The Constitution, the Articles, and Federalism: Crash Course US History #8

In which John Green teaches you about the United States Constitution. During and after the American Revolutionary War, the government of the new country operated under the Articles of Confederation. While these Articles got the young nation through its war with England, they weren't of much use when it came to running a country. So, the founding fathers decided to try their hand at nation-building, and they created the Constitution of the United States, which you may remember as the one that says We The People at the top. John will tell you how the convention came together, some of the compromises that had to be made to pass this thing, and why it's very lucky that the framers installed a somewhat reasonable process for making changes to the thing. You'll learn about Shays' Rebellion, the Federalist Papers, the elite vs rabble dynamic of the houses of congress, and start to find out just what an anti-federalist is.
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. Founding Fathers debated over how to govern the new nation, beginning with the Articles of Confederation: www.commonlit.org/texts/artic...
When the Founding Fathers finally wrote the Constitution, they realized that they needed to add The Bill of Rights to get citizens on board with the new government: www.commonlit.org/texts/the-b...
Want to learn more about our government's structure? Watch Crash Course US Government & Politics here: • Introduction: Crash Co...
For a deeper look into The US Constitution, the 3/5 Compromise, and the Slave Trade Clause, check out Episode 9 of Crash Course Black American History: • The US Constitution, 3...
Chapters:
Introduction 00:00
The Articles of Confederation 0:34
What did the Articles of Confederation Accomplish? 2:10
Shay's Rebellion 3:12
The United States Constitution 4:24
The Great Compromise Establishes the Bicameral Congress 6:14
The 3/5ths Compromise 7:13
Checks and Balances 8:04
The Federalist papers 9:31
Mystery Document 10:16
What is the Second Amendment? 10:59
Anti-Federalists 11:32
Credits 12:31
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[@CNDvidsCTM]

For those here studying for the AP exam, remember to stay hydrated because your body'll lose a lot of water due to all of your tears leaving your body

[@alexs.3383]

Thank you Diego

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put a rip in the chat boys

[@sofiiramos1827]

relatable

[@nuclearclarity3778]

HAKDHWOXNKA

[@possiblymad8226]

💧Will do.

[@SalamanderMagic]

John Jay got sick after writing five. James Madison wrote twenty-nine. HAMILTON WROTE THE OTHER FIFTY ONE

[@DD-jf2ox]

Why do you write like you're running out of time?

[@twistiicuber1055]

someone else made a similar comment like a long while before yours lol

[@elissaabamba1056]

@@DD-jf2ox write day and night like youre running out of time

[@winwinnie4905]

this is literally my favorite line ahahah

[@malevolentthedragon]

Thank you.

[@Geovani_9104]

Is anyone here because this was a assignment

[@colewessel8484]

yep same

[@nachoninja7238]

This guy is so easy to understand, keeps it interesting, makes you laugh while explaining the government, and it’s educational. Win win

[@ninadefilippo8130]

me too. I can honestly pay attention to it without zoning and loosing focus

[@nachoninja7238]

Nina Defilippo I know! It's great!

[@agnese3275]

Win

[@ry_bread9173]

It would be nice if he didn't talk a million miles an hour tho

[@nachoninja7238]

RY_bread 9 True

[@ananya.a.]

"And shoot Alexander Hamilton " YOU DUN MESSED UP A-A-RON

[@malevolentthedragon]

A A RON I HEARD THAT

[@jacob1931]

Lol

[@melancholyrambles]

THE WORLD WAS WIDE ENOUGH FOR BOTH HAMILTON AN ME

[@gennybaratta2460]

The plan was to write a total of twenty-five essays, the work divided evenly among the three men. In the end, they wrote eighty-five essays, in the span of six months. John Jay got sick after writing five. James Madison wrote twenty-nine. Hamilton wrote the other fifty-one!

[@chlojo]

How do you write like you're running out of time?

[@EmmaBonn96]

+Chloe Johnson write day and night like you're running out of time.

[@SilverFeet]

every day you fight like you're running out of time

[@sarasegneri1443]

+Brian Jensen like you're running out of time, are you running out of time?

