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7 жыл бұрынWhy do we only have one state named after a president? That wasn't the original plan - there were several attempts at naming states after founding fathers that failed. Let's discuss those as well as a few other proposed breakups.
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@KnowingBetter 7 жыл бұрын
What were your guesses for that Texas-Oklahoma state? Yes I know I got East and West Florida backwards.
@yggy 7 жыл бұрын
Northtexwestlahoma
@jsands5555 7 жыл бұрын
KnowingBetter ... West Oklahoma
@BenMarvin 6 жыл бұрын
KnowingBetter Oklas
@jdprettynails 5 жыл бұрын
North Texas, North North Texas or....Oklatexas.
@mansamusa1743 5 жыл бұрын
Knowing Better jesusland
@flatcapfiddle 3 жыл бұрын
As somone from England I always thought Idaho was named when somone asked "What shal we call this place?" The response was "I dont know" garbled in a Mid-West accent.
@cristianvillanueva8782 3 жыл бұрын
Thats perfectly reasonable have a nice day
@zib8512 3 жыл бұрын
Would be so funny but soo good tho
@jenbeery7918 3 жыл бұрын
Idaho isn't even Midwest state😂
@ironmanmason4247 3 жыл бұрын
I da ho I the ho I am the ho Thot 100
@Daydreamerputtosleep 3 жыл бұрын
Who da ho? Idaho
@loganbivins9533 4 жыл бұрын
him: thick bush me: :) him: grow up me: :(
@Cocaine_Clown 4 жыл бұрын
Logan Bivins More like THICC BUSH
@riotpolla 4 жыл бұрын
Matagorda means fat woman killer xD
@momopenguins7335 4 жыл бұрын
fleetlordavtar wasnt built but was upgraded Tennessee Valley Authority Act, which creates the TVA to build dams and power plants National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA), which establishes the Public Works Administration (PWA) and the National Recovery Administration (NRA). The PWA provides employment in the building of roads and public buildings. The NRA regulates trade to stimulate competition
@polandcanintospace8982 4 жыл бұрын
600th like idk why
@seatspud 4 жыл бұрын
The only "thick Bush" I thought of what came from that state was the former president. ;)
@ukkisragee9983 2 жыл бұрын
Imagine having the balls to just be like "hey can we separate to another state" "What would the state be called?" "Superior"
@thomaswilliams2273 Жыл бұрын
Well, you've already got one US state and one Canadian province with the name of a Great Lake. Why not a third?
@thetriplee6181 Жыл бұрын
To be fair, the lake north of it is called lake Superior and is the only lake to border _only_ the upper peninsula of Michigan.
@OniNoSweeney Жыл бұрын
The smugness would be unfathomable. *"I'm am the Superior Governor."* "As senator, I represent the voice of Superior people." _"Spend your vacation on one of our Superior beaches."_
@ukkisragee9983 Жыл бұрын
@@OniNoSweeney and enjoy our superior lake
@michaelpratt7150 Жыл бұрын
Up until something like the 1980s I believe it was, the State of West (by God) Virginia was truly the only illegal State in the Union. They separated from Virginia without permission whatsoever. And a Congress at war opened the door to let them in. So VA and WV got together finally and agreed on a formalized separation.
@mojavefry2617 2 жыл бұрын
A bit of context for “California.” Based on what I have learned, there was an old Spanish legend about an island of black Amazons, rich in gold and where griffins lived, ruled by a Muslim Queen Calafia. The Spanish were under the impression that at least part of California was an island at first, so they named it in reference to the legend.
@slkjvlkfsvnlsdfhgdght5447 2 жыл бұрын
i don't think that a muslim *queen* is something that can exist
@DONTXCRASH 2 жыл бұрын
Read this b4
@gideonmele1556 2 жыл бұрын
@@slkjvlkfsvnlsdfhgdght5447 it was based on a fantasy story at the time, similar schtick to Amazons in the days of yore - plus Spain always had a thing with muslims. A complicated thing, but a thing for them nonetheless
@slkjvlkfsvnlsdfhgdght5447 2 жыл бұрын
@@gideonmele1556 ok, though the amazons actually *did* exist
@mantha6912 2 жыл бұрын
I WISH there was an island of black Amazons. Best vacation spot ever.
@noahkelly3627 4 жыл бұрын
“Bro what do we call this state?” “How about Columbia?” “Nah that’s too close to Washington DC people might get confused” “Ok how about Washington?” “THATS PERFECT!
@rantional8180 4 жыл бұрын
..here's a question, what the hell is wrong with people where Washington DC isn't just referred to as DC? sure it was stupid to name the state that in the first place but 130 years later why the hell are we still calling Washington DC,Washington instead of the more clear and more succinct DC? fact is we make fun of people of the past but we're just as retarded....
@ZaneDalton 4 жыл бұрын
wuter melons Amen, brother...
@brainmog825 4 жыл бұрын
D.C. ( Devotees of Columbia (( the Goddess)) ) made from two other states "donations" [ VIRGINia & MARYland ], virgin mary land ?? You can't make this stuff up , it's weird.
@curtisbme 4 жыл бұрын
@@rantional8180 In my experience, most people do just call it DC other than perhaps news folk or others trying to say it's full name. But I'm from one true Washington so could be biased. One thing we do point out is that it isn't a state so it doesn't count and shouldn't be mentioned at all. ;)
@michaelwilliams6431 4 жыл бұрын
Washington D. C. Is called the "United States." The same as the 50 states in union called the "united States of America," so I don't think they have a problem with confusing people as it seems to be the point when you realize what damage that has caused the people of the states whom most are citizens of the "United States" for federal tax purposes according to "United States" law, even though the don't live there lol.
