Crash Course US History - Season 1 Episode 24 Westward Expansion
In which John Green teaches you about the Wild, Wild, West, which as it turns out, wasn't as wild as it seemed in the movies. When we think of the western expansion of the United States in the 19th century, we're conditioned to imagine the loner. The self-reliant, unattached cowpoke roaming the prairie in search of wandering calves, or the half-addled prospector who has broken from reality thanks to the solitude of his single-minded quest for gold dust. While there may be a grain of truth to these classic Hollywood stereotypes, it isn't a very big grain of truth. Many of the pioneers who settled the west were family groups. Many were immigrants. Many were major corporations. The big losers in the westward migration were Native Americans, who were killed or moved onto reservations. Not cool, American pioneers.
Year: 2014
Genre: Documentary
Country: United States of America
Studio: YouTube
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Cast: John Green
Crew:
First Air Date: Jan 03, 2013
Last Air date: Feb 06, 2014
Season: 1 Season
Episode: 47 Episode
Runtime: 14 minutes
IMDb: 6.00/10 by 1.00 users
Popularity: 3.906
Language: English
Keyword : usa history
Episode
The Black Legend, Native Americans, and Spaniards
When is Thanksgiving? Colonizing America
The Natives and the English
The Quakers, the Dutch, and the Ladies
The Seven Years War and the Great Awakening
Taxes & Smuggling - Prelude to Revolution
Who Won the American Revolution?
The Constitution, the Articles, and Federalism
Where US Politics Came From
Thomas Jefferson & His Democracy
The War of 1812
The Market Revolution
Slavery
Age of Jackson
19th Century Reforms
Women in the 19th Century
War & Expansion
The Election of 1860 & the Road to Disunion
Battles of the Civil War
The Civil War, Part I
The Civil War Part 2
Reconstruction and 1876
The Industrial Economy
Westward Expansion
Growth, Cities, and Immigration
Gilded Age Politics
The Progressive Era
American Imperialism
Progressive Presidents
America in World War I
Women's Suffrage
The Roaring 20's
The Great Depression
The New Deal
World War II Part 1
World War II Part 2
The Cold War
The Cold War in Asia
Civil Rights and the 1950s
The 1960s in America
The Rise of Conservatism
Ford, Carter, and the Economic Malaise
The Reagan Revolution
George HW Bush and the End of the Cold War
The Clinton Years, or the 1990s
Terrorism, War, and Bush 43
Obamanation