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- Why 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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What were your guesses for that Texas-Oklahoma state?
Yes I know I got East and West Florida backwards.
Northtexwestlahoma
KnowingBetter ... West Oklahoma
KnowingBetter Oklas
North Texas, North North Texas or....Oklatexas.
Knowing Better jesusland
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.
Thats perfectly reasonable have a nice day
Would be so funny but soo good tho
Idaho isn't even Midwest state😂
I da ho
I the ho
I am the ho
Thot 100
Who da ho?
Idaho
“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!
..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....
wuter melons Amen, brother...
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.
@@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. ;)
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.
Imagine having the balls to just be like "hey can we separate to another state"
"What would the state be called?" "Superior"
Well, you've already got one US state and one Canadian province with the name of a Great Lake. Why not a third?
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.
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."_
@@OniNoSweeney and enjoy our superior lake
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.
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.
i don't think that a muslim *queen* is something that can exist
Read this b4
@@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
@@gideonmele1556 ok, though the amazons actually *did* exist
I WISH there was an island of black Amazons. Best vacation spot ever.
him: thick bush
me: :)
him: grow up
me: :(
Logan Bivins
More like
THICC BUSH
Matagorda means fat woman killer xD
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
600th like idk why
The only "thick Bush" I thought of what came from that state was the former president.
;)
“Okay guys, what should we name our new state?”
“S U P E R I O R”
That is actually a cool name for a State.
Maybe the peninsula, plus northern Wisconsin, could join Minnesota...
@@glockspeedgaming5072 yes
its because of lake superior
Marquette can be the state capital.
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!
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.
Very well written and your sighs are perfectly timed and executed. Learned a lot and quickly subscribed.
Almost heaven
Westlyvania
*WhEeZe*
West's woods lol
Penn' woods
Yoshi Does Stuff life is old there older than the trees
Younger Than the mountains
Growin’ like a breeze
So you're telling me that at one time George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, and Jeb Bush all lived in Thick Bush?
I'm not sure which half they're from but... yes, that is a possibility 😄
Midland, so yes! Great video by the way.
+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"?
Maybe they wouldn’t be such warmongers if they had.
So If you got punched by a Bush in Thick Busk you would be Bushwacked, in Thick Bush!!
I enjoy ALL of Knowing Better’s videos. KB is brilliant. Sometimes it is fun to re-watch.
This the first video I’ve seen from you and I absolutely loved how upset you got when the names were unoriginal.
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
The we need South Virginia
West Carolina, East Carolina
Uhhhhhh, wouldn't it be cool if east and west *florida* came back???
State Stuff Productions florida is already small enough
@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 😊💜🌺🌸
"What do we call it?"
"Idunno."
"Idano? Well, fine, but write the 'n' down very carefully."
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.
Iowa
1. Iokanknahmortakhnam
2. Io-wah?
1. Come to think of it, maybe a short name is better
AND SO IOWA WAS BORN
Zach Brown Yep definitely an original joke that people in Idaho have never heard before, nope its not like we hear 20 million times
Haha, idano get it? Ida-no?
Ok I’ll leave.
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.
The short bits of political commentary dripping with smug superiority are really a turn-off. Totally unnecessary and does not reflect positively on him.
Love these History and Geography lessons. Never ever seen or heard from this in school or anywhere else. TY!😁
Me: “Idk did they call it Texlahoma?”
Him: “If you guessed Texlahoma”
Me: 🧍♂️
🧍♂️
🧍🏼♂️
🧍🏼♂️
and Texlahoma's claim to fame?
the electric guitar.
🧍♂️
Kids.. read the states!
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
*Few states later*
Jefferson
Jefferson
Jefferson
Jefferson
Jefferson
Jefferson
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
Huh this Bull
Thick bush best state
You know it really flattered me
Cody from sml um you good?
You have such a fun channel! Thank you so much!
Excellent presentation to a complex topic! Your narration was excellent! Thanks
Bob
I thought Florida was named after the Florida man -- legendary dude though
More than the Alabama man?
peposo7 Absolutely
@Ronovich Valdez r/woooosh
@@anthnylder8136 You mean cousin frickers?
Hockey Pelican sweeeeeeeeeet hooooooooome aaaaaalabama
F in the chat for Jefferson, keeps trying to be a state but fails every time.
Well now it’s a city in like multiple stated
States
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...
@@KingBobXVI actually they did name it after Thomas Jefferson.
@@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.
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.
it’s wasn’t a spanish novel about spanish women? that’s interesting
The OG femdom kink
@@emmaxdrawr5208 Why? Romeo and Juliet is an English play about Italian people.
@@stefanofeblesverastegui8869 because California is a spanish name
@@stefanofeblesverastegui8869 because California is a spanish name
Great, informative video. But good to know I wasn’t the only one who thought the same thing when you said “thick bush.”