[@gerritsevereid4657]

+Sara Segneri how do you write every second your alive?

[@__m__a__x__]

Lmao "and the Senate was designed to pass nothing at all" just like me

[@hellwithit]

M wit. Excellent

[@jacob1931]

Haha

[@liabeans9189]

1/3 comments: Lin Manuel Mirandalists who got too involved in the history part of History. 1/3 comments: Crying APUSH/AP Gov't students the day before the exam. The rest: Miscellaneous but still crying, probably teachers or failing freshman

[@motionmage7866]

Not one will see the truth above but me, together, we'll always be three

[@twistiicuber1055]

@@motionmage7866 three?

[@motionmage7866]

@@twistiicuber1055 Unexplainable to people who don't know. The truth is EVERYWHERE around you in plain sight, hidden in numbers, words and art for everyone to see but only "readable" for those who KNOW by experience it's the truth. Others call it coincidence...

[@motionmage7866]

@@twistiicuber1055 But if you want to figure it out, focus on the words "one" "together" and "three" (3)

[@arihoffman3581]

Ha ha I’m a freshman in Apush and my teacher doesn’t really teach, so this is where I learn

[@aceofpentacles2k]

"Bullets were Hamilton's kryptonite." Well, he's not throwing away his shot, John!

[@andresperalta4436]

+Raina Pope Pardon me, are you Aaron Burr sir?

[@aceofpentacles2k]

+Andres Peralta That depends, who's asking?

[@Jade-mm1wl]

+Raina Pope John Cena?

[@aceofpentacles2k]

+Im a troll .-. I'm getting nervous...

[@kierancullen8161]

+Im a troll .-. You punched the Bursar sir

[@agathamarinho47]

jonh: mentons the constitutional convetion. Me, thinking in hamilton's voice: " I was chosen for the constitutional convetion!

[@ShadowWolfie]

lol. HAMILTON!

[@pizzalover346]

“A weak government is like non alcoholic beer... useless” dayyyyyuuuunnmmmmm

[@astralkoi6404]

I disagree that non-alcoholic beer is usless. As i'm 17 and find lagunitas ipa style seltzer to be delicious.

[@AlmostOtaku7]

These videos are STILL shown in college courses. Thanks for helping me through AP in high school, and for giving my professors easy homework to hand out!

[@fchef8370]

This video was shown a couple of days ago in my High school class

[@michaelscuotto3507]

10:05: The plan was to write a total of twenty-five essays, the work divided evenly among the three men. In the end, they wrote eighty-five essays, in the span of six months. John Jay got sick after writing five. James Madison wrote twenty-nine. Hamilton wrote thE OTHER FIFTY ONE!

[@alannar.8701]

My thoughts precisely.

[@brittanybroquadio8846]

WHY DO YOU WRITE LIKE YOU'RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME

[@James.c]

+Aerial Dane Write day and night like you're running out of time

[@Jade-mm1wl]

Why do you write like you're running out of time? Are you running out of time? Are you running out o-(NOOON-STOP!)

[@huskerdoodle]

So, I'm a 29 year old graduate student, and I'm totally hooked on John Greene's history videos. I've been marathoning through these videos. If only my K-12 education made history this entertaining!

[@chloeroets6466]

“ The government developed solutions for one of the most persistent problems in the nation. Ohio.”

[@quinnreverance611]

Chloe Roets lmfao

[@akehapkap6143]

I admire the US constitution in spite of flaws. Its start with, in caps, We, the people. I live in Norway and our constitution starts with "Kingdom of Norway"

[@maame176]

Is anybody else here the day before the AP exam trying to make up for months of procrastination??

[@fgnmghdshd6056]

Yup

[@justaguywithoutapfp6181]

Excuse me but I would appreciate it if you didn’t call me out lol

[@drewcurtis794]

big facts!! yessir

[@jerryholbrook13]

Lol

[@ih2246]

Yes.

