Is the United States a Country?

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RealLifeLore

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7 жыл бұрын

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Of Course, the United States is a country. But, how do you define a country?
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@eriktorres6067
@eriktorres6067 7 жыл бұрын
Yes the USA is a country. I saved you 8minutes.... your welcome
@skywalker7778
@skywalker7778 7 жыл бұрын
Sexy Mexican69 No, it's a Republic
@KaiserMattTygore927
@KaiserMattTygore927 7 жыл бұрын
+SKYwalker 777 that's not mutually exclusive.
@wesselstienstra7020
@wesselstienstra7020 7 жыл бұрын
Tons of countries are republics, what's your point?
@abnercruz1067
@abnercruz1067 7 жыл бұрын
USA is a group of 3 letters, you're welcome
@ElSe1904
@ElSe1904 7 жыл бұрын
``You're welcome ``
@scapeghost4212
@scapeghost4212 7 жыл бұрын
to be fair 6% of alaska is like 10 people
@XGammler
@XGammler 7 жыл бұрын
More like 40.000+
@ChromeFilms77
@ChromeFilms77 7 жыл бұрын
it was a joke but sure kiddo.
@XGammler
@XGammler 7 жыл бұрын
You are making such a childish joke yet you call me kiddo? Are you serious?
@ChromeFilms77
@ChromeFilms77 7 жыл бұрын
Vandal yes, kiddo was a part of my joke, kiddo.
@namelesslegend748
@namelesslegend748 7 жыл бұрын
Lmao
@vxddr
@vxddr 3 жыл бұрын
Knowing that my dad, aunt, and grandparents lived at Guam for 2-10 years, I'm suprised that the islands in the pacific ocean (besides Hawaii) isn't all one state together that could be called "Pacifica".
@nintenjoe2734
@nintenjoe2734 2 жыл бұрын
Or be incorporated to Hawaii
@nov4ni
@nov4ni 2 жыл бұрын
*cascadia intensifies*
@theducknamednewepicla9507
@theducknamednewepicla9507 2 жыл бұрын
Maybe call it "the Pacific state"
@DonOmarRamiro
@DonOmarRamiro Жыл бұрын
Yeah, but Chrysler already got that name...
@MrAkaacer
@MrAkaacer Жыл бұрын
The distance kinda makes that impractical.
@Mtn_Dewit
@Mtn_Dewit 2 жыл бұрын
I live in the US and each state is more like it's own country with its own unique culture, history, and people. Texas, California, Florida, Alaska, and Hawaii are good examples of this.
@SouthDakotaFacts
@SouthDakotaFacts Жыл бұрын
And South Dakota, of course, is the best of all of them
@Mtn_Dewit
@Mtn_Dewit Жыл бұрын
@@SouthDakotaFacts No offense but all South Dakota is known for is Mount Rushmore
@SouthDakotaFacts
@SouthDakotaFacts Жыл бұрын
@@Mtn_Dewit That’s fine. But the less you know about the nukes underneath the corn palace, the better
@Mtn_Dewit
@Mtn_Dewit Жыл бұрын
@@SouthDakotaFacts Ok I take everything back about what I said about the GREAT state of South Dakota...plz don't nuke the rest of us
@bunsenn5064
@bunsenn5064 Жыл бұрын
@@SouthDakotaFacts No, clearly New Jersey is superior, due to it containing the best town in the entire country: Camden.
@Heizmanlol
@Heizmanlol 7 жыл бұрын
Next video idea: "Is England a city?"
@Frankondor
@Frankondor 6 жыл бұрын
xd
@WasephWastar
@WasephWastar 6 жыл бұрын
yes it is
@patrick0uch
@patrick0uch 6 жыл бұрын
Is real life lore?
@sirsacredd
@sirsacredd 6 жыл бұрын
England is a town in Arkansas. So yes, England is kind of a city.
@Nugcon
@Nugcon 6 жыл бұрын
yes
@jaridkeen123
@jaridkeen123 4 жыл бұрын
You forgot that the United States government also has federal land within States
@wigglebot2368
@wigglebot2368 3 жыл бұрын
True
@niftyfiftyslife730
@niftyfiftyslife730 3 жыл бұрын
Especially, Wyoming.
@exposeevil5492
@exposeevil5492 3 жыл бұрын
No it doesn't. You confuse the sovereign states of the union and the United States. See my video on 182 U.S. 244 where the judge in his decent said we have 2 separate forms of government. Keep gaming and getting deeper in sleep
@purpledevilr7463
@purpledevilr7463 3 жыл бұрын
Some federal lands have states in them. (Poor western states)
@YEETMAN-dt9mb
@YEETMAN-dt9mb 3 жыл бұрын
Nevada is the testing backyard of the US Government.
@greenlilac32
@greenlilac32 2 жыл бұрын
It’s interesting how vastly different the states are from one to another If you leave your state it’s like entering an entirely different nation sometimes
@MaticTheProto
@MaticTheProto 2 ай бұрын
LMFAO please tell me you are joking
@JonathanWillis-bq1td
@JonathanWillis-bq1td 2 ай бұрын
@@MaticTheProto He's got a point. There are some strange places here.
@MaticTheProto
@MaticTheProto 2 ай бұрын
@@JonathanWillis-bq1td anyone who ever left his country would know the same goes for other places...
@ephraiminyangfx1901
@ephraiminyangfx1901 2 жыл бұрын
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@franciscopires7192
@franciscopires7192 2 жыл бұрын
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@sofiavieira4138
@sofiavieira4138 2 жыл бұрын
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@lilymichie8343
@lilymichie8343 2 жыл бұрын
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@marianguyen4508 2 жыл бұрын
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@elmerayala5366
@elmerayala5366 7 жыл бұрын
next up: is earth ...a P L A N E T ?
@doom4566
@doom4566 7 жыл бұрын
Elmer Ayala Its a fucking star
@theblukatlife
@theblukatlife 7 жыл бұрын
Elmer Ayala It's a fucking piece of shit. LITTERALLY we are the Diarrhea of a higher dimension. And this universe is a Big ass toilet. Dont believe me? Go flush your toilet and look how similar the whirlpool is to the galaxies. They should teach this shit in school.
@Treetops27
@Treetops27 7 жыл бұрын
Earth is CONTINENT, not a planet dipshit!
@AAhmou
@AAhmou 7 жыл бұрын
Earth Is a comet duh.
@jackjohnson2416
@jackjohnson2416 7 жыл бұрын
NO NO NO, it's an alien refueling station.
@smiljanic65
@smiljanic65 7 жыл бұрын
Arent Caribbeans considered to be part of Americas, same like Japan is Asian?