@brancellbooks 4 жыл бұрын
“Okay guys, what should we name our new state?” “S U P E R I O R”
@cufflord7179 4 жыл бұрын
That is actually a cool name for a State.
@glockspeedgaming5072 4 жыл бұрын
Maybe the peninsula, plus northern Wisconsin, could join Minnesota...
@polandcanintospace8982 4 жыл бұрын
@@glockspeedgaming5072 yes
@abirdatemytoes4024 4 жыл бұрын
its because of lake superior
@1127snowbunny1127 4 жыл бұрын
Marquette can be the state capital.
@Jon651 2 жыл бұрын
Fun Fact - the "Deseret Ranch", owned by the Mormon Church, still exists on the east coast of Central Florida. It is a very large cattle ranch that spans several counties, and recently published urbanization plans that span over a century for a city that would dwarf the current Orlando metropolitan area. By the way, here in Florida they pronounce Deseret as "Dez-ah-RAY", with a silent T at the end. Oh, and "Conch" in Conch Republic is pronounced "Konk" and not like "Launch". And technically Key West and a few additional Florida Keys do secede every year, establish the Conch Republic, declare war on the US, surrender, then request foreign aid - all in the course of a single day!
@christianloper9483 7 ай бұрын
I didn't know that about the "Dezaray" pronunciation, that's great haha. And the ranch is the largest single ranch in the country iirc.
@juanpablofinklestein7623 2 жыл бұрын
Very well written and your sighs are perfectly timed and executed. Learned a lot and quickly subscribed.
@benshaffer9915 4 жыл бұрын
Almost heaven Westlyvania
@beancanneedstherapy8998 4 жыл бұрын
*WhEeZe*
@tutlegamesperiod.9794 4 жыл бұрын
West's woods lol Penn' woods
@penguino8185 4 жыл бұрын
Yoshi Does Stuff life is old there older than the trees
@vlogmancsa8453 4 жыл бұрын
Younger Than the mountains
@sistersuperioraddie5547 4 жыл бұрын
Growin’ like a breeze
@garyk3478 6 жыл бұрын
"What do we call it?" "Idunno." "Idano? Well, fine, but write the 'n' down very carefully."
@BernardS4 5 жыл бұрын
All right gary you beat me to the punch. But to add to the expalanation, it comes from the time when no one knew what it was called, so that was the only answer you would get.
@MarcoPollo77 5 жыл бұрын
Iowa
@kajtekz5540 5 жыл бұрын
1. Iokanknahmortakhnam 2. Io-wah? 1. Come to think of it, maybe a short name is better AND SO IOWA WAS BORN
@nordvestgaming1238 5 жыл бұрын
Zach Brown Yep definitely an original joke that people in Idaho have never heard before, nope its not like we hear 20 million times
@giacomorapuzzi9866 5 жыл бұрын
Haha, idano get it? Ida-no? Ok I’ll leave.
@madisonbadger9454 2 жыл бұрын
I enjoy ALL of Knowing Better’s videos. KB is brilliant. Sometimes it is fun to re-watch.
@robertblake7145 10 ай бұрын
Excellent presentation to a complex topic! Your narration was excellent! Thanks Bob
@kould3168 4 жыл бұрын
New state thoughts: North Virginia South Virginia West Carolina East Carolina East Dakota West Dakota North Alaska South Alaska Old York East Virginia Thicc Bush
@wassup9509 4 жыл бұрын
The we need South Virginia
@itsurboidonnie 4 жыл бұрын
West Carolina, East Carolina
@florida9962 4 жыл бұрын
Uhhhhhh, wouldn't it be cool if east and west *florida* came back???
@kould3168 4 жыл бұрын
State Stuff Productions florida is already small enough
@mattykaimiponodacres3048 4 жыл бұрын
@Cant Miss Play! when my aunt Rosa was living, she said she's been to North Virginia LMAO!!😂😂😂😂 I teased her and joked about it for years and you just brought up happy old fun memories, thank you 😊💜🌺🌸
@iammrbeat 7 жыл бұрын
So you're telling me that at one time George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, and Jeb Bush all lived in Thick Bush?
@KnowingBetter 7 жыл бұрын
I'm not sure which half they're from but... yes, that is a possibility 😄
@iammrbeat 7 жыл бұрын
Midland, so yes! Great video by the way.
@bvthebalkananarchistmapper5642 5 жыл бұрын
+Knowing Better 0:17 Why use some music that would remind certain vieweres of either The Rat of Mapping "Alternate Future of Europe", or The Rat of Mapping's "Ferum"?
@jhoughjr1 5 жыл бұрын
Maybe they wouldn’t be such warmongers if they had.
@Delgen1951 5 жыл бұрын
So If you got punched by a Bush in Thick Busk you would be Bushwacked, in Thick Bush!!
@squishyturtles1648 2 жыл бұрын
This the first video I’ve seen from you and I absolutely loved how upset you got when the names were unoriginal.
@bonniehoke-scedrov4906 2 жыл бұрын
You have such a fun channel! Thank you so much!
@ILoveKanyeWestLover911 3 жыл бұрын
Me: “Idk did they call it Texlahoma?” Him: “If you guessed Texlahoma” Me: 🧍♂️
@dinisoa 3 жыл бұрын
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@theishaanandankitashow 2 жыл бұрын
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@theshaun6371 2 жыл бұрын
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@azurephoenix9546 2 жыл бұрын
and Texlahoma's claim to fame? the electric guitar.
@cghbv1585 2 жыл бұрын
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@redsteak6694 3 жыл бұрын
F in the chat for Jefferson, keeps trying to be a state but fails every time.