“America and British aren’t very creative with their names”
Egg and bacon bay Tasmania: yes
Wait, that's a real place? That's brilliant.
Strange Kat its a real place
There also exists Lake Disappointment near the northeast of Australia.
Andy Madden lol
Mr. WhyNot Ironically, there is also Boring, Oregon. Unironically, it is not boring
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.
@FirewolfGaming125 I honestly don't remember. I have my doubts.
Ironically their independence is tomorrow🤣
@FirewolfGaming125 It was a stunt. The government was not going to take that seriously. Reagan was president!
Plot taken from a movie starring Peter Sellers. Title was "The Mouse that Roared".
@@Bropann what do you expect from a bunch of drunk Floridians?
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
Dude I fuckin love your videos. Awesome job. I was hoping you would mention the Conch Republic and was glad when you did.
People were OBSESSED about calling at least something "Jefferson" or "Lincoln".
Helen B Lincoln, Nebraska.
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
if they won’t put Obama on our money at least name a state after him
@@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.
@@vicgraphics7645 yeah no thanks
"Hey so we found a new state"
"Where is it?"
"Near texas. What shall we call it?"
"uh..new texas"
"Texas 2"
“The Texaning”
Texas 2: electric boogaloo
YeeYeevania
Spangladesh
That was genuinely interesting and a good lesson on historical stuff I had no clue about
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.
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
Hey, how about Massa and Chusetts? XD
... And Jefferson
Eiahfou can’t have a Jefferson without a Lincoln!!! Gotta add that in there too!
And central Massachusetts
They'd still all be Massholes!
If you don’t think “Thick Bush” is funny, then you need to grow down sir
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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.
Humorous presentation. Well done.
"What do we name this state?"
"I dunno."
"I daho... perfect!"
"what do we name this state?"
"Hai"
*"Hawaii! Good one!"*
@@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.
I’m the hoe
stuff like this makes me lose braincells
"What we call this place?"
*Sees hoe*
"Say no more!"
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).
>assuming a female wrote that
@@reetikarjalainen4994 Um, yeah. Is it an unreasonable assumption?
@@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.
Also that is hilarious 😂
@@NaomiVirshbo They said 'female,' not 'woman.' Cuz you know, HUGE difference, LOL!
Great editing!
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?
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
*_Jefferson_* and *_Lincoln_* never got their state *_:'(_*
Thicc plant is better
They got an airplane and a park, it's all good.
Lincoln is the capital of Nebraska so... there’s that at least
They got their cities; and their counties.
Jefferson got an elementary school in P.A. WA.
Yooper, Superior? Might as well call it _"Yooperior"_
It's because we're on Lake Superior
*Y E S Y E S Y E S Y E S*
better than Wischigan
@@marchelapocopio8636 OURperior
might aswell consider its *_yoopremacy_*
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.
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.
Living in Utah, I wish we were named Deseret. I know the name has heavily religious origins, but it sounds dope.
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
Utah is good, but I like Deseret too. It's a tough call.
I think you'll find Mormon Utah has more religious overtones...
Especially after needing to kick their suited heads in for cold calling God...
@@BassandoForte ew mormons just ew
I liked the name so much I used it for a nation in my fantasy universe. The Deseret Dominion
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.
So, they sent a BYU kid to DC by himself and the predictable hijinks ensued the night before?
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.
@@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.
@@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.
From any viewpoint there isn’t much to fight over lol
I love how your voice is not so loud and in my face
Great video. Only the drab living room background took away from it. Delivery skills are great, bump up your studio quality
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”
Thats a similar thinking to California possibly splitting up mainly cause the Republicans in Cali are getting sick of the vast outnumber they suffer
@@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.
@Ockie Ditchbank Huge vast farms with midwestern values, you're right, Mexicans are actually quite Conservative.
kamisama so TRUE ‼️🙌🏾
ted kaczynski pan handle is still really nice
"Stop trying to make Jefferson happen!"
Great reference 🤣
That's so Jefferson
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.
I’m surprised it wasn’t Alexander Hamilton who said that
@@nthgth to what?
9:50 certified bruh moment
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".
"Thick bush. Grow up" LOL
Gary Cameron Gary you look like a naughty boy
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.
You mean- T H I C C Bush. XD don’t hurt me ;-;
George Bush?
Lol
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!
typo
You underestimate the power of Florida Man
It's Florida logic.
@@Zimza12 type*
@@top8316 taipeaux
Thank you. Good video. :-)
I would love to see an update with the 5 counties in Oregon voting to join Idaho .... :-)
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.
they are unforgettable after all
The amount of times a state was going to be called Jefferson and Lincoln is hilarious
And no state has those names. Washington won.