[@bcvetkov8534]

So, im currently reading the federalist papers. Probably almost 5 years since I left high school and 7 years since I left my AP US history class when I saw this video for the first time. I highly recommend anyone that is genuinely interested in American history to please read the constitution and the federalist papers as well to get a better grasp of our government and truly appreciate how beautifully written it was. (Minus the slavery and Native American parts obviously) it's important to judge history with a non biased viewpoint and not look at it from a modern lens because you don't know what people went through at the time.

[@noellepcm3744]

Yay we love cramming in all of US history in less than 48 hours for an APUSH class! WE LOVE PROCRASTINATION! Also crash course helped me get through my world history honors class with my crazy teacher (yes we’re looking at you ms. Snyder)😇

[@pikachuneoncat6480]

I _love_ how people are admitting to cramming and are lowkey roasting their teachers here.

[@kathrynvacha6490]

I like to imagine Lin Manuel-Miranda watched this when he was writing Hamilton and needed a refresher

[@Blackacre438]

Hamilton wrote THE OTHER FIFTY ONE

[@williammassey8761]

why do you write like your running out of time

[@frostedjosieos3193]

write day and night like you're running out of time

[@jillianurbach1328]

every day you fight like you're running out of time

[@drewigi]

why do you write like you're running out of time?

[@bagelbagelbagelbagelbagel]

back before fan fiction

[@brittanybroquadio8846]

"And shoot Alexander Hamilton" THROWING BURR UNDER THE BUS MAN

[@James.c]

Burr was a great man

[@maxmarkel1794]

+James Crabb also a super duper sex addict

[@dillydilly9627]

Wow haven’t seenn this guy since I was in high school in 2016 when the teacher used to put you up on the board all the time for us to watch. So much nostalgia came back from just trying to learn about the constitution more.

[@gaydarian]

who else is here cramming everything for the ap exam in 2020 like me

[@feeonabee]

i'm stress binging

[@VikeingBlade]

Me

[@ameliacarey8352]

yessir

[@jonathanb30212]

😬

[@genevievealpar1459]

You bet 😂

[@charlottewatts2650]

John: 'Shoot Alexander Hamilt-' Me: "THE WORLD WAS WIDE ENOUGH"

[@LyricNear]

IM THE DAMN FOOL THAT SHOT HIM

[@charlottewatts2650]

I AM ALEXANDER HAMILTON

[@ShadowWolfie]

YAY HAMILTON THE MUSICAL!

[@Will_Informed]

okay important stuff starts here, count down to AP Exam

[@daliguj221]

I have about 13 hours. John Green save me.

[@TrueGinjaNinjaGamer]

WillisnotFunny That is what I am doing as well... Oh boy.

[@SandPlox]

WillisnotFunny OK, it's time to binge-watch every one of these videos and pray that this helps me tomorrow.

[@wiiuwiiu2020]

WillisnotFunny Oy Vay mate. We're all with you. What I love about Green's videos is that he helps us form distinct opinions about historical events. Really useful for the long essays. Also learnerator has a really good review, you might want to check it out

[@jessiejohnson8697]

Also use Princeton Review! I am and this is all review now

[@gracieeee_728]

6:16 Hamilton: *giggles excitedly* “I WAS CHOSEN FOR THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION!!!”

[@Fatima-kt8qb]

"Hamilton wrote tHE OTHER FIFTY ONE" I'm sorry but I had to do it

[@ShadowWolfie]

YAY HAMILTON THE MUSICAL!

[@hiphughes]

Although Crash Course is Walmart and I am just a small grocery store, I always enjoy CC. And while I may not talk as fast as John, I do believe I blink far more than he can ever dream of.

[@kelseymadeleine212]

this made me like your channel a lot more 😂 i wanted to let you know you are an idol at my high school, we walk into history class and go “HIP HUGEHS TODAY”. you are an icon. never stop being great.

[@TenTonNuke]

My college history class uses both CC and your channel quite frequently in the lesson plan.

[@rachelmacdonald7030]

i just came from your vid

[@kmarie1009]

Your videos are awesome and really helped me, especially the ones about the federalist and ant-federalist papers. Thank you so much.

[@ontan7287]

I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS!!

[@LeopardAzure]

"Constitutional convention" Hamilton at the constitutional convention! "I was chosen for the convention!" There as a New York Jr delegate. "Now what I'm about to say may seem indelicate."

