you know the person is important when they get more than just dots for eyes

this is proof that people enjoy being educated but school isn’t doing it right

John Brown is the literal definition of chaotic good

I gotta tell you guys something. I homeschool a couple of ADHD kids and this channel is exactly the right kind of sarcastic, snarky, random humor that grabs their attention and they will hyper focus and binge watch your channel for hours and learn more history than they do any other way I've found yet. They can quote whole chunks of these videos verbatim. You've got something here guys. Can you please do a video on the Mayflower and Pilgrim story? Also can you point me in the direction of any similar channels that do other subjects in a similar manner like science?

I had no idea NordVPN played such a pivotal role in shaping the history of so many countries

"what is it babies do again WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA" I'm a good baby

"Your majesty what should we do about the children down in the coal mines" " *NOTHING* "

John Brown seems like an absolute chad. I always love it when someone who looks like they would be absolute bullies turn out to be compassionate towards everyone.

"SIR! We outnumber the enemy 3 to 1!!" General Mclellan: "Then we are outmatched. Better hold here and retreat in a few days..."

"*THAT'S NOT HOW VICTIM MENTALITY WORKS*" is -perhaps- the best quote ever.

“Bringing forth yourself upon someone” is a wild way to say you boinked somebody.

Going from "He knew he had to keep it all together." To "He had HAD it with this guy's behavior!" Was quick the change.💀

I can’t believe he left out Lincoln’s wildly successful wrestling career. About 300 wins and invented the choke slam. That’s not even a joke, Lincoln was a beast in the wrestling ring in his youth.

"It was the Confederates who fired the first sh-" WENDY'S AD: THIS IS AMERICA'S FAVORITE BREAKFAST

It’s hilarious and scary how many people genuinely argue that “it had nothing to do with slavery.” Usually people here in the south that feel like the Confederacy got a raw deal.

Honestly, your storytelling abilities are incredible. You use humor to get your point across, but you don't sugarcoat the ugly parts of history. Hats off to you, Mr. Oversimplified.

Fun fact, Grant wasn’t as much of an alcoholic as history makes him out to be. He struggled with it in his early years in the army when he was stationed on the northwest coast, but after that he was rarely drunk. His biggest addiction was actually cigars, which he smoked 3-5 a day, and that is what eventually killed him.

General Thomas Jackson: "'Stonewall' Jackson" General Ulysses S. Grant: "As if he was determined to drive his head through a brick wall, and was about to do it"

I am colombian. And I really dont mean to offend anyone, but man Lincoln was amazing, what a man and what a historic figure, no wonder why here there are schools, hospitals, streets, neighborhoods, etc under his name. He was an incredible man and my favorite president of the US.

Amazing Lincoln was able to overcome his disability of having no legs, a true inspiration

OverSimplified: *Uploads* Me: Probably the only good thing that happened this month...

The slavery loving senator who beat that man with a cain, moved to Florida afterwards, and now there is a town named after him. Brooksville. So this may be one of the first Florida man stories!

It took me a good couple of years to realize unconditional surrender grant is legit bc of what he said and its a meme on his initials

John Brown, what an absolute legend.

Taking your family out in the carriage to picnic and watch a civil war unfold has to be the most American thing ever.

Baby Lincoln: *Cries* Doctors: "I'm not touching that." This angered adult Lincoln which punished then severely!

I asked ChatGPT today for “fun history based channels” and you were it’s first pick. What a great find! Loving this channel already!

"We should hang out sometime so I can tell you all about NordVPN" *Proceeds to tell us all about NordVPN without scheduling said hangout*

For those who don’t know, ‘Unconditional Surrender Grant’ was his real nickname. That is not a joke.

McClellan rejected Lincoln's orders THIS ENRAGED LINCOLN, WHO PUNISHED HIM SERVERELY

"Hey son want to go to a picnic" "Oh gee dad! Where to?" *a battle*

28:26 it's a "blank and you miss it" moment, but you can actually see Jackson's capture of Harpers Ferry on the 14th. Here's some more info: when Lee split his army during the Maryland campaign, Stonewall Jackson was sent to capture the town of Harpers Ferry, which was defended by a Union garrison under one Colonel Dixon Miles, who would end up dying while riding to the Rebel lines to surrender. Aside from the initial fighting along the Maryland Heights overlooking the town, Jackson was able to win without much loss of life on either side.