@lukemarx8838 3 жыл бұрын
Well now it’s a city in like multiple stated
@lukemarx8838 3 жыл бұрын
States
@KingBobXVI 2 жыл бұрын
Eh, it's probably a good thing - I'm fairly certain the people who still want a state of Jefferson aren't considering it named after _Thomas_ Jefferson, but the _other_ Jefferson...
@trident3720 2 жыл бұрын
@@KingBobXVI actually they did name it after Thomas Jefferson.
@KingBobXVI 2 жыл бұрын
@@siyacer - the other "Jefferson" being Jefferson Davis, the first and only president of the confederacy. Given the demeanor and politics of the people who still tend to advocate for a state of Jefferson, I'm pretty sure that's what they're going for but with a veil of plausible deniability because the original plan from before the civil war was a state named after Thomas Jefferson.
@matthewsalle2591 2 жыл бұрын
I’ve been watching a lot of your videos. Sometimes I really don’t care for your opinions but your reasoning and proof is so stout, you continue to earn my respect and cause me to think differently. Extremely uncomfortable but I see great value in your channel. We need more people like you. Thanks for your thorough and respectable work.
@parajerry Жыл бұрын
The short bits of political commentary dripping with smug superiority are really a turn-off. Totally unnecessary and does not reflect positively on him.
@williamgunter6801 11 ай бұрын
Humorous presentation. Well done.
@exorgirl 5 жыл бұрын
People were OBSESSED about calling at least something "Jefferson" or "Lincoln".
@mangi5 5 жыл бұрын
Helen B Lincoln, Nebraska.
@BlackSalamander439 5 жыл бұрын
And in the end they didn’t call any state after either Jefferson or Lincoln, but did name a state with a made up word wtf
@vicgraphics7645 5 жыл бұрын
if they won’t put Obama on our money at least name a state after him
@jackgunn1480 5 жыл бұрын
@@vicgraphics7645 Really? Name a state after the most divisive president ever? I guess that would make sense if you wanted to divide a state in half.
@cliffhendry8272 5 жыл бұрын
@@vicgraphics7645 yeah no thanks
@kid-vf4lu 4 жыл бұрын
I thought Florida was named after the Florida man -- legendary dude though
@peposo7 4 жыл бұрын
More than the Alabama man?
@abandonedfetus2061 4 жыл бұрын
peposo7 Absolutely
@kevinp6812 4 жыл бұрын
@Ronovich Valdez r/woooosh
@kevinp6812 4 жыл бұрын
@@anthnylder8136 You mean cousin frickers?
@lilithserena342 4 жыл бұрын
Hockey Pelican sweeeeeeeeeet hooooooooome aaaaaalabama
@st.charlesstreet9876 2 жыл бұрын
Love these History and Geography lessons. Never ever seen or heard from this in school or anywhere else. TY!😁
@pacificblue3955 Жыл бұрын
Great, informative video. But good to know I wasn’t the only one who thought the same thing when you said “thick bush.”
@Hawk1966 4 жыл бұрын
When I lived in South Florida in the early 80s I remember the Conch Republic declared war on the United States, fired a .22 in the direction of the mainland then immediately surrendered and demanded war reparations. It was amusing.
@Hawk1966 4 жыл бұрын
@FirewolfGaming125 I honestly don't remember. I have my doubts.
@Bkeny1999 4 жыл бұрын
Ironically their independence is tomorrow🤣
@erestube 3 жыл бұрын
@FirewolfGaming125 It was a stunt. The government was not going to take that seriously. Reagan was president!
@Bropann 3 жыл бұрын
Plot taken from a movie starring Peter Sellers. Title was "The Mouse that Roared".
@Hawk1966 3 жыл бұрын
@@Bropann what do you expect from a bunch of drunk Floridians?
@Ronathanrongers 4 жыл бұрын
“America and British aren’t very creative with their names” Egg and bacon bay Tasmania: yes
@strangekat2840 4 жыл бұрын
Wait, that's a real place? That's brilliant.
@Ronathanrongers 4 жыл бұрын
Strange Kat its a real place
@andymadden8183 4 жыл бұрын
There also exists Lake Disappointment near the northeast of Australia.
@Ronathanrongers 4 жыл бұрын
Andy Madden lol
@ahhitskatie9094 4 жыл бұрын
Mr. WhyNot Ironically, there is also Boring, Oregon. Unironically, it is not boring
@HugeTinkyWinky 7 ай бұрын
Great editing!
@berylman 2 жыл бұрын
That was genuinely interesting and a good lesson on historical stuff I had no clue about
@kyodi3397 4 жыл бұрын
Kids.. read the states! Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas *Few states later* Jefferson Jefferson Jefferson Jefferson Jefferson Jefferson
@d.3578 4 жыл бұрын
Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln
@moneyblue8466 4 жыл бұрын
Huh this Bull
@byzantineboi8345 4 жыл бұрын
Thick bush best state
@acwalter2838 4 жыл бұрын
You know it really flattered me
@point_decascadia 4 жыл бұрын
Cody from sml um you good?
@raddishtt 3 жыл бұрын
If you don’t think “Thick Bush” is funny, then you need to grow down sir
@reetikarjalainen4994 3 жыл бұрын
hairy pp
@aldefs 3 жыл бұрын
hairy p
@Terminusmapping 3 жыл бұрын
hai
@spectralv709 3 жыл бұрын
ha
@alomation2063 3 жыл бұрын
h
@beanzbros886 2 жыл бұрын
I love how your voice is not so loud and in my face
@gmk137 6 ай бұрын
Awesome Kino music for the outro!