[@EmmaBonn96]

He goes and proposes his own form of government WHAT

[@eeelneekey]

'Bright young man!' 'Yo, who the eff is this??'

[@emmanealh8036]

fellow hamilton lovers !!!!!!!!!!!!!! ahhahhhhhh

[@archm6618]

Hamilton was a crazy war hungry loon.

[@darth1nsidious726]

Talks for six hours, the Convention is listless

[@iliadnetfear2586]

It's kinda ignorant to suggest Hamilton wouldn't have thought that firearms would evolve, being that while they were penning the Constitution, numerous firearms were available that sought to end the Musket/Pennsylvania Long Rifle's one shot fire mechanism. From the Puckle Gun to Congress's offer of the Belton Flintlock, there were many weapons in that time that tried to jumpstart rapid fire weapon evolution. Also, James Madison confirmed that Cannons were consititutionally protected under the 2nd Amendment. A cannon then is what a drone is now.

[@iliadnetfear2586]

@Jamie Owns that's the thing, nobody has the right to buy anything. You can be refused the sale of guns, you can be refused services of any kind, what can not be taken is the right to own it. Also, it's a misunderstanding among even gun-rights supporters that the right to own guns comes from the Constitution. This is not true. The way the second amendment is written, along with all the amendments, doesn't say that it is granted, it says it exists. The Constitution acknowledges that these rights exist, rather than give them. The reason for this is that a right given by government or document can be taken away by the same means.

[@ranak.181]

learn how to take joke loooool

[@mattsamuelson7990]

That whole video seemed pretty anti-liberty, and vaguely communist.

[@250txc]

@@mattsamuelson7990 Thanks for removing all doubt about yourself.

[@redlemur7944]

Jamie Owns so should we be able to own mini nukes and tanks as well as drones

[@snehasebastian9743]

There's so much shade in this video. I love it.

[@GameMuffin]

God bless the Constitution and God bless our founding fathers.

[@garrettduke8693]

+joe smith Amen

[@ToastbackWhale]

The mystery document is from Federalist No. 29, if anyone is curious. Later, in 46, it is said that the standing army should no bigger than 4% of the size of the populace capable of bearing arms.

[@LOTRForever4104]

Did he just randomly come up with that integer?

[@cattiefogelsong6399]

月食 Thank you so much!!!!

[@deaconbroda2906]

Why are you here?

[@matladiwilliam9844]

I'm south african and I've always admired U.S. History.Crash Course Just makes it more fun and interesting.Thanks again John

[@heroryan7859]

no

[@ladygrey7707]

Thank you, John. I have an LEQ in an hour and I don’t know what I’d be doing without this video

[@audreypugh6273]

9:55 Alexander joins forces with James Madison and John Jay to write a series of essays defending the new United States Constitution, entitled The Federalist Papers. The plan was to write a total of twenty-five essays, the work divided evenly among the three men. In the end, they wrote eighty-five essays, in the span of six months. John Jay got sick after writing five. James Madison wrote twenty-nine. Hamilton wrote the other fifty-one!

[@sherry-leewatson8211]

OKAY EVERYONE LETS ADMIT 5:59 WAS WHAT WE WERE ALL WAITING FOR.

[@marklafrancis253]

You must be psychic.

[@tubesmdou1]

Sherry Watson I

[@OGBuddah]

All these years later I can come back to this video and it is still awesome and educational. Timeless.

[@kelsbaile]

ive been watching your crash course all semester for American Heritage and just wanna say thank you. These are sooooo helpful.

[@hippo11222]

Weaponry had advanced past the musket. The puckle gun (patented in 1718) was a rapid fire weapon (in the right hands) that predates the Gatling gun. They had pepperbox pistols as early as 1790 and an array of different weaponry far more dangerous than a musket. And many Founding Fathers liked this sort of stuff. May I remind you that the cannon existed John.

[@ZaneMillecchia]

(studying for midterms)

[@hayleylaine2791]

ikr

[@jamiewest5392]

+Zane Millecchia SAME

[@crystaltodd4737]

Zane Millecchia. Studying for the History test tomorrow, TOMORROW!

