THE HISTORY OF PENNSYLVANIA in 13 Minutes

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  • THE HISTORY OF PENNSYLVANIA in 13 Minutes
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Komentáře • 429

  • @ralphmcclellan9530
    @ralphmcclellan9530 Před 29 dny +76

    I realize that it’s a challenge to account for every historical event within 12-to-13 minutes, but there was no mention of the influx of thousands of Palatine Germans and Scots-Irish settlers into Pennsylvania prior to 1776.

    • @yvonneplant9434
      @yvonneplant9434 Před 21 dnem +6

      Once upon of time the biggest immigrant group to Philadelphia was from Germany.

    • @jeanharhai8260
      @jeanharhai8260 Před 19 dny +5

      That was definitely the case for York & Red Lion, P.A. York until 25 years ago was still dominately German. The names of locations still show the original influence of England. Our township is: Springettsbury. York for York, England. Red Lion was dominated by Scotch/Irish. The streets still have the Red Lion (Red and yellow) street signs.

    • @Leprechaun-qv6mo
      @Leprechaun-qv6mo Před 12 dny +1

      Philly is a melting pot, upper Darby havertown and Broomall are predominantly Irish German and Italian still. Not to mention the US Marine Corps was born in Tun Tavern in philly. I’m a landscaper and I always wondered why the Mexicans treated me well (not just because I work as hard as they do) but I found out a lot of Irish immigrants during the Spanish American war changed sides because they were in technicalities fighting for the British Protestant and they were catholic fighting Catholic, they all came back home to philly with wives from Mexico. Guy I worked with explained it to me and I was so dumbfounded I had to look it up and the next day there was bottle of Jameson with the Irish and Mexican flag on it in my truck. There’s too much history here to be explained in 13 minutes

  • @wetwillyis_1881
    @wetwillyis_1881 Před měsícem +315

    Fun fact, the most brutal territorial dispute in the state is still going on, today.
    Sheetz vs. Wawa

  • @smoothbeak
    @smoothbeak Před měsícem +47

    That is so funny to hear that he didn't want it to be named after himself because he thought people would think he is conceited, as that's exactly what I thought!

    • @Salamon2
      @Salamon2 Před 23 dny +1

      The King actually named it for Penn's father.

  • @MonicaMovieStar
    @MonicaMovieStar Před měsícem +72

    I'm not sure that you did Pennsylvania justice in this video.

    • @eniascika3050
      @eniascika3050 Před měsícem +3

      Why
      I’d like to know

    • @WRichards83
      @WRichards83 Před 24 dny +1

      Yes you are and you love it. Go ahead, say it.

    • @benbordogna6913
      @benbordogna6913 Před 22 dny +18

      yea he didn't even mention Pittsburgh, even when talking about steel 😒

    • @PatrickKniesler
      @PatrickKniesler Před 22 dny +10

      ​@@benbordogna6913 Or Erie, skipping over the War of 1812. Someone else mentioned how the video could have spared a sentence for the Scots-Irish settlement. I'd argue also the Great Wagon Road and Conestoga trails west. And it could have mentioned how the Lancaster region is America largest unirrigated farmland area.
      Other than these, it seemed OK.

    • @mamabridge4710
      @mamabridge4710 Před 20 dny +7

      @@benbordogna6913 And while showing pictures of the Fort Pitt Museum and Pittsburgh Stock Exchange, while saying they are in Philadelphia. Guess he didn't realize that they are on opposite sides of the state, about a 6-hour drive.

  • @Whitelightnin76
    @Whitelightnin76 Před měsícem +32

    Half way through the video I went “holy shit that’s the Quaker oats guy!”

    • @juanfigueroa804
      @juanfigueroa804 Před 17 dny

      Our dutch conspirators played an massive involvement! 😂

    • @chizorama
      @chizorama Před 12 dny

      They made a statue of the Quaker Oats guy & put him on top of Independence Hall. They really love Quaker Oats in Philly...

  • @davea6314
    @davea6314 Před měsícem +47

    The largest SCA event (medieval and rennasiance reenactment event) in the world called the Pennsic War takes place every summer in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania.

    • @wetwillyis_1881
      @wetwillyis_1881 Před měsícem +2

      Guess I’ve gotta take a quick trip up there, this summer.

    • @davea6314
      @davea6314 Před měsícem +2

      @@wetwillyis_1881 When you go to Pennsic, it's best to stay at least for the entire final week of the event.

    • @michaelbrown1846
      @michaelbrown1846 Před 27 dny

      czcams.com/video/rlkLMxrq0ZM/video.html

    • @user-fj7vm9fz2h
      @user-fj7vm9fz2h Před 24 dny +2

      Penns Woods never heard of Penns forest but …ok.