@quitmarck
@quitmarck 7 жыл бұрын
Yes they are, this video made a lot of errors.
@jamesedwards1284
@jamesedwards1284 7 жыл бұрын
Офковац ВБ Caribbean islands are part of north America
@mattdaniel6071
@mattdaniel6071 7 жыл бұрын
That one guy Or "Central America".
@ryleynations6251
@ryleynations6251 7 жыл бұрын
Офковац ВБ umm yes Japan is part of Asia it always has
@jamesedwards1284
@jamesedwards1284 7 жыл бұрын
Matias Daniel it's part of the continent of north america, but some people consider it as a part if the sub-continent of Central America
@zhenyamediocris4373
@zhenyamediocris4373 2 жыл бұрын
Hey, that's fascinating! Thanks, you inspire to plunge into these absorbing topics!
@nacieton1651
@nacieton1651 2 жыл бұрын
Remember: The US is a union not a Nation.. That's why when the President addresses Congress it's called State of the Union.
@Smartguy561
@Smartguy561 2 жыл бұрын
Remember the United States is BOTH a union AND a nation.
@leonardoorchids
@leonardoorchids 2 жыл бұрын
The United States is both
@bena9369
@bena9369 2 жыл бұрын
But the TV show is Face the nation not face the union 💅
@Typhoon457
@Typhoon457 Жыл бұрын
It's both a union and a nation just like UK and USSR
@davidozab2753
@davidozab2753 5 жыл бұрын
Short answer: yes. Long answer: affirmative.
@danawiharyana5003
@danawiharyana5003 4 жыл бұрын
USA is a union of states the states are "united"
@zaujimaveinformacie4008
@zaujimaveinformacie4008 4 жыл бұрын
Saying that the United States is a country is like saying that the EU is a country please Americans USA is not a country every state has its own laws same as the EU and you can cross the open borders and again same as the EU.
@samspade1620
@samspade1620 4 жыл бұрын
@@zaujimaveinformacie4008 Federal law still supercedes state law. He mentions the states that have legalized marijuana and how they get around that. Legally speaking though the federal government can still enforce those laws but they choose not to because it would be incredibly expensive and unpopular. The legal authority is still there though so it is sovereign. A lot of this is super over simplified and there are major differences between the US and the EU that make the US a country. An odd country maybe but still a country.
@xxleomappinggamingxxfirey4429
@xxleomappinggamingxxfirey4429 4 жыл бұрын
@@zaujimaveinformacie4008 r/woosh
@wolf-codm7787
@wolf-codm7787 4 жыл бұрын
BruhNiga :v u r spamming this on every comment
@EmbeMamaChannel
@EmbeMamaChannel 7 жыл бұрын
Wait if i was born in that canadian and u.s island, could i run for U.S president, and canadian prime minister......Hell yes
@Aliztro
@Aliztro 7 жыл бұрын
I don't think so. If you're tied to one country as president, probably not gonna be able to become president in another
@EmbeMamaChannel
@EmbeMamaChannel 7 жыл бұрын
Arata Shadou [Ayze/Aliztro] Well if you're born in both countries, you are legally allowed to do anything a citizen can do, so I would guess you can run for president in both countries
@Aliztro
@Aliztro 7 жыл бұрын
EmbeMamaChannel Run for it, yes. But actually be president for both, no. That'd be slightly awkward
@EmbeMamaChannel
@EmbeMamaChannel 7 жыл бұрын
Arata Shadou [Ayze/Aliztro] i think you can be president for both tho since you're a citizen for both
@fyrebirdd
@fyrebirdd 7 жыл бұрын
Canada doesn't have a president
@hi_jagritii
@hi_jagritii 3 жыл бұрын
Woah, this guy explains better then my whole family and my teacher together 😯💅
@UwU-ok2jr
@UwU-ok2jr 2 жыл бұрын
The United Kingdom's situation with their nation being divided into nations is way weirder
@bobby1970
@bobby1970 Жыл бұрын
Yep, I really don't fully understand it.
@Bigcheese1334
@Bigcheese1334 5 жыл бұрын
"Only 99.5 percent" buddy do you hear yourself speaking
@brbjuke45
@brbjuke45 5 жыл бұрын
I did laugh
@hanley8756
@hanley8756 5 жыл бұрын
@@brbjuke45 Why did that reply feel so formal?
@noda121
@noda121 5 жыл бұрын
@@hanley8756 i mistake you my good man as of a whomntd. Understand
@corbin5941
@corbin5941 5 жыл бұрын
Well, hes right
@andispellman
@andispellman 4 жыл бұрын
@@pen_l One is talking about land, the other is talking about people
@TheTheorizer
@TheTheorizer 7 жыл бұрын
Maybe the US is just a slightly large village.
@samrye1
@samrye1 7 жыл бұрын
or just a really big town
@thecollector4332
@thecollector4332 7 жыл бұрын
The Theorizer I didnt exepct to find you here.
@thomasrusso6722
@thomasrusso6722 7 жыл бұрын
The Theorizer holy crap it's you! I love your videos :3
@scribblenaut19
@scribblenaut19 7 жыл бұрын
The Theorizer lol the town is live in identifies as a village so about a thousand villages in a village?
@adamroberts176
@adamroberts176 7 жыл бұрын
The Theorizer we are a country
@keagaming9837
@keagaming9837 3 жыл бұрын
0:40 got to love that risk music, definitely fitting.
@aryansatvati4161
@aryansatvati4161 2 жыл бұрын
It was very interesting thank you for making this video🤔❤❤
@arandompenguin4489
@arandompenguin4489 5 жыл бұрын
Of course that picture isn’t the US. You forgot Alaska
@jaelan.carvajal6082
@jaelan.carvajal6082 5 жыл бұрын
@Lilithwolf Hey where's Hawaii
@jimmylarissa2920
@jimmylarissa2920 5 жыл бұрын
They didn’t show Alaska and Hawaii because they don’t have any American tribes theere
@chilln0648
@chilln0648 5 жыл бұрын
Or Puerto Rico
@rj1056
@rj1056 5 жыл бұрын
And Hawaii
@iss_eyad7566
@iss_eyad7566 4 жыл бұрын
Bru it's a joke chill
@josephstalin8423
@josephstalin8423 7 жыл бұрын
I wanna live in one of those uninhabited island.
@konplayz
@konplayz 7 жыл бұрын
Job Jesus you are sad.
@amorecredibleusername692
@amorecredibleusername692 7 жыл бұрын
Job J no you don't.
@pylonbuffering8523
@pylonbuffering8523 7 жыл бұрын
i do too, just so i can change the population from 0 to 1, and also because being on your own beats being around people any day in my opinion
@xanshen9011
@xanshen9011 7 жыл бұрын
Job J I would love to live there if there was wifi.