@victorvoncooch2513 5 жыл бұрын
"Hey so we found a new state" "Where is it?" "Near texas. What shall we call it?" "uh..new texas"
@Utonian21 5 жыл бұрын
"Texas 2"
@chaosensei675 5 жыл бұрын
“The Texaning”
@misteroof 5 жыл бұрын
Texas 2: electric boogaloo
@vvREC0Nvv 4 жыл бұрын
YeeYeevania
@lifepresent3183 4 жыл бұрын
Spangladesh
@audreymuzingo933 3 жыл бұрын
I was once in a bar in Oklahoma and in the women's restroom someone wrote "I hate this part of Texas." To this day I can't decide what's the funnier possibility; that she was so drunk she thought she was in Texas, or that she saw Oklahoma as just an extension of it (which it basically is).
@reetikarjalainen4994 3 жыл бұрын
>assuming a female wrote that
@audreymuzingo933 3 жыл бұрын
@@reetikarjalainen4994 Um, yeah. Is it an unreasonable assumption?
@NaomiVirshbo 3 жыл бұрын
@@reetikarjalainen4994 they were in the women’s restroom, so it would be reasonable to assume that the person who wrote it identifies as a woman.
@NaomiVirshbo 3 жыл бұрын
Also that is hilarious 😂
@audreymuzingo933 3 жыл бұрын
@@NaomiVirshbo They said 'female,' not 'woman.' Cuz you know, HUGE difference, LOL!
@jgrunder 2 жыл бұрын
The name "California" derives from a 16th Century romance novel written by a Spanish author named Garcia Ordonez de Montalvo. The novel described an island, very close to the Garden of Eden, full of gold, which was ruled by strong and beautiful black women.
@emmaxdrawr5208 Жыл бұрын
it’s wasn’t a spanish novel about spanish women? that’s interesting
@stefanofeblesverastegui8869 11 ай бұрын
The OG femdom kink
@stefanofeblesverastegui8869 11 ай бұрын
@@emmaxdrawr5208 Why? Romeo and Juliet is an English play about Italian people.
@emmaxdrawr5208 11 ай бұрын
@@stefanofeblesverastegui8869 because California is a spanish name
@emmaxdrawr5208 11 ай бұрын
@@stefanofeblesverastegui8869 because California is a spanish name
@AnthonyOksenholtPersonal Жыл бұрын
Dude I fuckin love your videos. Awesome job. I was hoping you would mention the Conch Republic and was glad when you did.
@michaelstevenson5044 3 жыл бұрын
"What do we name this state?" "I dunno." "I daho... perfect!"
@DefghiJooo 3 жыл бұрын
"what do we name this state?" "Hai" *"Hawaii! Good one!"*
@superkamiguru6856 2 жыл бұрын
@@DefghiJooo That only makes sense for names that don't have an origin. Hawaii is from the word "Hawai'i", which is "Land of the Gods" in Polynesian.
@kerelasfinest4496 2 жыл бұрын
I’m the hoe
@Iemonic 2 жыл бұрын
stuff like this makes me lose braincells
@ShodaiGojira-xn3xk 2 жыл бұрын
"What we call this place?" *Sees hoe* "Say no more!"
@snails4brains854 5 жыл бұрын
LETS SPLIT UP MASSACHUSETTS “What should we name them?! North Massachusetts South Massachusetts West Massachusetts East Massachusetts North east Massachusetts South east Massachusetts north west Massachusetts South west Massachusetts And Massyorkylvania
@compashinpei 5 жыл бұрын
Hey, how about Massa and Chusetts? XD
@84updown 5 жыл бұрын
... And Jefferson
@jaebby9695 5 жыл бұрын
Eiahfou can’t have a Jefferson without a Lincoln!!! Gotta add that in there too!
@pey850 5 жыл бұрын
And central Massachusetts
@rayizard5687 5 жыл бұрын
They'd still all be Massholes!
@MrCubFan415 2 жыл бұрын
9:50 certified bruh moment
@dr.c.c.1671 Жыл бұрын
Funny AND informative! Thanks!!!
@GaryCameron780 5 жыл бұрын
"Thick bush. Grow up" LOL
@Chris-kk6cw 5 жыл бұрын
Gary Cameron Gary you look like a naughty boy
@mitchellcumsteen9220 5 жыл бұрын
Chet Collins Looks like the kind of guy who’d show up at a 12-year old’s house with a six pack & no pants on.
@jordijordinium 5 жыл бұрын
You mean- T H I C C Bush. XD don’t hurt me ;-;
@Metal9040 5 жыл бұрын
George Bush?
@Metal9040 5 жыл бұрын
Lol
@NaziGOPBallmer 3 жыл бұрын
Yooper, Superior? Might as well call it _"Yooperior"_
@jrodagormykid9063 3 жыл бұрын
It's because we're on Lake Superior
@Jaybird_102 3 жыл бұрын
*Y E S Y E S Y E S Y E S*
@strandedcat8598 3 жыл бұрын
better than Wischigan
@ssik9460 3 жыл бұрын
@@marchelapocopio8636 OURperior
@bensophin 2 жыл бұрын
might aswell consider its *_yoopremacy_*
@buckackerman9256 2 жыл бұрын
I do not know if you still follow your links .. lol. but . i 'm your fan knowing your alive and well . I wish you good tidings. and please do more.
@Blair1Collins 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you. Good video. :-) I would love to see an update with the 5 counties in Oregon voting to join Idaho .... :-)
@nobody.123 5 жыл бұрын
*_Jefferson_* and *_Lincoln_* never got their state *_:'(_*
@xxfireowlxx474 5 жыл бұрын
Thicc plant is better
@FuckGoogle2 5 жыл бұрын
They got an airplane and a park, it's all good.
@itzwick6933 4 жыл бұрын
Lincoln is the capital of Nebraska so... there’s that at least
@eliast2351 4 жыл бұрын
They got their cities; and their counties.