    • @davea6314
      @davea6314 Před 24 dny +3

      @@user-fj7vm9fz2h It's called the "Pennsic War" located in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania at Coopers Lake Campground. It takes place from July 26 to August 11 this (2024) summer.

  • @bjj4tone
    @bjj4tone Před měsícem +43

    @Knowledgia, at 8:30, it talks about Philadelphia becoming a cultural center, but the museum shown is in Pittsburgh. 🤣 A little bit misleading.

    • @ErdTirdMans
      @ErdTirdMans Před měsícem +5

      First US lending library, first US hospital, first US art school, first US municipal water, first US university, first US zoo, first World's Fair, first US stock exchange, first US mint, first computer...

    • @user-et5nk2ib1g
      @user-et5nk2ib1g Před 27 dny +5

      And misspelled Pittsburgh too

    • @KevinMitch-qn7ln
      @KevinMitch-qn7ln Před 20 dny +1

      @@user-et5nk2ib1gPittsburgh has used -burg and -burgh at different points in its history. Whether this was a misspelling would depend when he was referencing lol

    • @jeanharhai8260
      @jeanharhai8260 Před 19 dny +1

      yeh, by about 6 hours by car. And very different vibe and people inhabit the NW Pittsburgh and the SE Philadelphia.

  • @ericbonanno5214
    @ericbonanno5214 Před měsícem +27

    You can't talk about PA's energy industry without mentioning Drake's Well. The first commercial oil well in the US.

    • @ShawnRavenfire
      @ShawnRavenfire Před 18 dny +3

      And the first beer brewery in North America: Yuengling!

    • @jeffreystroman2811
      @jeffreystroman2811 Před 17 dny +2

      Yeah, the world's addiction to energy dense liquid crude began right here, in the great state of Pennsylvania

    • @JohnLVroman
      @JohnLVroman Před 16 dny +2

      Exactly! I was born and raised in Titusville, PA

    • @ericbonanno5214
      @ericbonanno5214 Před 16 dny +1

      @@JohnLVromanNice. I'm from Meadville.

    • @thetylersherman
      @thetylersherman Před 15 dny +2

      @@ericbonanno5214 Small world, pretty sure I went to MASH with you, Eric.. For real though, no love for Western PA in this video!

  • @bghyst
    @bghyst Před měsícem +30

    Wow, I didn’t know Maryland is in Connecticut (2:55 mark)

    • @richjageman3976
      @richjageman3976 Před měsícem +4

      If I remember correctly Connecticut or Rhode Island once claimed the land in western Pennsylvania and so did Virginia. Colonies didn't care too much about geography.

  • @wetwillyis_1881
    @wetwillyis_1881 Před měsícem +76

    PA quite literally has everything we could need to function as our own country. The Ohio River valley has to be one of the most important geographic features in North America.

    • @penguinsfan251
      @penguinsfan251 Před měsícem +12

      The western part of Pennsylvania has everything needed for life. Farmland, abundant water, abundant energy (natural gas and coal with still a little bit of crude oil).

    • @TheJschrec
      @TheJschrec Před 19 dny +2

      We could not function as a stand alone country. We do have the resources yes, but not enough of them to provide for the number of people living in the state.

    • @edc6333
      @edc6333 Před 14 dny +2

      We would need to build a wall, a great wall around Philly and Pittsburgh and all would be good.

  • @davea6314
    @davea6314 Před měsícem +40

    Philadelphia is named as the "city of brotherly love".

    • @derrickstorm6976
      @derrickstorm6976 Před měsícem +6

      Actually, that's what the name means

    • @davea6314
      @davea6314 Před měsícem +3

      @@derrickstorm6976 I know, that's my point.

    • @AnglephileSwedenGerman
      @AnglephileSwedenGerman Před měsícem +3

      ​@@davea6314then why not explain the roots of Philo and delphi

    • @climberly
      @climberly Před měsícem +14

      yeah but I wouldn't count on much brotherly love when you go there.

    • @davea6314
      @davea6314 Před měsícem +5

      ​@@climberlyUnfortunately, that is true in the 21st century.

  • @TheStriker960
    @TheStriker960 Před 28 dny +8

    As a Brit living in PA and a history lover. It’s always interesting to learn more about where I’m living.

    • @datman3416
      @datman3416 Před 22 dny +1

      Welcome to the hood red coat

  • @mstretanski1
    @mstretanski1 Před 24 dny +12

    Several inaccuracies in this video. The Federal Convention was in 1787 not 1784.