@stephanieroberts4837
@stephanieroberts4837 7 жыл бұрын
There ain't no wifi there though.
@boldstarfish3646
@boldstarfish3646 2 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of the American Empire video by CGP Gray. Also unrelated, I just noticed the music is the Risk Global Domination music.
@Thecommander248
@Thecommander248 2 жыл бұрын
If anyone is wondering, bird poo has nitrogen which used for fertilizer. Bolivia and Chile went to war over guano. Yes, it is that important for farming.
@mr.whimsic6902
@mr.whimsic6902 7 жыл бұрын
Who wants Puerto Rico as the 51st state?
@damijedonald6591
@damijedonald6591 7 жыл бұрын
Windows U No
@TheSecondgreen
@TheSecondgreen 7 жыл бұрын
MarloSoBalJr MJofLakeland2 Puerto rico doesn't want independence , they voted in 2012 61% in favor of statehood
@SubtleHawk
@SubtleHawk 7 жыл бұрын
No we don't, the majority of us want to be a state.
@NecroAsphyxia
@NecroAsphyxia 7 жыл бұрын
the problem now though is that PR is in so much debt that taking them on as a state would actually really hurt...
@TheSecondgreen
@TheSecondgreen 7 жыл бұрын
Yuki The Homemaker xD well state have their own budget, so if they become a state it would not change anything with the debt. They are a U.S territory right now so if they collapse by the debt the U.S will still need to deal with it and become a state would not bail them out of the debt. But would probably help economically and help them pay the debt
@DisIsJude
@DisIsJude 4 жыл бұрын
Next video:- "Is mayonnaise an instrument?"
@grneyefin
@grneyefin 3 жыл бұрын
This comment made me spit out my coffee. 🤣
@petiteexplication6249
@petiteexplication6249 3 жыл бұрын
*yes*
@neptune8168
@neptune8168 3 жыл бұрын
@Fitz the dragon Is Ranch an Instrument?
@dylanisntvibing
@dylanisntvibing 3 жыл бұрын
@@neptune8168 Ranch is an instrument, just rub it all over your guitar, and put it everywhere and you’ve got a ranch-guitar.
@aurvlex1354
@aurvlex1354 3 жыл бұрын
@@grneyefin OFC LIKE DUH
@ArchibaldEdits
@ArchibaldEdits 2 жыл бұрын
0:44 The Caribbean IS a part of North America. A simple Google search of the list of North American countries will tell you that. Jamaica, Cuba, Antigua, St. Kitts are all in North America.
@lifealliancegroup
@lifealliancegroup 2 ай бұрын
They are in America, America is the region, the continental plates extend outwards into the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean.
@skylercohn8974
@skylercohn8974 2 жыл бұрын
4:25 fun fact you Marijuana is also legal in Porto Rico, I remember this when I went their and I saw somebody smoking it, my parents told me its illegal where we live but they can do it there.
@trigongroupintl
@trigongroupintl 2 жыл бұрын
PUERTO RICO
@jasonshaneyfelt1039
@jasonshaneyfelt1039 3 жыл бұрын
USA: No Taxation Without Representation!!! Puerto Rico: Am I a joke to you?
@americopedroni6837
@americopedroni6837 3 жыл бұрын
Time is overdue to fight for our FREEDOM, it’s obviously evident to anyone who is paying attention that GOVERNMENT is SLAVERY. We have no need for them in our lives.
@emye7973
@emye7973 3 жыл бұрын
@@americopedroni6837 we will stop giving you aid and see how long you last
@americopedroni6837
@americopedroni6837 3 жыл бұрын
@@emye7973 Who do you think I am, that I receive any sort of aid? Did you not understand my comment and misconstrue me for a Puerto Rican? I’m not. I’m an American, talking about a fight here. Of course it willnever happen, most Americans, the vast majority believe they are free.
@cuddlemuffin.9545
@cuddlemuffin.9545 3 жыл бұрын
We give them 21 billion. If they leave the us they'll become Cuba or Venezuela
@graceneilitz7661
@graceneilitz7661 3 жыл бұрын
The people there pay less federal taxes than people in the states.
@apefromthekitchen
@apefromthekitchen 5 жыл бұрын
The USA is a union. Not in heart and mind, but legally it is.
@anthonyc4138
@anthonyc4138 4 жыл бұрын
@@Alexander-hi8bo yep
@Michael-st9ky
@Michael-st9ky 4 жыл бұрын
Like a marriage you can’t leave
@intuituperson638
@intuituperson638 4 жыл бұрын
It is a federation, not an union but you got it :p
@reecealeck8314
@reecealeck8314 4 жыл бұрын
It’s s confederation, or at least it was intended to be one
@intuituperson638
@intuituperson638 4 жыл бұрын
@@reecealeck8314 The Confederation existed during the american civil war, named The Confederated States of America. This confederation has been dissolved after they lost the war against The United States In a confederation : All states are sovereign and equal, no State prevails over others In a federation : The Federal State is the only one sovereign, it has particular rights that the federated states don't have (money, international diplomacy... which are considered sovereign powers) The Federal State prevails over the federated states That's today USA
@lindsaykania106
@lindsaykania106 2 жыл бұрын
also, people with us citizenship living outside of the us even if they have the other country's citizenship still gotta pay us taxes
@Caiden
@Caiden 3 жыл бұрын
This was so entertaining
@skamakaze701
@skamakaze701 5 жыл бұрын
i live in hawaii and the “independence people” is just people holding signs saying we need to restore hawaiian tradition
@noahisham7416
@noahisham7416 5 жыл бұрын
Are there a lot of them?
@tannerdavis212
@tannerdavis212 5 жыл бұрын
I mean, that whole bit about independence movements felt like a joke. Oh, a few nut jobs are still obsessed with reuniting the old confederacy and secession in Texas is polling at a WHOPPING 0.5% percent support?! Whoa! Watch out everybody!
@612southside
@612southside 4 жыл бұрын
The Dog should arrest them for talking treason braddah. Greetings from the mainland!
@reshmakannan1901
@reshmakannan1901 4 жыл бұрын
@Queen_PLATINE! there are idiots in every country who want secede. most people don't know about them because they have little to no support.
@myrkur8054
@myrkur8054 4 жыл бұрын
69th like
@milescarr8524
@milescarr8524 5 жыл бұрын
0:35 He says “only 99.5%” like it’s such a small number lol
@Xoticalpha
@Xoticalpha 4 жыл бұрын
Luke Watermeyer well 95 is more then 50 so
@velcranoxofficials9970
@velcranoxofficials9970 4 жыл бұрын
Dont get why you all are getting frustrated because of this video lol
@johnnyblocks7956
@johnnyblocks7956 3 жыл бұрын
It’s because America is 100% free
@brothinkhecarti69
@brothinkhecarti69 3 жыл бұрын
Who the fuck wouldn't? You think saying a big number to a thing means you have to say it like shits special?