@josephspurgis9700 4 жыл бұрын
Jefferson got an elementary school in P.A. WA.
@Jujuoak 4 жыл бұрын
Every time I say I’m from Washington online everyone goes “WaShiNgTon DC?”
@jmadmaxx7295 4 жыл бұрын
Whoa Washington DC? That’s awesome, do you visit the monuments everyday?
@Jujuoak 4 жыл бұрын
J K yep my favorite is the Statue of Liberty 🗽
@4kc2 4 жыл бұрын
washington is epic,, do u live in the country or the city?
@Jujuoak 4 жыл бұрын
Thomas 💫 the Country Washington, we have the mightiest army
@nusdrapoel897 4 жыл бұрын
Oh, have you ever met Obama there? Do you know his last name?
@DeepSnowRider Жыл бұрын
Great video. Only the drab living room background took away from it. Delivery skills are great, bump up your studio quality
@topplacetoLive 2 ай бұрын
didn't know about these states! Super helpful for house hunting.
@callinicusa.rimmonsrider9111 3 жыл бұрын
Fun fact: The reasoning for Deseret not being a state wasn't because it was too big, it was because the representative for the proposed state was about 20 minutes late and the stakes of land he'd planned on claiming were already claimed by the time he got there. And so, they had to settle on for what is now Utah.
@rinnhart 2 жыл бұрын
So, they sent a BYU kid to DC by himself and the predictable hijinks ensued the night before?
@texaswunderkind 2 жыл бұрын
Plus, you know, it was totally unreasonable for 3,000 Mormon settlers to be able to claim half of the American west as their property just because. And because Mormons had tried to form their own country. And also their founder was killed in a shootout with federal troops.
@albinoguidedog 2 жыл бұрын
@@texaswunderkind the Mormons were exiled from the US and ended up in Utah. They kinda didn't have a choice, it was either die or flee out west.
@clarkknudsen9438 2 жыл бұрын
@@texaswunderkind the founder was shot and killed by an a mob in Illinois in 1846, not federal agents while being held at a prison. Until 1976 killing a Mormon got you a bounty in Missouri, so not really welcome there. Looking at actual compliance with the law, Deseret met the requirements for statehood while others (Wyoming, Nevada) did not. Nevada was a quick add during the Civil War to ensure northern majority during congressional votes. History has all sorts of nuance. If you have ever been to Utah or Nevada, from a mid 19th century view point there isn't much to fight over.
@mangoFace1987 Жыл бұрын
From any viewpoint there isn’t much to fight over lol
@Kamisama1738 5 жыл бұрын
florida might as well be split up cause the north and south are like two completely different states as the old saying goes “in florida the more north you go, the more south it gets”
@sodaking6858 5 жыл бұрын
Thats a similar thinking to California possibly splitting up mainly cause the Republicans in Cali are getting sick of the vast outnumber they suffer
@CellGames2006 5 жыл бұрын
@@sodaking6858 Lincoln and Jefferson will return... they've tried to get states from all over the place. Don't think they'll give up after their friend got one.
@poppychimera1726 5 жыл бұрын
@Ockie Ditchbank Huge vast farms with midwestern values, you're right, Mexicans are actually quite Conservative.
@rosalynngray6919 5 жыл бұрын
kamisama so TRUE ‼️🙌🏾
@jackyboi5024 5 жыл бұрын
ted kaczynski pan handle is still really nice
@wilpotocki2453 2 жыл бұрын
I lived in Northern Wisconsin when the State of Superior was proposed. It was not not just the upper peninsula of Michigan but included Northern Wisconsin with the southern border starting at Merrill, Wisconsin.
@DerpyPossum Жыл бұрын
Man, the Alternate Universe ideas are *FLOWING* right now 👍
@milkman2808 3 жыл бұрын
Living in Utah, I wish we were named Deseret. I know the name has heavily religious origins, but it sounds dope.
@user-lr3yw1gu4m 3 жыл бұрын
Deseret!!!! That’s a bad name!!! If that happened the good names and their good state shaped of Arizona, Utah, and Nevada won’t exist
@nathangale7702 3 жыл бұрын
Utah is good, but I like Deseret too. It's a tough call.
@BassandoForte 2 жыл бұрын
I think you'll find Mormon Utah has more religious overtones... Especially after needing to kick their suited heads in for cold calling God...
@ussinussinongawd516 2 жыл бұрын
@@BassandoForte ew mormons just ew
@williamsledge3151 2 жыл бұрын
I liked the name so much I used it for a nation in my fantasy universe. The Deseret Dominion
@Pokemonleafmon 4 жыл бұрын
*Man 1 shouts out to large crowd* Man 1: Ok everyone, what do we name the state? *Man 2 responds from far away* Man 2: I dunno! *Man 1 leans forward* Man 1: Idaho? That's PERFECT Kyle!
@emmawerty1938 4 жыл бұрын
WhoCanusMaximus 😂🤣
@liasuckslmao 4 жыл бұрын
the comment above fore said pretty much the same thing oof it was form last year
@Pokemonleafmon 4 жыл бұрын
@@liasuckslmao oof I feel uncreative now
@liasuckslmao 4 жыл бұрын
WhoCanusMaximus rip
@burnslake1696 2 жыл бұрын
I never heard of this before and find it hard to believe.
@MitchJohnson0110 7 ай бұрын
The proposed state of "Superior" actually has an interesting history and has had several iterations over the years. The first of which was actually proposed by Thomas Jefferson when the area was still part of the Northwest Territory. Called "Sylvania" the area included what is now northern Wisconsin as well as parts of northeastern Minnesota, as well as the U.P. Other proposals under the name "Ontonagon" have existed as well. Sometimes including northeast counties of Wisconsin and counties on the tip of Michigans lower peninsula. These proposals made more sense in the past when the mining industry was still very strong in the U.P. At one point in time a large share of iron and copper in the USA came from the area. Not so much these days.