  • @Johnno010
    @Johnno010 Před 21 dnem +8

    This sounds like a middle schoolers book report on PA. C-

  • @alecwest3303
    @alecwest3303 Před měsícem +19

    At 8:35 you mention Philadelphia as a cultural hub, but 2/3 of the pictures relate to Pittsburgh. Kind of odd how little this video touches on the western side of the state.

    • @NameorsomethingIdunno
      @NameorsomethingIdunno Před měsícem +2

      West side of the state falls in the “rust belt” so we tend to receive little attention outside of Pittsburgh lol.

    • @JB-tp7wp
      @JB-tp7wp Před 28 dny +6

      Yes it pretty much left WPA out of the video, or attribute things to EPA that should be WPA.
      Case in point: the Whiskey Rebellion took place in Allegheny and Washington Counties. This video makes it seem like it was in Philly. Pittsburgh doesn’t even get a marker on the map. There are cities out side of the commonwealth that have markers and the video isn’t even about their states.
      Pittsburgh got dissed bad in this video.

    • @benihana1210
      @benihana1210 Před 24 dny +2

      Lots of mentions about Pittsburgh related things without pointing out they happened there

    • @genepatterson4375
      @genepatterson4375 Před 24 dny +1

      Philadelphia was a cultural hub while Pittsburgh was an industrial hub.

  • @descentplayer
    @descentplayer Před měsícem +17

    So many errors in the maps of this video!

  • @salamaster933
    @salamaster933 Před měsícem +23

    Great, would love to see videos about all original 13 colonies

  • @williamriley5118
    @williamriley5118 Před 28 dny +10

    It’s the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

    • @Blackdiamondprod.
      @Blackdiamondprod. Před 23 dny

      You can call it either. It is a Commonwealth state, as opposed to a non-state Commonwealth, like Puerto Rico.

    • @tsol9097
      @tsol9097 Před 17 dny +1

      True, but it's just a name. Commonwealth is no different from a State in terms of its relation to the government or nation as a whole.

  • @hlash2566
    @hlash2566 Před 21 dnem +5

    You forgot to mention the HUGE German Lutheran population and the development of the Pennsylvania Dutch culture!

  • @mtmdesign1
    @mtmdesign1 Před 28 dny +8

    The strong beginning of geological, Native American, and William Penn history collapsed into overly broad generalizations and lack of explanations. A lot was missed. For WW II, why show a Seattle-built B-17 when the Battleship New Jersey was built in PA. You should re-do this with more research or sources. Thanks.

  • @LangDu21
    @LangDu21 Před 22 dny +4

    Proud Pennsylvanian! ✋🏻

  • @Jeudaos
    @Jeudaos Před měsícem +5

    As someone who idetifies as norse pagan. I highly respect the freedom of religion. and the firm belief that one human cannot 'judge' over another is one that i can respect also.

  • @Z3nHolEminD
    @Z3nHolEminD Před měsícem +13

    Quick and effectively orchestrated to stay in meeee brains , Thank you .

    • @kylekorona
      @kylekorona Před měsícem +1

      I'm gay too buddy lol

    • @Z3nHolEminD
      @Z3nHolEminD Před měsícem

      So is Lucifer , which is why he shines and glistens , only gay folk shine like queers

    • @Z3nHolEminD
      @Z3nHolEminD Před měsícem

      So is Lucifer

    • @Z3nHolEminD
      @Z3nHolEminD Před měsícem

      Along with Satan and his brood of legions

    • @Z3nHolEminD
      @Z3nHolEminD Před měsícem

      The Spartans were all male lovers who galvanized the passion of battle

  • @SantaFe19484
    @SantaFe19484 Před měsícem +6

    Nice video. Are you going to do a video like this about all fifty states? Pennsylvania is my home state.

  • @craigversetti5700
    @craigversetti5700 Před 19 dny +1

    What a great educational video !!! I live about 8 miles outside of downtown Pittsburgh and grew up here , knew a good deal but still learned alot especially about the earlier years .

  • @ralphmcclellan9530
    @ralphmcclellan9530 Před 29 dny +7

    Pennsylvania was between the English colonial settlements of Jamestown and Massachusetts Bay, not Maryland.

  • @iamauntmeem
    @iamauntmeem Před 22 dny +3

    My ancestors were Quakers who came to Pennsylvania to practice religious freedom. They were pacifist, yet when the king threatened their livelihood and lands, they took up arms to fight for their rights in the Revolutionary War. My family did not own slaves but one family member to pay for his way to this great country became an indentured servant to the one who paid his passage.