@lepperkin
@lepperkin 3 жыл бұрын
@@brothinkhecarti69 "Only" implies that the number is small. Calm down and get out of your drunken rage that strangely hasn't affected your grammar and spelling. Nobody insulted you yet, so don't get all pissy.
@BBwal
@BBwal 2 жыл бұрын
Next video idea : Is spegati a weapon of mass destruction .
@Birdylockso
@Birdylockso 3 жыл бұрын
What's the name of that island, at 2:45? Does anyone know? It'd be cool to get both the US and Canadian citizenship at the same time!
@lifealliancegroup
@lifealliancegroup 2 ай бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@kothen4994
@kothen4994 4 жыл бұрын
Is the US a country? Me (a US citizen): *Walks outside* Seems pretty real to me.
@NiteStorm324
@NiteStorm324 3 жыл бұрын
How's C H I N A?
@exposeevil5492
@exposeevil5492 3 жыл бұрын
Country=Corporation you can't see
@SteveMutt
@SteveMutt 3 жыл бұрын
no one noticing how Xi Jinping is apprently a united states citizen.
@psm7
@psm7 3 жыл бұрын
@@SteveMutt you are onto something
@skimaned4291
@skimaned4291 3 жыл бұрын
the USA is fake and was invented by the government
@RealMasterpieces
@RealMasterpieces 6 жыл бұрын
Is mayonassie an instrument?
@DawnNLN-ee2kh
@DawnNLN-ee2kh 5 жыл бұрын
NO it's a fruit like you!
@AssMonkeyGaming
@AssMonkeyGaming 5 жыл бұрын
hahahahaha
@patrickstar9684
@patrickstar9684 5 жыл бұрын
Yes
@zeke8985
@zeke8985 5 жыл бұрын
Yes
@chrishovnanian3114
@chrishovnanian3114 5 жыл бұрын
No Patrick, mayonnaise is not a instrument Horse radish is not a instrument either
@vimalraj0317
@vimalraj0317 3 жыл бұрын
While seeing the thumbnail, I actually thought that Alaska should be added 😂😂
@user-ck6zs2uk8d
@user-ck6zs2uk8d 2 жыл бұрын
"Is United states a country" "Is your brain in your head"
@westcoast4233
@westcoast4233 6 жыл бұрын
1980: In 2018 we will have flying cars and spaceships. 2018: Is the United States a country?
@sharonishere
@sharonishere 6 жыл бұрын
Well. We just made a flying car a spaceship 😂😂😂
@xtrxcamb64x94
@xtrxcamb64x94 6 жыл бұрын
Anthony they had spaceships in 1980...
@Golemoid
@Golemoid 6 жыл бұрын
1980: In 2018 we will have cure for aids 2018: how many genders are there?
@rondaxen88
@rondaxen88 6 жыл бұрын
Well for one, they had spaceships in the 80s, and second of all this was made in 2016.
@pqsk
@pqsk 6 жыл бұрын
Isn’t an airplane a car with wings? It has an engine and wheels. Before take off you drive to a specific speed before going airborne. We’ve had spaceships well before the 80s
@v3xman
@v3xman 7 жыл бұрын
As a non-American, I find this very interesting and confusing. How do they even deal with such overlapping and contradicting powers and laws huh
@___Nobody__
@___Nobody__ 7 жыл бұрын
v3xman Federal laws are laws the whole nation must follow, but the states can technically decide which ones they want to follow or not. State laws are laws that are only follow in a specific state. Like in Colorado, weed is legal for recreational use, but not in Texas or Virginia.
@Shawn-nj1ek
@Shawn-nj1ek 7 жыл бұрын
Where are you from? I'm French and seem to have most of it down.
@nexus1g
@nexus1g 7 жыл бұрын
v3x, ignore what Nobody said. Basically, Federal laws apply to everyone and establish a minimum standard for all states. States can enact laws more strict but not less strict. The legalization of marijuana is an act of civil disobedience, but is technically not allowed to be done.
@isaaczaiek487
@isaaczaiek487 7 жыл бұрын
this is why I think that federations are an inefficient form of government.
@connorfoley8114
@connorfoley8114 7 жыл бұрын
The United States of America is a representative republic, not a federation.
@polmatthiasson9564
@polmatthiasson9564 2 жыл бұрын
Great video. The US originally based itself upon the “Republic of the Seven United Netherlands” which united to declare their independence from Spain. Once independent these seven provinces had independent self rule but with a federal government as well. Where the US differs is when it began to expand westward beyond the original concept, but in theory each state is supposed to be highly sovereign and independent, with the Feds only involving themselves with regards to maintaining a common currency, a common defense and promotion of commerce… and that’s about it. Since the end of the Civil War however the Feds have quickly assumed far more power under the guise of technological advancement (i.e.- interstate roads for vehicles must be a Federal matter, Dept of Energy, Dept of Education, FEMA etc).
@grout2941
@grout2941 2 жыл бұрын
Next Video Idea: "Is Taiwan a country"
@Simon-nv5zj
@Simon-nv5zj 7 жыл бұрын
America is a business, plain and simple.
@Demicleas
@Demicleas 7 жыл бұрын
yes and trump will be our down fall hes no politic hes a busniss man 0/10 worst prez
@shm3at
@shm3at 7 жыл бұрын
commander demicleas he's not even president yet so how can you judge him for being a bad president? I don't even support trump and everything you said is dumb.
@cush6827
@cush6827 7 жыл бұрын
he is an abysmally bad person, why would he not be that as president as well?
@kinjee6024
@kinjee6024 7 жыл бұрын
Just because someone may be a bad person doesn't necessarily mean he/she would be a bad leader. The president practically has no power anyways
@shm3at
@shm3at 7 жыл бұрын
Cush yea like Kinjee said the president isn't creating the laws so he won't have much power when it comes to that
@christophert8419
@christophert8419 4 жыл бұрын
how hawaii works: "hey, where you headed?" "flying overseas" "nice. which country you off to?" "my own"
@sebastiaomendonca1477
@sebastiaomendonca1477 4 жыл бұрын
Just like every other island territory ever?
