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![]() North America was home to a great variety of people, so it's difficult to generalize, but here's what we can say: So to begin US History, we're not going to talk about the United States or this guy, we're going to talk about the people who lived here before any Europeans showed up. Sorry, we can be a little bit self-aggrandizing sometimes here in America. By the way, this globe reflects the fact that I believe that Alaskan statehood is illegitimate! In fact, we're going to call this whole show "US History", but inevitably, it's going to involve other parts of the world and also, not to brag, a small part of the moon. I mean, we're talking about the sixteenth century today when this was neither 'united' nor 'states'. No, Stan, that's not going to work, actually. Hi, I'm John Green and this is Crash Course US History. Want to find Crash Course elsewhere on the internet? Spanish Colonization in North America 5:32Ĭrash Course is on Patreon! You can support us directly by signing up at ![]() Were Native North Americans 'Primitive?' 1:08Ĭlass and Society in Native American Tribes 4:25 Introduction to Crash Course US History 00:00 The story of their rocky relations has been called the Black Legend. John teaches you about early Spanish explorers, settlements, and what happened when they didn't get along with the indigenous people. The Spanish were definitely not peaceful colonizers, but what colonizers are peaceful? Colonization pretty much always results in an antagonistic relationship with the locals. The Spanish have a long history with the natives of the Americas, and not all of it was positive. That means we start with the first sustained European settlement in North America, and that means the Spanish. ![]() This is a history class, not archaeology, so we're mainly going to cover written history. In episode 1, John talks about the Native Americans who lived in what is now the US prior to European contact. But, like it or not, the United States has probably meddled in your country to some degree in the last 236 years or so, and that means US History is relevant all over the world. In which John Green kicks off Crash Course US History! Why, you may ask, are we covering US History, and not more World History, or the history of some other country, or the very specific history of your home region? Well, the reasons are many. ![]()
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