  • @cianmannion1752
    @cianmannion1752 Před měsícem +1

    Really love the American history videos great job guys and gals

  • @MarkWusinich
    @MarkWusinich Před 11 dny +1

    thank you. this was very nice.

  • @katjsh
    @katjsh Před 25 dny +4

    This is what we were taught in school about the first capital if you have questions just google york pa first capital....the contential congress had to move from philly, they aimed for Lancaster because that's where state business was taking place. They found it crowded crossed the susquehanna to keep things separate and in york was were the first contential congress was fully ratified with using the name the united states of america....they also declared and held the 1st govt recognized Thanksgiving. There's plaques all over downtown so this should all be available on line.

  • @carter939
    @carter939 Před měsícem +2

    Best video to date

  • @kingzarrar5221
    @kingzarrar5221 Před měsícem +10

    Amazing ❤❤❤

  • @foxfire7549
    @foxfire7549 Před 19 dny +3

    Hey guys, Pennsylvania citizen here. I like Pennsylvania, it is cool.

  • @alexanderlehigh
    @alexanderlehigh Před 22 dny

    Always nice to see a video about my home state.

  • @thejdmeffect3257
    @thejdmeffect3257 Před 21 dnem

    Great video. I live in PA and I didn't knew how much history had

  • @jankusthegreat9233
    @jankusthegreat9233 Před měsícem +3

    U guys are awesome

  • @EmptyDivergence
    @EmptyDivergence Před měsícem +1

    Very interesting video! Thanks, I learned a lot. (Video thumbnail states "12 minutes" - ignore if this has already been changed)

  • @phatphish7617
    @phatphish7617 Před měsícem +3

    Pennsylvania: Philadelphia and Pittsburgh with Alabama all in between

  • @StLouis-yu9iz
    @StLouis-yu9iz Před měsícem +2

    Would love to see one of these for Missouri! :]

  • @Ellecram
    @Ellecram Před 23 dny +1

    PA resident here. I have found some awesome fossils here especially on the hillside road cuts.

  • @dylangtech
    @dylangtech Před měsícem +6

    2:53 You put Maryland in Connecticut?

  • @theawesomeman9821
    @theawesomeman9821 Před měsícem +2

    Covering American geography is nice but I think your viewers would be fascinated to learn about geographic places from other parts of the world:
    Denmark's Greenland has interesting Viking history.
    Russia's enclave of Kalingrad would be interesting for viewers since its the most odd place in Europe.
    Nepal has a rich culture, birthplace of Buddhism, and has a unique history of never being conquered. Plus, most Indians are unaware that Nepal is not part of India but sovereign.
    And the India's state of Hydrabad as an interesting history of being an independent country until India conquered it. The people of Hydrabad, the Telegu's are racially different from the rest of India, and have a unique culture. Plenty of Indians of ethnic Telegu descent would watch a video about Hydrabad.

  • @depekthegreat359
    @depekthegreat359 Před měsícem +6

    This is extremely so fantastic history of one of my favourite respective American states ever in my life and I do wish to visit the state in future,good friends!!!LONG LIVE PENNSYLVANIA!!!🧚‍♀️🏋️‍♂️🧚‍♀️🏋️‍♂️🧚‍♀️🏋️‍♂️🧚‍♀️🏋️‍♂️🧚‍♀️🏋️‍♂️🧚‍♀️🏋️‍♂️🧚‍♀️🏋️‍♂️🧚‍♀️🏋️‍♂️🧚‍♀️🏋️‍♂️

    • @AnglephileSwedenGerman
      @AnglephileSwedenGerman Před měsícem

      It's bigger than you would think when driving through it but quick on the train from new York to Philly but very dirty city idk wats up with the money they get for clean up, my city in Massachusetts every one cleans up the area of the street in front of where they live no matter if it is rented but now sooo many immigrants n ppl from big cities moved in cuz of rich ppl buying up land n making project houses basically, I was shocked in the 90s when in Manhattan I saw a poster on a telephone pole saying to move to my city n all the benefits from the state so basically new York wanted to get rid of their undesirables n it worked a lil not anything to change new York but enough to turn my city into a ever growing sh* hole but we don't want to abandon the city cuz it'll lead it to be worse but more n more are giving up n I can't blame them , when I was a kid I was all for staying but you gotta know when to jump off the sinking ship

    • @bjj4tone
      @bjj4tone Před měsícem

      Long live York Barbell 🤣🏋

    • @kylekorona
      @kylekorona Před měsícem

      @@AnglephileSwedenGermanI'm gay too buddy

    • @kylekorona
      @kylekorona Před měsícem +1

      @@bjj4toneI'm gay too buddy lol

    • @bjj4tone
      @bjj4tone Před měsícem

      @@kylekorona date?