@b2manjaro
@b2manjaro 4 жыл бұрын
NICE JOKE like it :D
@googletaqiyya184
@googletaqiyya184 4 жыл бұрын
Flying from or to? Are there not flights to New Zealand from Hawaii? You lost me bra
@ols1483
@ols1483 4 жыл бұрын
@@googletaqiyya184 its in the context of going to Hawaii from mainland USA but its work both ways
@CrumpetCraig
@CrumpetCraig 3 жыл бұрын
I'm not gonna like cos 420
@Microk
@Microk 2 жыл бұрын
Love how he starts talking about how the united states resides in more than 1 continent even though it doesn't say that in the laws
@oooloo99
@oooloo99 2 жыл бұрын
The reason I no longer subscribe to any thing is when I did, it down loaded a bunch of the past videos which used up to much space. Happened no matter what I did on settings.
@sureshbhamidipati6327
@sureshbhamidipati6327 6 жыл бұрын
what if toyota corolla will become a country
@__sno__3820
@__sno__3820 6 жыл бұрын
Suresh Bhamidipati yes
@anggahartoto
@anggahartoto 6 жыл бұрын
What if the AE86 Corolla be a country?
@fandomguy8025
@fandomguy8025 6 жыл бұрын
"I now declare my Toyota Corolla an independent sovereign nation from these United States, and the first nation on wheels! Good luck finding us on a map!"
@ldseoru3932
@ldseoru3932 5 жыл бұрын
Bruh 😂
@lew9894
@lew9894 5 жыл бұрын
"We the passengers..."
@user-zk1jq1mv8y
@user-zk1jq1mv8y 5 жыл бұрын
Is Alaska actually in asia STORYTIME (emotional)
@suprsnips
@suprsnips 4 жыл бұрын
Benji irvin, it's wherever the big kid on the block says it is.
@mfgtv8048
@mfgtv8048 3 жыл бұрын
No is in america
@akielsteewart8577
@akielsteewart8577 3 жыл бұрын
(GONE WRONG)
@chiggen_wings5703
@chiggen_wings5703 3 жыл бұрын
@@mfgtv8048 Wait, so part of Russia once was in North America?
@neptune8168
@neptune8168 3 жыл бұрын
@@chiggen_wings5703 Russia owned Alaska once but sold it to the US for some reason.
@jmrbrawler1874
@jmrbrawler1874 2 жыл бұрын
China: + 10000 Social Credit USA:* aims with a gun* You said what?
@John2r1
@John2r1 2 жыл бұрын
China:. Ok USA you get loan just put gun down. Here you go. Thank you , come again. USA:. That's what I thought you said. * Lowers gun * takes money.
@marieagbavon3374
@marieagbavon3374 Жыл бұрын
Mayor: We’re leaving Federal Government: *pulls out a minigun* Mayor: nvm
@Wendoverproductions
@Wendoverproductions 7 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the collaboration Real Life Lore! And also, great video!
@Michael-ol8he
@Michael-ol8he 7 жыл бұрын
Wendover Productions you're welcome
@hashidatackey8758
@hashidatackey8758 7 жыл бұрын
Wendover Productions yay, I'm subbed to this and your channel!
@Aaron7075
@Aaron7075 7 жыл бұрын
Wendover Productions Jokes on you, nobody is gaining subscribers. I'm already subscribed to both
@HKhandelwal
@HKhandelwal 7 жыл бұрын
Finally. I was expecting this, seeing two similar running concurrently. Great job +RealLifeLore.
@betyoudidntknowthat1246
@betyoudidntknowthat1246 7 жыл бұрын
Wendover Productions Nice!
@ND-vi7ob
@ND-vi7ob 3 жыл бұрын
It was nice of you to give us Europeans relatable comparisons (Belarus, Latvia)! :) Greetings from Austria 🇦🇹
@graffity_x6624
@graffity_x6624 3 жыл бұрын
lul, the internet is big, and then I find an austrian guy, who watched this video 2 days before me and thought the same. Greetings from vienna Idk, why I've written this comment, lol
@AmirSatt
@AmirSatt 3 жыл бұрын
Hello from Russia🇷🇺
@FrAstro
@FrAstro 3 жыл бұрын
Bonjour from France
@arcticlink449
@arcticlink449 3 жыл бұрын
Hallo from fredicksburg
@BeatBall
@BeatBall 3 жыл бұрын
Heya from Algeria * - *
@TroyJamesMonger
@TroyJamesMonger 2 жыл бұрын
How exciting! :D
@sampreme265
@sampreme265 2 жыл бұрын
Finally, the age-old question.
@VestbiYT
@VestbiYT 7 жыл бұрын
am i the only one who just stares at my state / home when seeing a map of the USA?
@Peri5XG
@Peri5XG 7 жыл бұрын
Nope, I do the same. Usually the first area of the map my eyes land on. It's also the first flag I pinpoint among a row of state flags.
@VestbiYT
@VestbiYT 7 жыл бұрын
Jelly Baby? Lol yep exactly...
@iiiiitsmagreta1240
@iiiiitsmagreta1240 7 жыл бұрын
Same for me in Canada - Vancouver/B.C.'s always the first place I look.
@remorsingpuppet5208
@remorsingpuppet5208 7 жыл бұрын
I typically look at my place of birth, not my current home on maps. Even if i haven't lived there in 16 years, i still lock-on to that city. off in the distance.
@yvonnesaldana7347
@yvonnesaldana7347 7 жыл бұрын
Yeah. I do that all the time. I also look at where my parents were born.
@woahnightfall
@woahnightfall 7 жыл бұрын
You missed probably the funniest element on this map. Washington D.C. ALSO legalized Marijuana. So i guess its not fully administrated by our federal government.
@phoenixwing50
@phoenixwing50 7 жыл бұрын
It basically is. Congress just didn't do anything.
@hellfun1337
@hellfun1337 7 жыл бұрын
who legalized it? do they have a mayor? a city hall?
@phoenixwing50
@phoenixwing50 7 жыл бұрын
Worst Girl They have a Mayor and City Council. It was actually the voters who legalized it through a referendum.
@eternalnight2917
@eternalnight2917 7 жыл бұрын
Brad Bennett so if ya see Trump running towards doritoes unlike Clinton he inhaled. LMFAO!!!!!😁
@causticmeow9095
@causticmeow9095 7 жыл бұрын
+Eternal Night ...what?
@giogio_lollovesolivetaggia7542
@giogio_lollovesolivetaggia7542 3 жыл бұрын
“This is not the US” Me: no. It’s not. It’s Cipro!😂
@triobros98
@triobros98 2 жыл бұрын
No this is patrick
@asiandrag0n
@asiandrag0n 3 жыл бұрын
There’s an Indian reservation near Lacey, WA where I go to college at. I usually drive there to get gas. Ngl, I never looked at it like a whole different country until now.
@mops-vu2zl
@mops-vu2zl 4 жыл бұрын
Texas: dad I don’t feel so good can I secede US: the ride never ends
@therantwithgrant2051
@therantwithgrant2051 3 жыл бұрын
Texas can't secede anymore lol. They gave up that right after they tried once and didn't turn out well for them lol.