[@rebeccacass4915]

I had to watch this video for my Intro to Political Science class. I love the way he uses humor it really makes you pay attention and makes learning this information fun! Great video!

[@sab9351]

POV: your AP exam is in 24 min and you are last minute studying

[@Jade-mm1wl]

People are here for two reasons, Hamilton, and Studying for exams.

[@darth1nsidious726]

I’m here for Hamilton

[@princessfluffybottom1933]

I'm sad now, I'm here cause im a nerd lol.

[@user-xp2ey7pg3w]

I'm here for history

[@grndragon7777777]

I like to sleep to all crash course videos

[@sidneygillaspie9892]

Jade so true😂😂😂

[@MAJ0ROCEL0T]

Love your channel. Not only do you do a good job conveying the content, but you do an even better job at using good cutaways and popup flash animations to make it actually entertaining. I actually laughed out loud at the rich people doing something comment and skrillex in the background. Great job

[@MrHistory269]

“The senate was created to never pass anything” *LMAO* 😂🤣

[@u16k10]

I need to say I am impressed by how you do not pass out trying to tell us everything in one breath... You speak so freaking fast!! But, Dear John, I love your videos.

[@fenrirgreyback101]

This video basically said everything in 3 chapters of my textbook in 13 minutes and more. I wish I knew about this channel before!

[@reyskywaka3202]

It's basically non-stop from Hamilton

[@leafcrate7069]

who else is here because of A Push?

[@leafcrate7069]

+Nancy Huber XD

[@TonyTorzido]

+Nancy Huber RIP Nacy. You will be remembered.

[@AlexisGonzalez-tj6hl]

+LeafCrate the hell is that

[@darbs5058]

+LeafCrate *raises hand violently*

[@paperplate3379]

ME 😂

[@ryanchen9227]

Anyone here last day for the 2020 APUSH DBQ?

[@ryanchen9227]

@Allison Lundberg yes

[@ringabeldim4461]

5:09 "more than half had an education" *my dude,thats half right there*

[@delirioussanity8119]

you should make one where you go through all constitutional ammendments and what they mean

[@jstocktpa]

If one good thing comes from my business law class it will be this channel. So entertaining, well thought out, and informative. Thank you for all the hard work making this.

[@hammywoods]

Hamilton wanting a life term lmao

[@jmhproductions5276]

Thank u John for teaching me throughout all of my schooling been with u since I was 15 now 22

[@Smexy12901]

When he was talking about the constitution convention and the little characters were all there, all i could think about was Alexander Hamilton being the one doing the arm wave thing. That and singing "HAMILTON WROTE THE OTHER 51!!"

[@mathematicalmatt]

John you have helped me realize how difficult it is to teach history without inserting commentary whether unintentionally or completely intentionally in animated form. Thanks.

[@vye6737]

"And shoot Alexander Hamilton" *A A R O N B U R R S I R*

[@savannahjade2331]

John Green you seriously teach me more than my teachers. You’re the best.

[@kyberserafino5352]

I may have been humming Non-Stop throughout a good portion of this video... Hey, John, have you heard Hamilton yet?

[@alannar.8701]

He has, and he loves it.

[@alexaliona]

+Kyber Serafino (wherethesidewalkends) i had the cabinet battle #1 in my head.

[@BeccaMoses]

+Karis Daae wait for the t jeffs episode

[@LyricNear]

I KNOW RIGHT as soon as he said Hamilton I started fangirling Why am I fangirling over a founding father

[@alexaliona]

SockBadger 24601 i worry about us sometimes...

[@chlojo]

3:40 rise up when you're living on your knees you rise up

[@reyskywaka3202]

Tell your brother that he's gotta rise up

[@yixuu]

Tell your sister that she's gotta rise up!

[@elisalopez8987]

When are these colonies gonna rise up?

[@evah1928]

I imagine death so much it feels more like a memory

[@chlojo]

If I see it coming, do I run or do I let it be?