  • @ericneiman5556
    @ericneiman5556 Před 23 dny +3

    Ive been on farm plowed fields in PA and ive found limestone with shark fossils

    • @GiovannaC266
      @GiovannaC266 Před 19 dny +1

      In the late 70s, I was with a group of Girl Scouts hiking in the Alleghenies, and I found a small rock - about 1” x 1” - with a small but distinct scallop shell impression. I was about 10 yrs old, and still have that little treasure!

  • @brandonhernandez4840
    @brandonhernandez4840 Před měsícem +21

    My friend, I want to be constructive with this, but your video has a lot of incorrect and/or misleading things. From the graphics to pictures to just saying state over commonwealth and highlighting different regions in the wrong spots is something I feel is not good for a video to inform people. Like Fort Pitt is not in Philly, Maryland is not in Connecticut, and more little things that feeds into that misleading narrative. I just feel like whoever is editing your videos or does the graphics needs to be careful because they seem to have a lot of things in accurate. Hopefully this finds you well.

    • @plymouth491
      @plymouth491 Před 17 dny

      We also pronounce it, 'Muh•non•guh•hell•uh.'

    • @Azslande
      @Azslande Před 6 hodinami

      Also, West Virginia is shown to be allied with the Confederacy, when in fact it separated from Virginia during the civil war and joined the Union in opposition to slavery.

  • @dylanlowers5236
    @dylanlowers5236 Před měsícem +13

    I find this video to be lacking even though it’s only a general overview.
    -No western PA cities on the map (Pittsburgh especially)
    -No direct mention of Pittsburgh at all (when talking about PA’s industry Pittsburgh should be central)
    -Passing mention of PA’s oil and coal but no acknowledgment of the fact the FIRST oil was drilled at Drake’s Well in Titusville, I think that’s pretty important to today’s society
    -Passing mention of the Ice Age and the glacial grinding of NW PA (also had the Great Lakes pictured millions of years ago when they were formed by the ice age)
    Liked the video but as someone from PA I was expecting those points to be hit and they weren’t. Most people don’t know anything about western PA

    • @Yinzgahndahntahn
      @Yinzgahndahntahn Před měsícem +4

      As a yinzer I think this video is bad. So much is left out and so much is wrong.

    • @deansch6089
      @deansch6089 Před měsícem +2

      Pittsburgh - butthurt about playing second-fiddle to Philadelphia since 1760.

    • @dylanlowers5236
      @dylanlowers5236 Před měsícem +2

      @@deansch6089 Not even second fiddle. By the 1860s I would argue the center of importance in the state was Pittsburgh due to the heavy industry in the area

    • @aaronclouse7634
      @aaronclouse7634 Před měsícem +3

      Definitely agree with you on things. I was also hopeful my home city of Altoona would be mentioned as the railroad was huge here and the horseshoe curve linked east and west PA and was considered an engineering marvel. Steel, oil, coal and especially the railroad shouldve been mentioned. It would've been cool if he mentioned the canal system as well

    • @penguinsfan251
      @penguinsfan251 Před měsícem +1

      ​@@deansch6089Uh, no. Never.

  • @Yinzgahndahntahn
    @Yinzgahndahntahn Před měsícem +8

    It’s PITTSBURGH, not Pittsburg!
    Also when it’s shown Pittsburgh is mislabeled several times on the map. A barely passing mention at the French and Indian war, which a lot of important events related to Washington happened in western Pa (Braddocks march). Hersey is also mislabeled on the map. Why does the map have Williamsport and Allentown on it but not Pittsburgh or Erie?

    • @WRichards83
      @WRichards83 Před 24 dny

      You really need a hobby or a job bud - you post more than a 13 yo girl lol.

  • @michaelowino228
    @michaelowino228 Před měsícem +1

    Good video.

  • @mohammedsaysrashid3587
    @mohammedsaysrashid3587 Před měsícem +5

    It was an informative and wonderful historical coverage of that magnificent US state named ( Pennsylvania) ...thank you for sharing.

  • @dryciderz
    @dryciderz Před 22 dny +2

    Fun fact: it's actually pronounced like "Car-nay-gee" our guy Andrah was Scottish...

  • @bearpitt
    @bearpitt Před 20 dny +1

    Fun fact, the Appalachian Mountains are part of a range that is in Scotland and Norway. Continental drift baby!

  • @MJ19438
    @MJ19438 Před 17 dny +2

    PA is so underrated, even to this day. The 5th most populous state in the Union, it's like the entirety of global humanity - race, religion, etc. - distilled into 1 state. The Keystone State indeed.