@qualitytrash2257 5 жыл бұрын
The amount of times a state was going to be called Jefferson and Lincoln is hilarious
@roguetool8869 5 жыл бұрын
And no state has those names. Washington won.
@zachmiller9175 5 жыл бұрын
@LastConfederateSoldier I didn't know they had a say. Oh wait they dont
@lactoast477 5 жыл бұрын
there’s lincon, Nebraska and jefferson Missouri
@terrrrrrrrrrrrrrry 5 жыл бұрын
not as hilarious as the state of superior lol
@txsbryan 5 жыл бұрын
why?
@seanlanders4180 4 жыл бұрын
"They were originally going to name this area Columbia but decided against it because oeople would confuse it with D.C." Me, a telling someone I live in Washington: *sigh* "no, the state"
@Tiernan422 3 жыл бұрын
Honestly tho. People call DC either DC or Washington. Having Washington state be named Columbia would probably make more sense especially because as he mentioned in the video, British Columbia is north of it
@standporter 3 жыл бұрын
Too true
@punkwrestle 3 жыл бұрын
@@Tiernan422 So we should call it American Columbia!
@Julianna.Domina 3 жыл бұрын
For me, I always say either Washington D.C. or D.C. to refer to the capital, and just Washington to refer to the state
@incumbentvinyl9291 2 жыл бұрын
Intriguing. Very fancy acting at the end there.
@DeleightofThere Жыл бұрын
Every once in a while I've also seen the idea popping up every now and then to rezone Washington and Oregon, redrawing the state line to follow the Cascade mountain range, making the states east and west of each other vs north and south
@thaisgregorio2734 3 жыл бұрын
"Stop trying to make Jefferson happen!"
@nthgth 3 жыл бұрын
Great reference 🤣
@paulinaanameiboudesocque2398 3 жыл бұрын
That's so Jefferson
@lui9040 3 жыл бұрын
Why screw L.A and the bay they are out of touch with how the inlands live yet dictate our lives. It’s majority rule. Taxation without representation.
@Addy0510 3 жыл бұрын
I’m surprised it wasn’t Alexander Hamilton who said that
@bruhz_089 3 жыл бұрын
@@nthgth to what?
@ajgerbi 3 жыл бұрын
3:37.. there’s NO way “East Florida” was literally on the West side of the state, and “West Florida” was on the East Side... this has to either be a joke or a typo because COME ON!
@Zimza12 3 жыл бұрын
typo
@codylgarcia 3 жыл бұрын
You underestimate the power of Florida Man
@Lumberjack_king 3 жыл бұрын
It's Florida logic.
@top8316 3 жыл бұрын
@@Zimza12 type*
@Zimza12 3 жыл бұрын
@@top8316 taipeaux
@eringill6697 2 жыл бұрын
That intro is really simple but hilarious.
@warrengday 11 ай бұрын
Just discovered (probably because YT things your like Geography King), loved content, sub'd.
@jonathansaunders7551 3 жыл бұрын
"Translates to thick bush" Me: "Hehe Thick Bu-" "Grow Up" Me: :(
@invadegreece9281 3 жыл бұрын
Lol
@gammacxytwo5626 3 жыл бұрын
A thick bush is a tree
@ellis6912 5 жыл бұрын
It’s sad how the only time I pay attention to stuff like this it’s online
@Cyrilcynder1 5 жыл бұрын
Because it's actually true. Most of the stuff we hear in school and teacher spout is usually false. Your brain can sence the bullshit
@parker469a 5 жыл бұрын
@@Cyrilcynder1 Most of the history I heard was a little too pro-USA. We were never at fault for a single thing ever? REALLY? I believe that just as much as anybody else who tries to tell me that they were completely innocent when a fight happens. There's also the huge the time gaps and lack of talking about some events but not others. I mostly assumed at the time it due to a lack of time in class but that doesn't seem like the case anymore.
@tentativee 5 жыл бұрын
Yeah same
@LuckyAJC 5 жыл бұрын
I have do e research and teachers just spew straight crap
@oussematrabelsi9429 5 жыл бұрын
@@parker469a where the fuck do you study. High school history isn't pro-USA. It's mostly neutral and frank about the bad and good stuff usa did
@SlurpeeMan100 8 ай бұрын
Love your intro
@jamesmatthews8881 2 жыл бұрын
I'd already heard that Texas can split itself into five states whenever it wants to. But I've always wondered: once it splits, does it have to stay split?
@cdavid469 Жыл бұрын
the implications of the split would make it virtually permanent, because as 4 new states they would have 8 new senators, while their congressional representation would remain otherwise the same, I doubt the new state would try and combine as it would mean a loss of representation
@jesusalbertoguerrero5330 4 жыл бұрын
Mexican here, Matagorda means "Fat Woman Killer"
@sleepyykoffee632 3 жыл бұрын
😂 I'm dead cause it's true
@smarthead 3 жыл бұрын
Hehe
@nthgth 3 жыл бұрын
So, Al Bundy in his fantasies haha
@crg1292 3 жыл бұрын
cierto, pero tambien puede ser "thick bush", considerando "mata" como en "mata de moras", o un arbusto de moras (siento que no me estoy expresando bien, pero espero que se entienda bfnxj)
@alejandropalenciano2319 3 жыл бұрын
@@crg1292 sí pero aquí la gente es muy mal pensada, todos piensan directamente en lo de matar a una gorda xD
@ascendantmadness347 4 жыл бұрын
Anyone else notice that East and West Florida were labeled backwards?