[@danielleblakeman7066]

I don't have an AP class nor do I have an APUSH exam, this is literally just my textbook for American History

[@nataliaduran5892]

This is a great video! I learned so much from it and will definitely tell my friends about this particular video (all yalls videos are great btw)!!!!!!!!!

[@alerios5110]

This just summarized 4 months of history class in 13min 😐

[@dudebar5052]

too true teachers should be more like John

[@abbysmith4777]

Really!? I did this in a week

[@tomraines6554]

Then you go to a terrible school. I learned this when I was in 5th grade, and on top of that, this should not exactly that much of a shock.

[@dailylife1735]

😂

[@youtubejustin7391]

Lol

[@leogreen5432]

* slams fists on table * MORE HAMILTON

[@josephwebb9397]

less gunfire at hamilton, then!

[@rossaraptor828]

I have one question. Why is Skrillex at the Continental Congress?!?!?!

[@twistiicuber1055]

lol

[@alexL0810]

That’s what I noticed lmao

[@VincenzoVelasco]

I thought the chalkboard said “We Be People” at first..

[@fangirlinfandomland8612]

I Be Person

[@amalofoto]

My inner fangirl sobs with pride when I see how the Hamilton fans have taken over this comment section. Never would have thought a founding father would get such a huge fan base.

[@silverwolf9872]

"That government is best which governs least." -Henry David Thoreau

[@jay-om8rx]

Everyone is talking about AP exams and im over here trying to pass 8th grade update: i failed the test

[@Elektrokardiogramm]

Bruh how did you fail 8th grade US history?

[@laurenhowlett5081]

JayThePsychoi omg no! i have mine tomorrow

[@ShadowWolfie]

lol I'm sorry.

[@hellodumplings8564]

What an idiot

[@hylianknight3]

F

[@atlantis6729]

Thanks for helping me cram! Watched it twice, wish me luck.

[@BookOfQuartzElizabethC]

"ALEXANDER HAMILTON DIED BY GUNSHOT" *goes to cry in the corner of the Richard Rogers*

[@blue_dragonfly3110]

"You know, the kind of good Americanswho take bribes and have adulterous affairs and patronize prostitutes and SHOOT ALEXANDER HAMILTON" DAMN YOU BURR

[@jackhancher2520]

QWERTY QWERTY

[@ShadowWolfie]

YAY HAMILTON THE MUSICAL! the world was wide enough AaRoN bUrR!

[@bryanjr5745]

I finally get why everyone is freaking out every time the guy in the video mentions Alexander Hamilton... Now, WHY DOES EVERYONE LOVE THAT MUSICAL?

[@heshanperera1581]

Bryan JR it's on KZbin right now. watch it before it gets deleted.

[@bryanjr5745]

Kavisha Chandraratne im not much of a fan of musicals... and i've seen parts of it and it doesn't appeal all that much to me. I do really like the emphasis on Alexander Hamilton's beliefs on freedom and liberty though

[@effietrinket5699]

@@bryanjr5745 i hope you also liked the emphasis on how much of an idiot he was

[@memyselfandii257]

its... kinda good?

[@tuanhnguyen7734]

I would never challenge John to a staring contest. Its obvious that im gonna lose... XD

[@user-pv1kt7qq8d]

Yeah.... So true. Also don't EVER challenge John Green to a breath-holding contest. His lung capacity is HUGE! Like, he never paused ONCE in a 13:03 video. AMAZING.

[@jatinsuri1746]

oh yeah yeah me niether

[@ides0745]

2:24 Ohio joke 9 years before its popularity, oh the timelessness of CrashCourse.

[@101DCF]

Skrillex at 4:42

[@Swordsquire]

LOL!!! How did I miss that!?

[@DanielBiggins17]

I was just about to comment that.

[@aamirali5196]

yep, i noticed that too! i guess he's a time traveler just like keanu reeves

[@mst3k4evur]

Ali Aamir Don't forget Conan O'Brien. He served as a Union officer.

[@Fannii94]

9:14 Well if it ain't the prodigy of Princeton College!

[@namitaa]

You spit imma sit we'll see where we laaand

[@candicoated2001]

But the revolution is imminent. what do you stall for? If you stand for nothing Burr what will you fall for?