@jeremy0440
@jeremy0440 3 жыл бұрын
@@therantwithgrant2051 you can always secede, you just have to make sure it works
@therantwithgrant2051
@therantwithgrant2051 3 жыл бұрын
@@jeremy0440 negative
@jeremy0440
@jeremy0440 3 жыл бұрын
@@therantwithgrant2051 no you can, but if you don’t (SUCCEED) see what I did there? Then you suffer the consequences
@irmarrodriguez
@irmarrodriguez 3 жыл бұрын
America isn’t texases dad it’s México the USA is the permanent step father lol
@nyc_shots
@nyc_shots 3 жыл бұрын
“The US is a business” -my brother
@roberthickey2618
@roberthickey2618 3 жыл бұрын
And owned by the queen of england
@Rollify
@Rollify 3 жыл бұрын
And owned by mega corporations.
@MangaSt
@MangaSt 3 жыл бұрын
Your brother is wise
@erenyeager3829
@erenyeager3829 3 жыл бұрын
Wise words
@David_Quinn_Photography
@David_Quinn_Photography 3 жыл бұрын
it is a business
@urbanvampyre9371
@urbanvampyre9371 2 жыл бұрын
According to Thomas Jefferson, the “several States” are each equal to the “State of Great Britain”. State is simply another name for Country. The U.S. is a Union of States, not a Country.
@zachrodan7543
@zachrodan7543 Жыл бұрын
2:04 I like that idea of a 51 star flag, but I don't see it ever happening, as I have a hard time believing dc would tolerate peurto rico getting statehood without dc also getting statehood.
@kalvon
@kalvon 3 жыл бұрын
Is Australian British? Is canada actually a country? Is Greenland is part of Denmark?
@rizamanchu
@rizamanchu 2 жыл бұрын
Last one yes
@Ketchup1810
@Ketchup1810 2 жыл бұрын
1. Not anymore 2. Obviously 3. Yes
@shonenjumpmagneto
@shonenjumpmagneto 2 жыл бұрын
🇨🇦 Canada only became a Country in 1982 legally speaking. 🇦🇺 Australians are no longer British in nationality but English in ethnicity under the Caucasian Race. (They have a Queen of Australia, Elizabeth too) 🇩🇰 Greenland is in fact a state/territory of Denmark.
@Ketchup1810
@Ketchup1810 2 жыл бұрын
@@shonenjumpmagneto Canada became a country in the 1800s and Greenland is a territory
@shonenjumpmagneto
@shonenjumpmagneto 2 жыл бұрын
@@Ketchup1810of you're saying I'm wrong, nope, it was *PRACTICED* AS A COUNTRY BY OLD STANDARDS. THE UK HAD TO APPROVE EVERY PIECE OF CANADIAN LEGISLATION, technically you are wrong. It's a misconception. Canada never officially became a Soverign Country until 1982, until then it slipped by on technicalities. Literal paper work. I even said, legally, in 1982, 150 years waa made official. To this day Canada refers to itself as a Dominoon IN LEGAL DOCUMENTS I lmow what I'm talking about man. All I know that is for sure is you can't say I'm wrong lol it's 100% true man. Standards foe Countries change. The UN ws formed jusy 75 years ago. They both were & weren't a country until 1982, when English & Canadian Prime Minister's had a huge meeting to sign The Canadian Declaration of Independence IN 1982. PS: why are you telling me Greenland is a territory? Clearly i am fuxking aware of that. People arr stupid & only know subdivisions as "states" which BTW is a CATCH ALL TERM.
@prowlie
@prowlie 7 жыл бұрын
Sad how US territories don't get to vote for President... but the Russians do
@GettyTV2
@GettyTV2 7 жыл бұрын
You're right Jeb! Bush should of won. Russians hacked his poll numbers.
@madero-jb5ri
@madero-jb5ri 7 жыл бұрын
In Soviet Russia, President votes for you.
@darcyrobbs6866
@darcyrobbs6866 7 жыл бұрын
prowlie ZING SHOTS FIRED! No i like Trump and that was good. 👍
@JingleBop
@JingleBop 7 жыл бұрын
Except there is no evidence leading to Russia hacking the polls...
@droidtrooper100
@droidtrooper100 7 жыл бұрын
But illegals do? Terrorists do? Dead people do? Christs sake I could go for days on the fake votes that bitch got
@commondude9881
@commondude9881 2 жыл бұрын
Ummm, no mention of the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) adopted by EVERY State as it's legal and binding Statutory Law.
@slimysquid
@slimysquid 2 жыл бұрын
Next idea : is Australia real Me an Australian looks outside"is all this real?"
@tannercastillo2107
@tannercastillo2107 5 жыл бұрын
But he didn't answer the question...
@lewiswheaton8990
@lewiswheaton8990 5 жыл бұрын
the description
@coolerzmish7249
@coolerzmish7249 4 жыл бұрын
Lmao
@exposeevil5492
@exposeevil5492 3 жыл бұрын
See my last upload. No more guesses just facts. We have 2 forms of government. 1777 and 1871
@nyc_shots
@nyc_shots 3 жыл бұрын
He did, the US is a business
@grneyefin
@grneyefin 3 жыл бұрын
I literally went to the comments to say the same thing. 🤷‍♀️
@nnorvik
@nnorvik 6 жыл бұрын
*Is Texas a Planet?*
@vvg_lol
@vvg_lol 6 жыл бұрын
Varun P as a Texan I found that hilarious 😂😂😂😂
@Super-wx6br
@Super-wx6br 6 жыл бұрын
Lava59 No it's stupid
@karenlozada1341
@karenlozada1341 6 жыл бұрын
Well, is mayonnaise is instrument?
@johnedwards1321
@johnedwards1321 6 жыл бұрын
No, it's an embarrassment.
@wyrdwildman1689
@wyrdwildman1689 6 жыл бұрын
Lava59 might as well be. You would understand what I mean if you have ever driven through Texas.
@traviswhite9175
@traviswhite9175 2 жыл бұрын
Lots of my friends & I know that you can't trust all the videos that share some facts about different things. My friends & myself know that we are a country by listening to all the stuff we learned as we grew up, one of the staff at this day program we go to reminded me that our country did fight in the Revolutionary War to become a country, people signed the Declaration of Independence to help us become a country, all of those who don't think we are a country didn't pay close attention to learning things about the USA in History classes, slept & thought about different things at school, & don't trust or believe all the people who lived down here back in the 18th century.
