of the musical.

[@bensaxton2461]

Love the historical videos

[@thedking94]

This is probably the only Prager U video that I'm hype about!

[@Exachad]

Hamilton truly deserves a spot on Mount Rushmore!

[@pedronunez3456]

No, he deserved what he got. The founders understood the dangers of a central bank. " Central bank is more dangerous... than standing armies". Hamilton wanted us to have a central bank. That's why he got shot

[@pedronunez3456]

@@dislike_button33 it is if you're interested in enslaving a whole nation.

[@asielmilian38]

Dawn Ripper I think he would have been a great president.

[@ghhgfggvcbbn2128]

Hamilton was a statist who didn’t even want the bill of rights in the constitution

[@juliuscaesar1698]

He feared that by outlining "exceptions" to powers not enumerated in the first place, it would give the government claim to those powers. He was proven 100% correct.

[@wokeeye6441]

At least he wasn't a corporatist. In the state there is a chance for democracy.

[@jfrd-pw4hk]

Who cares? Adams and Jefferson were there as check and balance. Hamilton was the check and balance to the two. Need I remind you that Jefferson is a staunch slave-owning Francophile who's obsessed with mob rule?

[@Spartan322]

While not to diminish Hamilton's accomplishments and influence on the productive and successful parts he did contribute to, he also committed resources just as much to corrupting the system alongside members like Franklin and Washington, who whether entirely intentional or not, put in backdoor systems that weakened the populace and left it to become a tyrannical government which could devour the souls of many a man for their greed and power. Their advocation for the union in the manner they did relegating morals and ethics to a side job without seeking for answers or truth poisoned every endeavor and left a stain on the heart and soul of the mutant of a nation they made. And it was characters like Jackson and Lincoln that took such advantages they left in the systems they built that harmed the nation with internal scars few truly care to see. The American experiment wasn't free enough, wasn't noble enough, nor righteousness, and it left those goals by the wayside for a long time. And with the advent of the downfall, the Roman collapse is enshrined and willing to repeat itself because men have lost their way, women have been put to the grind and told to open themselves up to the pleasures, the states have been relegated to honorific bullcrap to which no single man of the state will stand up for, and for which every federal man has been given his honorary badge of the modern mob, theft, and murder that draws its roots all the way back to the early 1800s. We need to decide soon whether a man born of God's will has deserved the rights bestowed inherently and grant them with or without a formal explicit government. And thus we should ask why even make a system that no regular man can understand unambiguously.

[@garrettlees]

MegaCake1234 well said

[@Jypsie415]

Thanks for this!! I haven't had the time to see the musical yet. It's on my list, but I just can't seem to squeeze it in. This was a wonderful "cliff notes version" so I thank you! It'll be great to show my kids and short enough that they won't get "bored" before the end! It might even peak their interest to watch the musical with me!

[@boblynch7348]

I never knew about most of this information regarding Mr. Hamilton. Thank you for enlightening me.

[@ArcherWarhound]

The title of this video is ridiculous, the idea of what America was and could be was hardly his first or alone; at best you could say "Hamilton; the Man who Strengthened and Empowered the Federal Government". Tartakovsky says at 4:55 "Hamilton lived in a time when the great danger to the national project was a government that was too weak, we live in a time when many believe that the great danger to the nation is from a national government grown too strong. The ideal, Hamilton would have told us, is somewhere in between." I don't know that Hamilton would think our government is too strong; Hamilton's drive for a stronger federation was not all bad, but it is a big part of why our federal government is out of control now: he was an authoritarian who needed the tempering of the other Founding Father's. Most importantly and glaringly Mr. Tartakovsky, in your fanboying over Hamilton you left out why he and Burr were such intense rivals: Burr hated the idea of a Central Bank as he knew it was a way for the very rich to exploit not just the poor but the entire nation, by manipulating the government itself. And Burr was right, Hamilton's dreams of a Central Bank were later realized by a cabal of the rich and powerful, giving us the secretive, economy controlling, Federal Reserve which created the housing bubble and bust that caused the Great Recession which we are still recovering from. That too is what we have Hamilton to thank for. History is complex because humans are complicated and imperfect, it does us all harm when either demonize and ignore the good motives and deeds of great leaders of the past, or whitewash their sins and failures to idolize them.