[@oscarmccormack1611]

Ooo! Who are you? Who are you? Who are you? Ooo, who is this kid, what's he gonna do?

[@lumo_exe]

I AM NOT THROWING AWAY MY SHOT!

[@yeah2057]

It's hilarious the way he mentions it tho XD

[@yeah2057]

"A little rebellion now and then is a good thing..." -Jefferson Not very surprising. XDD Who else only watched this video just hear "Alexander Hamilton"?

[@Shivom.Parihar]

You don’t even know what Conservatism is, lol.

[@lukegodbold6696]

Friday is the AP exam... This sucks. Who's here CRAMMING and spending hours and hours of your life in an endeavor you won't even remember in five years? Good luck.

[@darkeststorm190]

heheh.. me too my dude. good luck for tmrw

[@packleaderjeff2142]

Damn I wish us all luck.

[@alyssaguess]

Taking it in an hour and a half!!! Go crazy stupid

[@ronaldobetter4779]

Soo how did it go

[@ronaldobetter4779]

@@alyssaguess how did it go

[@reikomyles1495]

John Green you and your crew produce thoroughly entertaining, impressively informative, and surprisingly accurate crash coarse history videos. I'm no historian, but I enjoy learning about world history (well, to be honest it depends on the subject matter). Anyhow, by far my absolute favorite is American history. I thank you all for your hilariously genius creativity. You keep me coming for more. By the way Mr. Green the shock from your electric pen gives your hair a kinda Johnny Bravo-ish swag.

[@sadcat157]

Anytime I hear "Hamilton" I feel a rush of happiness surging within me.

[@rudiruttger]

As others may have pointed out before, the 3/5ths count for slaves was a measure to limit the disproportionate congressional power slave states would have following censuses, an imperfect but by no means exclusionary reality.

[@joshuahunt1210]

Hey John.... thanks for inserting your personal opinions into our history lesson... appreciate the unbiased approach. Signed, ~A Sarcastic Fan of Crash Course

[@chelseas1346]

ALL THE COMMENTS ARE ABOUT HAMILTON AND IT MAKES ME SO HAPPY

[@eleonoramustafaeva1303]

+One Minute History where can i watch hamilton if it is not on display in theates ofmy country?

[@whe_tc]

I love this too. I came here to learn for my test coming up, but as soon as john said Alexander...

[@user-vw2jq3to5e]

If pros and cons are opposite, what is the opposite of progress?

[@davidguerra7702]

+Enna Silkov Congress

[@gideontan373]

+Enna Silkov regress...?

[@Tylerururu]

+Gideon Tan missed the joke

[@djmaster2262]

+Enna Silkov That hilarious :)

[@gideontan373]

Guye Pursunn Oh snap. Sorry, lol, that's funny

[@aarnavgupta1438]

My happiness is immeasurable and my day is fixed

[@patrickvonjanicke658]

If you guys did this video again but at half the speed, I would remember so much more of this (I am racing a vintage Ferrari in a video game at the same time)

[@aliquewilliams3080]

The ultimate message of this video: small federal government and low taxes = bad. Big federal government and high taxes = good.

[@catriddle1854]

Alique Williams Lol John Green has tried repeatedly to emphasize that there shouldn't be one "ultimate message" from any lesson of history, instead we should take the ENTIRE lesson as a message collectively, and not to mention the number of times he tried to emphasize that history can't simply be divided into "Bad"s and "Good"s.

[@TheOsamaBahama]

Cat Riddle Yeah...he can't help to hide his bias towards big european style government in this video.

[@catriddle1854]

Rick Apocalypse I feel like you pretended to read my comment but you actually didn't.

[@gigiblack2231]

+Alique Williams well if the government is strong, then it isn't powerful, and then the United States isn't powerful either.

[@aliquewilliams3080]

Cat Riddle It doesn't matter if he says that. If you actually look at his videos objectively, like this one, there's a clear message and bias he's sending.

[@yingl5895]

This video really helped me a lot! Covered 5 days of my american history class, ready my unit test tmr!