@linkfromzelda1002 3 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah I did.
@jerrypzmd 9 ай бұрын
The 5 counties in Western Maryland also considered breaking away in a new state in the recent past
@masonrodriguez7809 2 жыл бұрын
In California, I always heard the story that there was an old novel in Spain that was a bestseller about a land filled with only girls. The name of the island was California. Thus the name of California.
@bassofd00m Жыл бұрын
they are unforgettable after all
@meadowkoch1706 5 жыл бұрын
1. Why was this in my recommended? 2. Why did I decide to watch it? 3. Why was it way more interesting than I expected?? 4. How did you get me to subscribe?
@aquarius6139 5 жыл бұрын
4: see points 1-3
@kikearce3661 5 жыл бұрын
Same i just didn't subscribed
@Giftig--Daniel-P 5 жыл бұрын
Same, but I did sub
@thegameres816 5 жыл бұрын
Omg me too
@TheZephyrsWind 5 жыл бұрын
1. Hacks. 2. Brainwashing. 3. Low expectations. 4. More brainwashing.
@blademaster8881 5 жыл бұрын
Breaking news! Alaska has decided it wanted to be closer to the US so it just decided move directly under the west coast!
@eightyoutube11 5 жыл бұрын
Lmao smart ass
@theh2oshark32 4 жыл бұрын
Hawaii too!
@ymaccount611 4 жыл бұрын
Lol
@thanos4959 4 жыл бұрын
Blade Master lol
@dogeyes7261 4 жыл бұрын
Plus it shrank because it's big enough not to make little Texas feel threatened
@SonoranAstro Жыл бұрын
literally subbed when you said “grow up” 😭😂😂😂😂
@austin-multicellular 2 жыл бұрын
just found your channel and that intro. bruh
@AmronFortis 4 жыл бұрын
John Adams: "Am I a joke to you?"
@K.C.-Games 4 жыл бұрын
Yeah right they should make more states named after Presidents and Founding Fathers
@anonUK 4 жыл бұрын
"His Rotundity the Duke of Braintree".
@spectrumdisorder 4 жыл бұрын
Adams County, Idaho. Good enough.
@charlesdewitt8087 4 жыл бұрын
Shouldn't have passed the Aliens & Sedition Act.
@cart.l 4 жыл бұрын
yeah, he’s a joke to me, alien and sedition acts
@CamoCraft109 4 жыл бұрын
"The people of the upper peninsula of Michigan consider themselves so different from the rest of Michigan that they talked about breaking away and creating the state of *SUPERIOR* " even if this only has to do with Lake Superior, I still think the idea of somebody naming their state 'Superior' is just an ultimate power-play.
@gezi5927 4 жыл бұрын
CamoPlays yeah, I live in the LP of Michigan and the UP thinks they are better
@bordergore7623 4 жыл бұрын
It’s fitting too, since they’ll be both above and free of the test run apocalypse that is: “Detroit”
@ashipnerdoffical4260 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, but that idea lost all real steam when the Mackinaw Bridge was built.
@CamoCraft109 3 жыл бұрын
@@ashipnerdoffical4260 Yeah, I can see that... on a completely unrelated note Mackinac Island is a really nice place, went there on vacation once.
@ashipnerdoffical4260 3 жыл бұрын
@@CamoCraft109 indeed it is. Went there once. Fun times. Fun times indeed. :)
@youtubehastakenovermylife4979 2 жыл бұрын
I feel like I just fed my mind. And I am full. Highly original material and as an America I DID NOT KNOW ANY OF THIS.
@imenhashim6943 Жыл бұрын
Hi, from oklahoma. I lived down the road from Muskogee for most of my life. Its musk-o-gee.
@joeo6378 3 жыл бұрын
It is amazing how many times “Jefferson” and “Lincoln” has been proposed as a state name and yet we have zero states with those names. Pretty fun!
@Tiernan422 3 жыл бұрын
I think they fit quite well as state names more than other presidents’ last names would
@mwi3865 Жыл бұрын
Lincoln as a name is stupid. We should name one after a better president. Coolidge would be great. Or theadore. Or going by the exploits before he was president then Hoover.
@shadowyt69420 Жыл бұрын
@@mwi3865 Lincoln was actually a great president, he achieved many things in office, of course the first one is obvious, he freed the slaves, and while I understand it was more for the war than anything, Lincoln himself disliked slavery, not just slavery would have ended too, if Lincoln had not been assassinated, racism would have been dealt with quicker. Lincoln also had great economic policies. He also made sure the U.S recognized countries like Liberia and Haiti, both of which had a history with slavery. Lincoln also kept the nation together in a time of great conflict. In my opinion, he is one of, if not the best president we've had. Some may disagree with me, and I understand Lincoln had his flaws, but I'd take him over any other president besides Washington. Also, Lincoln actually sounds like a decent name for a state, sure, it is somewhat odd, but I think it would fit for a state.
@mrfruigle1081 5 жыл бұрын
Almost heaven, Westlyvania
@cristiancollins9947 5 жыл бұрын
Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River
@blue_pingu 5 жыл бұрын
Take me home westlyvania
@polarbarr21 5 жыл бұрын
So glad they didn’t choose that name or we couldn’t say West Virginia is the best Virginia.
@fishels3895 5 жыл бұрын
That me laugh way too hard. Thanks man
@cristiancollins9947 5 жыл бұрын
younger than the mountains, blowin' like a breeze
@fmsmusicdump8695 Жыл бұрын
5:24 what’s funny is that there is a place by the border of Texas and Oklahoma called “Lake Texoma” that actually exists
@jennifergresham3751 Жыл бұрын
When you talked about Long Island and Michigan, I thought you were for sure going to bring up Chicago & the rest of Illinois. Chicago is all Illinois gets recognized for, people actually often times say Chicago as if it’s the state and the rest of Illinois is a far cry from anything like Chicago yet that impact soo much of the rest of the state.