Thanks for covering Lincoln's lesser known negative traits. He was quite 'melancholic', a term used back then to describe what we would call depression now. When Lincoln and Mary Todd's engagement was "apparently" called off, several close associates of Lincoln feared his suicide. The loss of his children left mental scars along with the huge emotional burden of not only limiting the amount of American deaths but having the fate of every slave in America in his hands. It's remarkable that Lincoln was able to make it through all of that. I remember reading a book where a character gave a fake quote "I do not know if great times make great men but they can most certainly break them."

Oversimplified: *Says 'War' in a video* KZfaq: "There's gonna be a tax for that."

As someone who lives in the Shenandoah valley in Virginia, this whole state is just FILLED with history.

After the news today, i think the algorithm is officially the funniest internet thing

Fun Fact: When The South was getting blockaded during the war, and when Christmas rolled around, parents couldn't buy presents for their children, due to inflation, so they told their children that Yankees killed Santa to spur hatred against the North Edit: Damn, never thought this would still be liked

Politicians carried weapons in self defense” *Pulls out rocket launcher*

Part 2. Let’s get it on!

26:17 Except because the ironclads where so strong a battle against two of them took quite a while. And sometimes even ended in both ships just leaving because neither could breach the other's hull.

“Hey, it’s war baby. What are you gonna do.” may be the best quote I’ve heard in years.

I’m just glad Lincolns father didn’t punish him severely

BTW... First Manassas was the very first battle for new West Point graduate and commissioned Lieutenant George Armstrong Custer. While the battle was a rout for the Union troops, Lt. Custer was able to stop some of the Union troops from fleeing willy-nilly, to conduct an ordered, fighting retreat. Custer would go on to fight in nearly all the major battles in the Eastern theater, courageously leading his cavalry from the front in charge after charge, and becoming a major factor in many Union victories. Becoming one of the youngest brigadier generals in the history of the US Army just days before the pivotal Battle of Gettysburg, on the third day of the battle he led his volunteer Michigan cavalry in repeated charges against a larger force of Jeb Stuart's Invincibles, handing them their first-ever combat defeat, preventing the possibility of Stuart's cavalry attacking Meade's troops from the rear during Pickett's Charge. While Stuart didn't have orders to do so, it's entirely possible that he would have, knowing Jeb, had the opportunity presented itself. In a later battle, it was Custer's troops who would be responsible for Stuart's death, removing one of Lee's best generals from the war. At Appomattox, General Phil Sheridan would purchase the table Lee signed the surrender papers on and present it to Libbie Custer, telling her that no one person had done more to bring about the Union's victory than her gallant husband...although I think Julia Dent Grant would've had a persuasive argument making that claim for her husband! George Armstrong Custer was a legitimate Civil War hero.

as a canadian who never was taught american history in school, this was very informative in addition to it being funny, so many lovely cheekbones it seems 😂 seriously though i learned a lot here, thank you

how to be a great politician: step 1: have good cheekbones

Who wants a Napoleonic wars video? Edit - He just released his Napoleonic Wars video! We did it!

Correction: a confederate general called Jackson a stonewall and it’s unknown whether he was mad or impressed. He died there I think and he didn’t take an offensive which that particular general didn’t like

Oversimplified fans: You haven't posted in a year! Oversimplified: False, I merely failed to upload!

Ok this is actually the best way to teach history. I showed this channel to my teacher and whenever we are learning about history she literally just puts a video from your channel on. Keep up the amazing work. Edit: OMG I have never got this many likes thank you so much guys.

Abe Lincoln: "You outnumber them, just attack!" "No I don't think I will."

Absolutely love your channel! I’m a homeschooler and living in WV so, we’re learning all about the Civil War. My kids not just laughed at the funny parts but listened the whole time!

15:35 took me out 😂😂…. I appreciate you mentioning that abolishing slavery was a economic issue & not a moral issue. You kept it 💯 great video

*four month hiatus* Fans: You quit! Oversimplified: I didn’t quit! I merely failed to upload.

There were many reports that Grant actually suffered from many back problems after the war and underwent many surgeries. The reason for his back issues was having to carry the whole union for the whole war.