[@ZECRA602]

Jacksfilms would have been proud if he sees this

[@thebrinksf69]

It would be a huge exaggeration to say he invented America. Hamilton was the man who wanted to destroy America with socialism. Thanks to Jefferson, he was not able to completely do it. The past economic crisis is the inevitable consequence from Hamilton's curse. Hamilton was a compulsive statist who wanted to bring the corrupt British mercantilist system - the very system the American Revolution was fought to escape from - to America. He fought fiercely for his program of corporate welfare, protectionist tariffs, public debt, pervasive taxation, and a central bank run by politicians and their appointees out of the nation’s capital.Hamilton and his political compatriots, the Federalists, understood that a mercantilist empire is a very bad thing if you are on the paying end, as the colonists were. But if you are on the receiving end, that’s altogether different. Hamilton was neither the inventor of capitalism in America nor "the prophet of the capitalist revolution in America," as biographer Ron Chernow ludicrously asserts. He was the instigator of "crony capitalism," or government primarily for the benefit of the well-connected business class. Far from advocating capitalism, Hamilton was "befogged in the mists of mercantilism" according to the great late nineteenth century sociologist William Graham Sumner. We can only be thankful to Burr for killing him before he could try to do any more harm. We had another Hamilton in Obama and look at all the destruction that happened. Thankfully, we now have another Jefferson with Trump to fix all the mistakes of our past.

[@TheGeorgeD13]

To say Obama was another Hamilton is just stupid no matter how you slice it. There has been no destruction under Obama and Trump hasn't done much of anything to fix the mistakes of our past. It's just as stupid as believing that Obama fixed this country and that Trump is destroying it. Both sides are incredibly stupid. That includes you, unfortunately.

[@ChienaAvtzon]

Hamilton was a Right-Winger and a Capitalist. The reason history looks down on him, is due to his arrogant personality.

[@danieldishon688]

Why did you cut West Virginia out of Virginia on your map? This is early America your discussing, long before the Civil War ripped Virginia in two.

[@carljefts215]

Please keep the information coming

[@devwreck192]

"I consider Alexander Hamilton to be one of the greatest server admins our world has seen." -George Washington

[@coolbeans6148]

Washington was his lap dog.

[@kevinlevin6935]

Hamilton is by far my favorite president.

[@matthewsandifer2673]

😥

[@prolibertate6373]

I hope you’re joking...

[@geoneo7238]

@King Kong Quisha Not a president

[@joostvanrens]

Mine too, him and John Lennon

[@christopherkantz3617]

Never gon be President now

[@s.b.8258]

Too bad he was an adulterer. But a true genius in other aspects.

[@delawareteacher1182]

Joseph, this is the best video I've seen in weeks!

[@urbanlegendsandtrivia2023]

Great video. However, it doesn't specifically mention arguably his greatest achievement! I live in Yorktown, Virginia, just a few miles from the battlefields and Redoubt #9 and Redoubt #10. In the middle of the night, he boldly led his men on a bayonet charge against the British in Redoubt #10, and basically put an end to the Revolutionary War.

[@joeyouyang]

i love the musical

[@eggynack]

Well, this video took a bizarre turn right at the end. It was just totally normal Hamilton stuff, all about his efforts for a more centralized government, and then, totally unsupported, it is claimed that Hamilton would have supported a less centralized federal government than the one we have right now. Let's be clear: I have no idea what Hamilton would have said about our modern political system. But to just toss that out, right at the end, when nothing in the video pointed that way, well, it's silly. This could have been a bog standard video about a cool dude, but the PragerU political message must be shoehorned in at every turn, even when everything points the exact opposite direction. Jefferson is literally sitting right there supporting a weaker federal government. There's no need to co-opt Hamilton. The citation list has yet to be added, so it's vaguely feasible that the argument will be supported, but, first, given the history of PragerU citations, I'm not holding my breath, and, second, this is really the sort of thing you need to give arguments for in the video.

[@classicliberal6666]

Democrats have the intelligence of believing Bounty paper towels comes with a reward

[@jjphank]

.... Barack Obama doesn't lie.... And Quakers are living on the moon.

[@willhiggins9563]

Your joke is bad and you should feel bad.

[@fredgarvinMP]

It takes Republicans an hour and a half to watch 60 minutes.

[@jjphank]

@@fredgarvinMP Democrats can still trace their family tree all the way back to the Apes, ignoring everything about microbiology and the exquisite complexities of DNA.

[@fredgarvinMP]

J Hankins At least you didn't say we were made by white-bearded dude in the sky. Props.

[@danksamosa3952]

John Adams deserves a mention but then again this is PragerU

[@LotsOfBologna2]

Exactly!!! How can you leave out the intellectual father of the Constitution?

[@putri_shelf]

The explanation is soooo clear! I love it!