@deldarel 4 жыл бұрын
"Texclahoma? No, that's too stupid. It's west-oklahoma." And once again I got disappointed.
@SirDupree 3 жыл бұрын
I guessed NorthWeste Texlahoma, so I am happy I came up with a dumber name.
@ihatetitcok2845 3 жыл бұрын
Westklahoma westbrook
@juliahamilton8811 4 жыл бұрын
I swear I see the Cascadia flag flying more often then I see the actual Washington state flag
@andrewputnam2717 3 жыл бұрын
Because our state flag is trash
@tylerp6261 3 жыл бұрын
@@andrewputnam2717 yeah its just a picture of George Washington
@theshinycharmander258 3 жыл бұрын
New York uses a coat of arms on a blue banner
@NeikoGarcia 3 жыл бұрын
Guilty, I have the cascadia flag in my room 😂
@nbewarwe 3 жыл бұрын
You guys aren't the only one. Chicago flies its own city flag more than the Illinois flag for the same reason you guys fly the Cascade flag: The state flag is trash, but the other one looks awesome.
@billycampbell854 2 жыл бұрын
There were a lot more to the causes of the formation of the state of Franklin. We have named a lot of things after The State of Franklin here in Northeast Tennessee because we are proud of our past and we really don't fit into the rest of the state to well.
@joshuagoldman1916 6 ай бұрын
My favorite joke involving a state goes like. Hey what’s that state known for potato’s. Uh, Idaho. Yeah and I da pimp.
@willtennille391 5 жыл бұрын
Forget about "yoopers" trying to establish the state of Superior, they should name the state "Yootopia"
@yvunglouis1839 5 жыл бұрын
UP is gay the Mitten is where it's at 👏👏
@bryum8898 5 жыл бұрын
@@yvunglouis1839 There is a town called Gay in the UP. I've proudly been to the Gay bar.
@markcalton6717 4 жыл бұрын
Yootopia? More like yeetopia
@redriveral2764 4 жыл бұрын
Cloverland is what they wanted to call it.
@joeyshit6744 4 жыл бұрын
@@yvunglouis1839 wanna fight?
@matlevesque8944 5 жыл бұрын
''Thick bush'' .. No I'm not growing up.
@wave1090 5 жыл бұрын
Matagorda can also be translate as "Kill fat woman". Just saying...
@matlevesque8944 5 жыл бұрын
That just escalated.
@christianawilliams9101 5 жыл бұрын
Afkcorgi I mean they already all are very random.
@BlackMagickMike 5 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@Fluteboy 5 жыл бұрын
Grow up? I'm 45 and it's hilarious! Life is not for growing up!
@timm9631 5 ай бұрын
Very interesting!
@matthewwasser5621 Ай бұрын
I have a book called Lost States copyrighted in2010 by Michael J. Trinklein. Many of the lost states you talked about in this video are in the book. The state you called Westslvania the book called Vandalia. The book says that the US has talked about absorbing British Colombia at least once.
@romulusnr 5 жыл бұрын
3:36 Why is East Florida on the west side of West Florida?
@prim16 5 жыл бұрын
That was a mistake in the video, sources show it was actually the other way around, with East being on the East side.
@prim16 5 жыл бұрын
@@Subt0nix Lmaooo
@danielmarkey6192 5 жыл бұрын
@@Subt0nix i live for the confusion that would come out of that
@PeruvianPotato 5 жыл бұрын
@@MYKEDANGER Meanwhile, you are yet another jobless hoser
@isaacezekielthecolorblindg7343 5 жыл бұрын
romulusnr that’s wut I said :(
@icecreamsandwich7522 4 жыл бұрын
1: The lie that is “Wyoming”
@skyes4552 4 жыл бұрын
The only state is Ohio It has invaded everything
@kodilybarger3941 4 жыл бұрын
I’m from Wyoming
@icecreamsandwich7522 4 жыл бұрын
Kodi Lybarger I have sent the CIA to attempt to get you out. Stay calm.
@ElecWaff 4 жыл бұрын
Theodor Martin Correct. Wyoming isn’t real
@thespellchecker9123 4 жыл бұрын
Wyoming is garbo
@lesschattermoresplatter5769 2 жыл бұрын
I could listen to this guy for hours… said no one, EVER!
@johnherrick7486 8 ай бұрын
OH< OH< YOU DID NOT EXPLAIN THE PAN HANDLE!!!! so disappointed, so hurt. damn!... Good video.
@bryanrichey6183 4 жыл бұрын
No one: Literally everyone starting a new state: omg let’s call it Jefferson
@collingraham8205 4 жыл бұрын
Doesn't that just sound great though? "Jefferson State" I like it.
@airchompz 4 жыл бұрын
god this meme has been abused and is so unfunny now. I look forward to when other, better memes wash over it and every video didn't have some dumb ass "No one:" meme at the top from someone trying desperately to fit in ARGHH
@ssimon64 4 жыл бұрын
Lol
@ssimon64 4 жыл бұрын
@@collingraham8205 it really does!!!
@Operator8282 4 жыл бұрын
Beats Fillmore.
@ladyd104 3 жыл бұрын
I wasn't going to laugh at the "thick bush" part until he said "grow up", that's when the laugh really came out. 🤣
@Tc-rn8lh Жыл бұрын
I know right 😂😂
@jameshaxby5434 Жыл бұрын
It's interesting that there have been proposed states carved out of many different regions, and almost all of them wanted to be called "Jefferson".
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