You know someone has a good video when the most replayed portion is the beginning and not right after the ad

I recently had History Olimpics and at one point one of the topics was American Civil War. I don't live in America so knowledge from this video was definitely enough. Of course there were other stages of tournament, but this video is big reason why I got to the college. Thank you for that, Oversimpflied ❤

I usually hate sponsors on videos, but it doesn’t feel like an oversimplified video without a nord vpn sponsorship

"One of Lincoln's greatest traits, what made him such a great leader, was in the darkest of times, with composure and determination he kept moving forward". Damn that hit me hard.

I love that Mcclellan basically exiled himself after the war. He made multiple long stay journeys to Europe after the war.

That sponsor segment transition was so smooth I didn’t skip it.

Lincoln: ATTACK THEM Mclellan: *no i dont think i will*

How does Oversimplified go from pure hilarity, to solemn and serious, and back to pure hilarity? It's rather impressive.

Did anyone notice in the Swedish part of the sponsor that it says “you have planted your final potato” lil mention of the upcoming pig war video, eh? And on the general lee’s battle plans, on the arrow toward Mexico, it says “spring break 1863” I love these little Easter eggs

Fun fact: Jefferson Davis and Abraham Lincoln were distant cousins, that’s why they have the same cheekbones.

The north: The battle of Gettysburg. The south: The battle of Regretisburg

This guy is so entertaining even tho it's all history. Little story: my friends and I once had a sleep over and we watched oversimplified for like 2 hours and his parents were so confused.

Here before the next civil war

the depiction of british people is amazingly accurate

I like the idea that Washington and Lincoln argue about who is the best President

I don’t even need this for class it’s just fun to watch

Milk is just cereal broth

I love the Goodfellas reference with the "Funny How? Funny like I'm a Clown?" Cracks me up every time.

John brown: *gets captured* Southern states: “it’s treason, then.”

Oversimplified: *Doesn't make content for 4 months* This enraged his father who punished him severly

We just got confirmation of a remastered

video: to quote the man himself- AD: I can turn anything into pillow

For those who were wondering, the spongebob tv show is 22 years old, which is over 5 times the lifespan of the confederate states

“Your majesty, what should we do about all of the starving children working in the coal mines?” “NOTHING!” Industrial Revolution oversimplified? Edit: so a lot of people want an Industrial Revolution oversimplified. Nice

already 4 years ago, crazy how he just keeps uploading with more and more quality

One of my personal favorite moments in American history.

"I didn't lose, I merely failed to win!"

Fun Fact: Lincoln hunted Vampires to keep his sanity

SEQUEL DROPPING SOON🗣️🗣️

@Oversimplified you helped me out on my civil war test in social studies

I just realized he reads a book labeled “How to Read”

Lincoln: You’re fired! Mcclellan: I’m not getting fired! I’m merely failing being employed

Macbeth not uploading everything for 4 months *me watching this for 4 months straight* About time

Let it also be know, Lincoln would completely disown the modern GOP if he could see what its doing now...and has been doing since the 1950s

15:55 "He was too fat to even mount a horse" HENRY VIII IS THAT YOU

"Is cereal a soup?" *Angry Lenin intensifies*

So I looked this up and Grant’s actual nickname was Unconditional Surrender Grant I thought it was just Oversimplified being Oversimplified.

This was one of oversimplified’s best videos

I googled it. "Unconditional surrender grant" isn't a joke. It seems that was actually a name the historical figure had. I love the way oversimplified does this. Historical facts and Easter Egg fun in the narrative. Brilliant.

McClellan refused to attack. This enraged Lincoln, who punished him severely

10:48 “To make matters worse, new Northern free states meant that now the South really was outnumbered, and they were beginning to feel oppressed.” 😂😂😂 The irony of a slaveholder class operating an agrarian economy feeling oppressed by the Northern industrialists would be hilarious if not for the awful history of slavery behind it… 😭

Actually got this as my History homework and i am for once more than Happy to do my homework

Random guy: *first* This angered us who punished him severely

People: overSimplified memes will never catch on OverSimplified: TO THE GUILLOTINE

I love this channel because it so funny, but at the same time, educational.

The parallels between the past and our modern situation are crazy.