  • @frankgerace5997
    @frankgerace5997 Před 24 dny +2

    I know it’s only a 13-minute history, but you left out the part where what is now the state of Delaware was once part of Pennsylvania. Look it up.

  • @hokage1997
    @hokage1997 Před 16 dny

    as someone from amishville pennsyltucky, i find it funny how you mention coal mining, bur not about Centralia, or the fact the ghost town is and still is on fire.
    but fun video none the less.

  • @dhawthorne1634
    @dhawthorne1634 Před měsícem +2

    The confederates did push a lot further north, trying to capture industrial centers and resources. They were caught by a trap set on the Wrightsville Bridge and some troops were forced to jump into the Susquehanna to avoid burning to death. The remaining troops then raced upriver, crossed and made a desperate attempt to encircle the state capital but was called back to Gettysburg by Lee, who was struggling to maintain the seige.

  • @chrislinderman9761
    @chrislinderman9761 Před měsícem +2

    Good video. I’m surprised nothing was said about the portage railroad and incline planes. Or the horseshoe curve

    • @aaronclouse7634
      @aaronclouse7634 Před měsícem +1

      Thank you! If I didnt see someone mention that I was going to. I live in Altoona so I was a bit disappointed lol

  • @mikemiller163
    @mikemiller163 Před 12 dny

    Pennsylvania also was home to major axe manufacturers, such as Plumb in Philadelphia, Warren Axe and Tool in Warren, American Axe and Tool Co in Pittsburgh, and Mann Edge Tool Co in Lewistown. Also, the state was responsible for the discovery of oil, major supplies of coal, timber, chocolate, and steel production. Pa also fought a war with Maryland over their respective borders which led to the Mason Dixon line.

  • @ViscidBeltUSA
    @ViscidBeltUSA Před 22 dny +1

    Pennsylvania as a colony was established by the English under William Penn. Unlike other colonies, Pennsylvania was friendly to German refugees escaping persecution. These Germans became known as the Pennsylvania Dutch. Though, the English (including people like Ben Franklin) worried that the Germans will gradually overtake Pennsylvania and are not adapting to Anglo-American culture. And fun fact: even today these PA Dutch people speak German!

    • @ViscidBeltUSA
      @ViscidBeltUSA Před 22 dny

      Though in the later times many Germans had to Anglicize their surname and were prohibited to speak English (especially during WW1).

  • @EdenHazard-ni1cq
    @EdenHazard-ni1cq Před měsícem +4

    When will the Mansa Musa video be released?

  • @eatmanyzoos
    @eatmanyzoos Před 29 dny +1

    Philly also has great parks thanks to Penn, with fresh air and animals

  • @shade0762
    @shade0762 Před měsícem

    Fascinating video, thanks. And now in the 21 century, US News and World Report ranks PA as the number one place in America (2024) to retire. All that investment in excellent medical care and infrastructure continues to pay dividends. 🎉

  • @Riverstyx777
    @Riverstyx777 Před 21 dnem +3

    Glossed over how great a success the Walking Purchase was, and how Penn's sons turned the Second Walking Purchase into the "Running Purchase".

  • @ZepG
    @ZepG Před 19 dny

    II live near Hershey, and Wawa is opening a location at an old Hoss's. I live less than a mile away from both Sheetz and Rutter's. I welcome them all!

    • @173nellie
      @173nellie Před 17 dny

      theyre opening one in middletown also, next to the sheetz

    • @ZepG
      @ZepG Před 16 dny

      @@173nellie
      I go to that area just for the Sharp Shopper lol.

  • @deansch6089
    @deansch6089 Před měsícem +1

    The graphic at 4:45 should not say 13 colonies. There weren't 13 yet. Carolina was one colony and Georgia hadnt been founded yet. Among others.

  • @fphlflash
    @fphlflash Před 24 dny +1

    Lots of guesswork in this vid

  • @nightmoon4832
    @nightmoon4832 Před měsícem +6

    Amazing great work 🙏💯🔥

  • @gazoontight
    @gazoontight Před měsícem +4

    No mention of the Yankee - Pennamite War?

  • @antmanv05
    @antmanv05 Před 22 dny +1

    I'm from PA. There's lots of fossilized trilobites in the ground.