[@haileywoods3391]

I don't even have a test or anything, I just thoroughly enjoy these videos

[@Bruh-vs1qv]

My teacher sucks. He has us do busy work all day, and springs tests on us like, "Guys there's a test tomorrow so do your 50 page chapter outlines to study for it." So I resorted to the faithful and diligent John Green. I'll let you know if I ace my Constitution test Mr. Green.

[@joshuacure7636]

who else binge watching for APUSH Exam tomorrow?

[@stephanie50005]

😁😁✋

[@jesseterrazas9132]

Honestly Lmao

[@callmelawrence9546]

me!

[@user-df9ef5ht3z]

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[@gennybaratta2460]

I have my college US history final tomorrow

[@ricorofficial]

This is amazing! The musical Hamilton makes me enjoy the parts where you talk about Alexander Hamilton a lot more! Go Crash Course! Wish me luck on my test lol

[@fictional_Ardy]

I never thought John Green would ever explain the American Constitution to me. Well I’m glad he did!

[@kiasellscars]

Things you should know after the video: •Goveneur Morris wrote the 1st article •The Founding Fathers are rich •Delegates and The Founding Fathers signed the Constitution •The Revolutionary War happened in 1775 •Smaller governments wanted slaves to be free And that’s all!

[@Nova-mp5ow]

those are like the most useless parts of the video lmao

[@arianatolbert3421]

Really wishing this series had been made post-Hamilton because john could make ALL the references and we could all RISE UP and remember that Hamilton wrote THE OTHER 51 federalist papers and that Hamilton may have been the first one to die, but Burr's the one who paid for it. I hope you're satisfied. Also HISTORY QUESTION: did burr actually feel bad for shooting Hamilton or is that something Lin Manuel-Miranda took creative liberty on?

[@rachelblack8097]

Well he probably regretted it, if not for emotional reasons then for social and political reasons. His life was a complete wreck after he shot Alexander Hamilton. He went from being extremely wealthy to poor, had no further political future, was tried for treason after he tried to take over mexico and was accused of trying to plot the secession of the western states, his only child and only grandson both died (well, Theodosia disappeared). Alexander Hamiltons life is certainly remarkable, but I recommend you read up on Aaron burr and Theodosia burr Alston, his daughter (well if you've listened to Hamilton you know that lol) they were both so ahead of their time

[@rachelblack8097]

SnickersFantasy that's definitely possible, but we have no way of knowing if Burr truly regretted it for emotional reasons--we can't go back in time or in his mind, sadly lol. And the political shunning led to social isolation that became very lonely.

[@alexkay3448]

There's evidence that he regretted it and evidence that he didn't. He definitely at least regretted it for political reasons. 'The World Was Wide Enough' comes from an actual Burr quote; 'Had I read Sterne more and Voltaire less, I should have known the world was wide enough for Hamilton and me.' However, his intentions here are murky. Due to the texts he's referring too, he's still slyly insulting Hamilton? The dude did a lot of crazy things after Hamilton's death and he really did lose everything. It's hard not to wonder if maybe he lost his mind a little too. Possibly even he couldn't give you a straight answer. (Who am I kidding, it's Burr, his answers were about as straight as John Laurens.) One interesting titbit is that after Hamilton's death, Burr was seen stroking the face of a statue of Hamilton and he said to it 'there was the poetry.'

[@oaktree1807]

Ariana Tolbert Aaron Burr did not regret shooting Hamilton emotionally. His regret was how it ruined his political career. In the Musical, we are looking at it through Aaron Burr's eyes during the song "The World Was Wide Enough" in a past tense. So, in the Musical it might seem emotional, but it was only because it impacted his life and reputation greatly. Fun Fact: Alexander Hamilton Jr. (Alexander Hamilton's second son) was the lawyer for Aaron Burr's second wife when she wanted a divorce from Burr.

[@pierre-yw8vq]

Well he did come towards me after he had shot me. But his second told him to go.

[@EaglezFreak]

Skrillex @ 4:42

[@yeah2057]

4:51 Is that aLExaNDer HAmiLTon i see doing the wave?

[@Luisgar1234]

Here to write my college paper remember when I was here for my ap exam time flies with John Green