@sheepgolden3489
@sheepgolden3489 2 жыл бұрын
So RI is a slight side step to the federal law thing. RI was given self-governance to avoid it from trying to secede from the union and basically probably RI’s plan was to wait for a war and then just secede (RI was one of the most important tactical states during the civil war so it isn’t too other worldly of an idea). RI was sort of forced into the union so it was unruly so USA gave self-governance which has sort of back-fired on their part.
@surajsubba1072
@surajsubba1072 7 жыл бұрын
No. The U.S.A is a myth. It's actually Southern Canada.
@Chrnan6710
@Chrnan6710 7 жыл бұрын
Alaska = Canada A Bit To The Left
@chris-mv3gf
@chris-mv3gf 7 жыл бұрын
I wish...
@christianordonez1
@christianordonez1 7 жыл бұрын
and Mexico is the biggest city in the world
@troubledsole9104
@troubledsole9104 7 жыл бұрын
No - Canada is actually Upper US.
@nickilecuyer7584
@nickilecuyer7584 7 жыл бұрын
Hmm. More like northern Mexico these days.
@DJScootagroov
@DJScootagroov 7 жыл бұрын
in short. yes we are a country. we're just a kinda weird one.
@gecko_fella
@gecko_fella 7 жыл бұрын
Digiquill finally, someone with sense in this comment section!!
@lizrenarts7487
@lizrenarts7487 7 жыл бұрын
You are the winner of Common Sense.
@blahblah1268
@blahblah1268 7 жыл бұрын
Digiquill a unique one
@cyrodillsavior
@cyrodillsavior 7 жыл бұрын
An awesome one at that
@DJScootagroov
@DJScootagroov 7 жыл бұрын
Camrn Rynldz 1) actually we do fulfill those requirements. 2) those where written long after we became a country.
@Iskaid
@Iskaid 2 жыл бұрын
When my mom moved to Georgia, she tried to renew her license there because her old one was about to expire. The people at the licensing office supposedly refused to let her renew it because "Oregon isn't a state" and asked for her passport. I wasn't there, but my stepdad corroborated the story lol Honestly, if the federal government is too lazy to enforce their own laws at the state level, we may as well just change "The United States of America" to "The North American Federation" and call the states as nations. Just as Britain left the EU, Canada and Mexico don't need to be member states for it to make sense, and then DC wouldn't need to exist either except as a meeting place for the delegates of the 50 member nations.
@michaelusswisconsin6002
@michaelusswisconsin6002 Жыл бұрын
That’s why one of the phrases is E Plurbus Unium. Out of many, one. I maybe a Marylander, but I think myself as American.
@CaptainAmerica001
@CaptainAmerica001 Жыл бұрын
An American is from the Continent of America.
@notyourdaddy2148
@notyourdaddy2148 7 жыл бұрын
but... the caribbean IS in the americas...
@MacCoalieCoalson
@MacCoalieCoalson 7 жыл бұрын
Richard Nixon well so were you, so..
@ReviewingMagnet
@ReviewingMagnet 7 жыл бұрын
CancerBob CuckPants I'm watching you
@KevinContreras2013
@KevinContreras2013 7 жыл бұрын
It is in the continental americas but it is NOT in the country called the "United States of America". There shouldn't be any confusion.
@davidgalindez4856
@davidgalindez4856 7 жыл бұрын
then don't call it America, America is a continent yo.
@garrettwade1294
@garrettwade1294 7 жыл бұрын
Dave Galindez it's 2 continents
@frederikxx-x-xx3179
@frederikxx-x-xx3179 7 жыл бұрын
No the United States is a city
@whothefoxcares
@whothefoxcares 7 жыл бұрын
If United States is a city, Canada and Mexico would be the suburbs. Curse long commutes!
@eddieperalta3444
@eddieperalta3444 7 жыл бұрын
Frederik Kristensen no its a mountain
@rascallygoose4926
@rascallygoose4926 7 жыл бұрын
Frederik Nielsen no. It's a field
@michealdrake3421
@michealdrake3421 7 жыл бұрын
The United States is a small copse of trees and a shack on an island in a lake.
@dr.boring7022
@dr.boring7022 7 жыл бұрын
The United States is the White House
@Cirnothegoober
@Cirnothegoober 2 жыл бұрын
Me when tpot 2 comes and it shows me geography: LET'S GET IT STARTED (goes to my pc)
@Pineapple_hozy
@Pineapple_hozy 2 жыл бұрын
Well now I know why the press doesn't talk about these things.
@guuustavs
@guuustavs 5 жыл бұрын
Thumbnail: *This is not The United States* Me: _Yea, Alaska and hawaii is missing_
@soukaynaghoudane4432
@soukaynaghoudane4432 5 жыл бұрын
Is math related to science
@pgetheelderscrollsturkiye68
@pgetheelderscrollsturkiye68 5 жыл бұрын
no, it isnt related to science,its symbolic language of demon
@thebigm4
@thebigm4 5 жыл бұрын
Can switching to Geico save you 15 percent or more on car insurance.
@internetuser4210
@internetuser4210 4 жыл бұрын
Sometimes
@layers3458
@layers3458 4 жыл бұрын
Yes.
@fbitoastypineapples3615
@fbitoastypineapples3615 4 жыл бұрын
Welcome brethren
@thepylonperspective
@thepylonperspective 2 жыл бұрын
“Hey Vsauce, Michael Here, is America real?”
@laoaganlester1728
@laoaganlester1728 2 жыл бұрын
I know that the 50 states of the USA is one country but I am still confused about this even the fact that I consulted Wikipedia and other references. What do you consider the territories such as Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, U.S. Virgin Islands, Northern Mariana Islands, Wake Islands, Navassa Islands, Serranilla Islands, and Bajo Nuevo Islands?
@texasforever7887
@texasforever7887 6 жыл бұрын
Technically you can argue The United States is 50 independent countries and their territories held together by a very complex treaty called the constitution.
@moomosa2950
@moomosa2950 6 жыл бұрын
K K your points where horrible some of them even came from the articles of confederation which we no longer use because our country was on the brink of fucking collapse using that system
@moomosa2950
@moomosa2950 6 жыл бұрын
K K HOLLY SHIT YOUR THAT FUCKING STUPID. The articles of confederation where the first draft of the us constitution that gave each state the power of a country. The national government would function like the eu and also regulate trade. Ever since the abandonment of the articles of co federation the nations government held most of the power. This is simple shit and you should have had to learn it to pass at least one of your grades. Why did you get those two mixed up? Under the articles of confederation (made long before the civil war) the states had there own money and couldn’t work together the electoral college was created for two reasons, the founding fathers didn’t trust us to vote and because it would be impossible to count all of the votes accurately they divided it up between reps
@moomosa2950
@moomosa2950 6 жыл бұрын
K K I edited my comment because I forgot to add the last part
@meltedicecreamsandwich
@meltedicecreamsandwich 6 жыл бұрын
Ryan Otteros No. States aren't countries.