    • @garis5319
      @garis5319 Před 20 dny

      I see blankets of clam shell fossils here in nw pa

  • @liltoaster7308
    @liltoaster7308 Před 20 dny +1

    There is a bit of uncertainty as to who the first Europeans to reach Pennsylvania were. In recorded history, Captain John Smith was the first to sail into Pennsylvania up the Susquehanna river in 1608. A year later, Henry Hudson sailed the Delaware for the Dutch, and the Dutch laid claim to the area and built several forts in the area, until Sweden established their illegal colony there in 1638. However, English Captain Samuel Argall reported seeing a French trading post on the Delaware as early as 1610 (meaning they might have explored the area several years earlier) before he evicted them. It's also possible the what is now northern Pennsylvania may have been briefly explored by the French in the early 1530's. Moreover, the Delaware bay had been charted on Spanish maps as early as 1525, but its not known if any of those explorers sailed up far enough to reach what would become Pennsylvania, though rumors do exist of the Spanish having sailed along the Susquehanna during the same period, but those runors are unfounded at the moment.

  • @revinhatol
    @revinhatol Před měsícem +1

    Kentucky
    Massachusetts
    Virginia
    WHAT DO THESE STATES HAVE IN COMMON?

  • @biffybeans
    @biffybeans Před 19 dny

    Really should have spoke more about the Walking Purchase. Also, Delaware was the British name for the Lenape.

  • @DanWasAlreadyHere
    @DanWasAlreadyHere Před 14 dny

    Being a Quaker, I find this explainer of my faith to fall short.

  • @rickhankey7321
    @rickhankey7321 Před 15 dny

    I recognize that 13 minutes is hard to cover everything, but no mention of a few important things: York PA was the Capital of the US for a bit, no mention of the French & Indian war in the western part of the state, too brief on Pittsburgh (also I don't think you spelled it correctly), mentions of Pittsburgh sites while talking about Philly, not a mention of the 1800's Lumber boom of Williamsport and also at the time was the richest per capita in the word....
    No mention of the Indian tribes and various trails that are now state highways...

  • @johnjacobs1625
    @johnjacobs1625 Před 29 dny +2

    The South made it a lot father North than Gettysburg! Though it had little affect! JJ

    • @buttonvalley
      @buttonvalley Před 18 dny +1

      Define "a lot." They barely got to the outskirts of Harrisburg before being forced to turn back south to meet the advancing Army of the Potomac.

    • @michaelokeefe8709
      @michaelokeefe8709 Před 17 dny

      I believe spys for,the Confederate Army made it as far north as Mechanicsburg, PA....just a few miles from Harrisburg

    • @johnjacobs1625
      @johnjacobs1625 Před 14 dny

      @@buttonvalley Why was bridge burnt going across the Susquehanna river at Wrightsville ?? ,,, & Johnny Reb helped Put Out a town fire too.

    • @buttonvalley
      @buttonvalley Před 14 dny

      @@johnjacobs1625 I wouldn't consider Wrightsville "a lot farther north than Gettysburg." Your definition of "a lot" is different than mine.

    • @johnjacobs1625
      @johnjacobs1625 Před 5 dny

      @@buttonvalley Johnny Reb was in MICHIGAN Too!!

  • @rockycassiano4756
    @rockycassiano4756 Před měsícem +1

    Old history..... Science has changed this view.

  • @ShawnRavenfire
    @ShawnRavenfire Před 18 dny

    I've lived in PA my whole life, and I never knew the first European colonists to settle here were Swedish!

  • @davidjones535
    @davidjones535 Před měsícem +3

    Your map during the Civil War is off West Virginia was not part of the confederacy but the Union it broke away from the rest of Virginia because the majority of the people there did not want to leave the Union and you showed Kentucky as a Union state when it was part of the confederacy.

  • @AmatrixDigitalArtStudios

    As a Born and Bred Pennsylvanian, I commend @Knowledgia for creating an amazing, short form presentation of my state and its fascinating, rich and important history. I applaud the level of depth, research and thought that went into this and watching this made me feel proud to be a part of my state's great history. Thank You!

  • @bishb25
    @bishb25 Před 16 dny

    It might have been worth mentioning that the French & Indian war was started in PA by George Washington in the mountains above what is now Uniontown. It became the closest thing to a global world war you could have had in the 1700's, which lead to the colonies being forced to pay for it by the Stamp Act, which led to the Boston Tea Party, which led to the American Revolution, which led to George Washington being the first President of the United States under the US Constitution.
    Edit: the French & Indian war was the American theater of the global Seven Years War hence my world war comment.

  • @mtngoat61
    @mtngoat61 Před 14 dny

    You forgot that the Dutch established New Amsterdam in what is now New York and that the Dutch for a time conquered and took over the Swedish colony in region of what later became Pennsylvania. The British then conquered New Amsterdam, renamed it New York, and of course took over the small Dutch controlled former Swedish settlements along the Delaware River in what later became Pennsylvania.

