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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. 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 episode 1, John talks about the Native Americans who lived in what is now the US prior to European contact. This is a history class, not archaeology, so we're mainly going to cover written history. That means we start with the first sustained European settlement in North America, and that means the Spanish. The Spanish have a long history with the natives of the Americas, and not all of it was positive. The Spanish were definitely not peaceful colonizers, but what colonizers are peaceful? Colonization pretty much always results in an antagonistic relationship with the locals. John teaches you about early Spanish explorers, settlements, and what happened when they didn't get along with the indigenous people. The story of their rocky relations has been called the Black Legend. Which is not a positive legend.

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The Black Legend, Native Americans, and Spaniards: Crash Course US History #1.
When is Thanksgiving? Colonizing America: Crash Course US History #2.
The Natives and the English - Crash Course US History #3.
The Quakers, the Dutch, and the Ladies: Crash Course US History #4.
The Seven Years War and the Great Awakening: Crash Course US History #5.
Taxes & Smuggling - Prelude to Revolution: Crash Course US History #6.
Who Won the American Revolution?: Crash Course US History #7.
The Constitution, the Articles, and Federalism: Crash Course US History #8.
Where US Politics Came From: Crash Course US History #9.
Thomas Jefferson & His Democracy: Crash Course US History #10.
The War of 1812 - Crash Course US History #11.
The Market Revolution: Crash Course US History #12.
Slavery - Crash Course US History #13.
Age of Jackson: Crash Course US History #14.
19th Century Reforms: Crash Course US History #15.
Women in the 19th Century: Crash Course US History #16.
War & Expansion: Crash Course US History #17.
The Election of 1860 & the Road to Disunion: Crash Course US History #18.
Battles of the Civil War: Crash Course US History #19.
The Civil War, Part I: Crash Course US History #20.
History of the 4th of July: Crash Course US History Special.
The Civil War Part 2: Crash Course US History #21.
Reconstruction and 1876: Crash Course US History #22.
The Industrial Economy: Crash Course US History #23.
Westward Expansion: Crash Course US History #24.
Growth, Cities, and Immigration: Crash Course US History #25.
Gilded Age Politics:Crash Course US History #26.
The Progressive Era: Crash Course US History #27.
American Imperialism: Crash Course US History #28.
Progressive Presidents: Crash Course US History #29.
America in World War I: Crash Course US History #30.
Women's Suffrage: Crash Course US History #31.
The Roaring 20's: Crash Course US History #32.
The Great Depression: Crash Course US History #33.
The New Deal: Crash Course US History #34.
World War II Part 1: Crash Course US History #35.
World War II Part 2 - The Homefront: Crash Course US History #36.
The Cold War: Crash Course US History #37.
The Cold War in Asia: Crash Course US History #38.
Civil Rights and the 1950s: Crash Course US History #39.
The 1960s in America: Crash Course US History #40.
The Rise of Conservatism: Crash Course US History #41.
Ford, Carter, and the Economic Malaise: Crash Course US History #42.
The Reagan Revolution: Crash Course US History #43.
George HW Bush and the End of the Cold War: Crash Course US History #44.
The Clinton Years, or the 1990s: Crash Course US History #45.
Terrorism, War, and Bush 43: Crash Course US History #46.
Obamanation: Crash Course US History #47.