@texasforever7887
@texasforever7887 6 жыл бұрын
The Pinnacle what part of "technically" do you not understand?
@z-manwuvsgirrafes3646
@z-manwuvsgirrafes3646 7 жыл бұрын
your time is up -dirty dan
@kealilasok5005
@kealilasok5005 7 жыл бұрын
Z-Man Wuvs Girrafes 😂😂😂
@z-manwuvsgirrafes3646
@z-manwuvsgirrafes3646 7 жыл бұрын
Bitch you're such a disgrace that you could make a Sok Jr. with all your extra chromosomes.
@OpticWasTaken
@OpticWasTaken 3 жыл бұрын
“ that is all of the America that’s not in america” says RLL Me “ WHaT”
@KeikoRoblox
@KeikoRoblox 2 жыл бұрын
The fact for the defined territory he uses Northern Territory yet its not even a country its a Territory in The Commonwealth of Australia
@undefined771
@undefined771 5 жыл бұрын
*Is WaShInGtOn D.c. A pLaNeT!?*
@xxleomappinggamingxxfirey4429
@xxleomappinggamingxxfirey4429 4 жыл бұрын
@Jovan is playing with me right now in roblox r/woosh
@danielp.977
@danielp.977 4 жыл бұрын
IS tHe Pacific ocean a didget of PI
@xxleomappinggamingxxfirey4429
@xxleomappinggamingxxfirey4429 4 жыл бұрын
@@arolemaprarath6615 r/woosh
@AncientCultist
@AncientCultist 4 жыл бұрын
@@xxleomappinggamingxxfirey4429 do you know how to read?
@AncientCultist
@AncientCultist 4 жыл бұрын
@@xxleomappinggamingxxfirey4429 he was joking too.
@kickthesocc5973
@kickthesocc5973 7 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this! I always enjoy coming here
@kickthesocc5973
@kickthesocc5973 7 жыл бұрын
RealLifeLore no problem, keep doing what your doing! We always enjoy it.
@kickthesocc5973
@kickthesocc5973 7 жыл бұрын
Well, I guess politicly, Two land masses would separate into separate continents, even though that is not a correct defenition, back then with limited tech, it was correct, kinda like Europe and asia, it depends on how you look at it, Most people could look at it like its two separate continents. But it would also be correct to view it the same, And back when they did, I assume they thought 'hmm, this is separate but huge land masses, lets divide it into north and south' it was basically two correct choices, and they chose the more popular one.
@AwayAtKeyboard
@AwayAtKeyboard 7 жыл бұрын
Basically, the Americas were physically split by the US because of the Panama Canal. Essentially, it helped the US get ships from one side of the continent to the other much faster. Conveniently, it opened the month before WW1 started, so it helped the USA get ships from the Pacific to the Atlantic when they joined the war. It was originally proposed by Charles of Spain in 1534 to build a canal through Central America get ships through faster, and was finally built by the US, finishing in 1914. The people of Nicaragua wanted it built through them, however panama at the time had been having a lot of separatist movements, and they split from Columbia in 1903. Panama also wanted the Canal built through them, and were willing to pay a lot less for it. The US agreed to build it, as they also wanted it built so they could get their ships though.
@AwayAtKeyboard
@AwayAtKeyboard 7 жыл бұрын
In that case, I think it was probably Manifest Destiny, I've always been taught that the US wanted control over North America, which probably got Americans used to saying North America, rather than just America. If it's not that, then idk what it is.
@AwayAtKeyboard
@AwayAtKeyboard 7 жыл бұрын
Europe became a separate continent because of how technologically advanced (for their military) they were, for Africa, i think it was mainly the Europeans generalizing about cultures and ethnicities, and since Africa is only connected by a little bit of land that a canal also when through, the Europeans decided it was easier to say it was a separate continent.
@skylercohn8974
@skylercohn8974 2 жыл бұрын
1:15 one of my classmates family lives their and thats where her mum grew up and was born in and 1:52 thats where my mum was born and where her family lives-
@MourningdovePlayerh412YT
@MourningdovePlayerh412YT Жыл бұрын
5:13 If Your Wondering what flag is that its the cascadia flag also called the doug flag if you dont know the flag
@JustANervousWreck
@JustANervousWreck 3 жыл бұрын
RealLifeLore: Hey, can I copy “American Empire”? CGPGrey: Yea sure just change it up a bit RealLifeLore:
@CompactStar
@CompactStar 5 жыл бұрын
0:34 Caribbean and the Bahamas: Am I a joke to you?
@waynemarvin5661
@waynemarvin5661 3 жыл бұрын
The Bahamas and the Caribbean islands are not part of the US. Nor are they technically, part of America. Your attempt to be funny once again falls flat.
@dr.winner2516
@dr.winner2516 3 жыл бұрын
@@waynemarvin5661 There are different definitions
@epRivera
@epRivera 2 жыл бұрын
@@waynemarvin5661 Wdym they're not technically apart of it? Is it because they're islands? Greenland and Canada's territories are still counted, even though Greenland is farther from the mainland than the Carribean
@Hp_pjo_twilight_hungerGamesFan
@Hp_pjo_twilight_hungerGamesFan 2 жыл бұрын
Yay Guam was mentioned I live on Guam current time May 14 on a Saturday at 8:50pm
@lukelearexplosion
@lukelearexplosion 2 жыл бұрын
Hawaii and the Caribbean count as not just in the Americas, but in North America as well, the only parts of America that aren’t in North America are the 3 inhabited pacific territories of American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands
@zaimwaqar2788
@zaimwaqar2788 5 жыл бұрын
Wendover productions: They each have a common currency *Shows UK*
@sputnik7472
@sputnik7472 3 жыл бұрын
Best part of the video
@LazsalzariRomnzevroskki
@LazsalzariRomnzevroskki 7 жыл бұрын
The United States is like a soap opera, you never know what's in the next episode!
@SauceFring
@SauceFring 7 жыл бұрын
'Tis is true...
@samoria7530
@samoria7530 7 жыл бұрын
The United States is like Dr Dre. The next episode involves weed
@capncrunch4864
@capncrunch4864 7 жыл бұрын
Smoking Samoria that was clever
@Digitizeddragon
@Digitizeddragon 7 жыл бұрын
That's every country...meanwhile in Somalia...
@jonsmith5460
@jonsmith5460 6 жыл бұрын
Lazsalzari Romnzevroskki yeah you do, bullshit and empty promises!
@eso5913
@eso5913 2 жыл бұрын
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