  • @M.L.Knotts
    @M.L.Knotts Před 19 dny

    2:54 You have a highlighted section of Connecticut that is labeled as Maryland... Quite a bit off

  • @charlestonian9724
    @charlestonian9724 Před 19 dny

    Did WV so dirty with that outline. 😬

  • @amyluvslouie8288
    @amyluvslouie8288 Před 17 dny

    This is an excellent video! Now everyone should believe Mr Muddfossils

  • @autumnayer5086
    @autumnayer5086 Před 18 dny

    The "Spanish Flu" started in 1918. Not 1919. This is the first time I ever heard anyone say 1919 Flu, not 1918. My great-grandmother died from it in October 1918 after my grandmother waa born in September. As far as I know, she was one of the first few folks to pass away from it in Schuylkill County.

  • @ronaldedson496
    @ronaldedson496 Před 19 dny

    Founding father of York, Pennsylvania Leonard Baumgardner 1755 1839 was born in Prussia. Took orders directly from George Washington.

  • @Jesse-ly1hf
    @Jesse-ly1hf Před 16 dny

    Little correction, it's Penns woods not Penns forest, yes, there is a difference between forests and woods

  • @Cincinnatiball
    @Cincinnatiball Před 17 dny

    As an Ohioan I’d like to see Ohio next (Would be interesting, as the Toledo war is an Interesting topic especially in American history)

  • @LaurieValdez-zk3dy
    @LaurieValdez-zk3dy Před 15 dny +1

    Philadelphia 🇺🇸

  • @TheEliseRodgers
    @TheEliseRodgers Před 22 dny +1

    The constitutional convention was in 1787, not 1784

  • @rickyg4877
    @rickyg4877 Před měsícem

    New video 🥳

  • @MrFroglips69
    @MrFroglips69 Před 20 dny +3

    A groovy and informative show. History like this should be experienced in our school instead of teaching our child why they should change their sex.

  • @sethleger6105
    @sethleger6105 Před 29 dny

    Confederacy claimed Missouri, Kentucky and the Arizona territories as well

  • @arockdino8445
    @arockdino8445 Před 20 dny

    Now I watch this years ago on History channel or Discovery channel. But years ago there was a video about something that eventually turned into a second Transylvania be in placed right where Pennsylvania is.
    This is years ago I do not know the details I can't even remember what the bloody video is I'm trying to search for to find out this information again.
    But Transylvania 2 was going to happen before the whole Quaker thing.
    The little bit of information I remember that could be convoluted a bit.
    Was that the original owner like a king or monarch or whatever had possession of this state and they were going to make it a different type of Transylvania. Howard this didn't happen as the land was bought buy a different group I'm guessing it was the Quakers I'm not too sure but I always thought that was fascinating information.
    Now as years go by and I try to explain to my friends about this this video seems to be like it never existed almost like the government came down and just went nope

  • @Patriotismtriumphs
    @Patriotismtriumphs Před 22 dny

    Fun fact: the State of Wyoming is named after the Wyoming Valley in North-Eastern PA.

  • @J-Q4726
    @J-Q4726 Před měsícem

    The battle of schrute farms is the most northern civil war battle 🤣

  • @joegagliardi3984
    @joegagliardi3984 Před 19 dny

    The Constitutional Convention was held in 1787, not 1784.

  • @big_dro1713
    @big_dro1713 Před 16 dny

    I live in PA!

  • @7acersadogandakubota
    @7acersadogandakubota Před měsícem +1

    If you know anything about history at all then you know the new deal truly did nothing to correct the economy from the great depression. By 1939 we were well on our way to an even worse collapse of the economy because of government overspending and government over reach and crippling restrictions on industry. So Pennsylvania rejecting the new deal was really just them fending off long term disaster. WWll and William Knudsen were truly the only things that saved America from complete collapse.

  • @hostageturkey
    @hostageturkey Před 20 dny +1

    Bro had West Virginia as part of the confederacy????

  • @WhiskyJack-
    @WhiskyJack- Před 8 dny

    For those mentioning that Pennsylvania is a Commonwealth, not a state, you are 100% accurate while only being 50% correct. Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Virginia, and Massachusetts are commonly referred to as states, but they are actually legally designated as commonwealths. But the difference is only in the name-being a commonwealth doesn’t entail any legal or governmental differences from the other 46 states. If you believe otherwise, than answer this: Why is the Pennsylvania State Police not called the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Police. The distinction is in name alone. The commonwealths are just like any other state in their politics and laws, and there is no difference in their relationship to the nation as a whole. When used to refer to U.S. states, there is no difference between a 'state' and a 'commonwealth.