@LastConfederateSoldier I didn't know they had a say. Oh wait they dont
there’s lincon, Nebraska and jefferson Missouri
not as hilarious as the state of superior lol
why?
Breaking news!
Alaska has decided it wanted to be closer to the US so it just decided move directly under the west coast!
Lmao smart ass
Hawaii too!
Lol
Blade Master lol
Plus it shrank because it's big enough not to make little Texas feel threatened
Man, the Alternate Universe ideas are *FLOWING* right now 👍
5:24 what’s funny is that there is a place by the border of Texas and Oklahoma called “Lake Texoma” that actually exists
Every time I say I’m from Washington online everyone goes “WaShiNgTon DC?”
Whoa Washington DC? That’s awesome, do you visit the monuments everyday?
J K yep my favorite is the Statue of Liberty 🗽
washington is epic,, do u live in the country or the city?
Thomas 💫 the Country Washington, we have the mightiest army
Oh, have you ever met Obama there? Do you know his last name?
"Translates to thick bush"
Me: "Hehe Thick Bu-"
"Grow Up"
Me: :(
Lol
A thick bush is a tree
The 5 counties in Western Maryland also considered breaking away in a new state in the recent past
Just discovered (probably because YT things your like Geography King), loved content, sub'd.
*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!
WhoCanusMaximus 😂🤣
the comment above fore said pretty much the same thing oof
it was form last year
@@liasuckslmao oof I feel uncreative now
WhoCanusMaximus rip
1: The lie that is “Wyoming”
The only state is Ohio
It has invaded everything
I’m from Wyoming
Kodi Lybarger I have sent the CIA to attempt to get you out. Stay calm.
Theodor Martin Correct. Wyoming isn’t real
Wyoming is garbo
Awesome Kino music for the outro!
That intro is really simple but hilarious.
"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"
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
Too true
@@Tiernan422 So we should call it American Columbia!
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
"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.
CamoPlays yeah, I live in the LP of Michigan and the UP thinks they are better
It’s fitting too, since they’ll be both above and free of the test run apocalypse that is: “Detroit”
Yeah, but that idea lost all real steam when the Mackinaw Bridge was built.
@@ashipnerdoffical4260 Yeah, I can see that... on a completely unrelated note Mackinac Island is a really nice place, went there on vacation once.
@@CamoCraft109 indeed it is. Went there once. Fun times. Fun times indeed. :)
didn't know about these states! Super helpful for house hunting.
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.
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!
I think they fit quite well as state names more than other presidents’ last names would
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.
@@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.
I swear I see the Cascadia flag flying more often then I see the actual Washington state flag
Because our state flag is trash
@@andrewputnam2717 yeah its just a picture of George Washington
New York uses a coat of arms on a blue banner
Guilty, I have the cascadia flag in my room 😂
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.
literally subbed when you said “grow up” 😭😂😂😂😂
Honestly I think that we should give carte blanche to states to break up into different states only if they can come up with an interesting, original name that can accurately represent the peoples within. I have a feeling that it would stop these movements in their tracks.
Mexican here, Matagorda means "Fat Woman Killer"
😂 I'm dead cause it's true
Hehe
So, Al Bundy in his fantasies haha
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)
@@crg1292 sí pero aquí la gente es muy mal pensada, todos piensan directamente en lo de matar a una gorda xD
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?
4: see points 1-3
Same i just didn't subscribed
Same, but I did sub
Omg me too
1. Hacks.
2. Brainwashing.
3. Low expectations.
4. More brainwashing.
While you mention Alaska, there's a lot of history missing. Prior to WWII, the portion of Alaska west of the 141st parallel was mostly devoid of population. Bob Bartlett was Alaska's last territorial delegate to the U.S. House and later first U.S. Senator. He suggested splitting the territory into three parts and seeking immediate statehood only for the more populous southeastern portion. This was before oil was discovered in commercial quantities, one of the factors which changed things.
Also, Alaska has an active homegrown secession movement which began in 1973. One can search for the Alaskan Independence Party to find more information.
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.
Almost heaven, Westlyvania
Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River
Take me home westlyvania
So glad they didn’t choose that name or we couldn’t say West Virginia is the best Virginia.
That me laugh way too hard. Thanks man
younger than the mountains, blowin' like a breeze
''Thick bush'' .. No I'm not growing up.
Matagorda can also be translate as "Kill fat woman". Just saying...
That just escalated.
Afkcorgi I mean they already all are very random.
😂😂😂
Grow up? I'm 45 and it's hilarious! Life is not for growing up!
As a Washingtonian, I'm somewhat sad you didn't bring up the hilarious amount of times we've put proposals in place to split the state in half along the mountains
@Bill Harford it's hilarious because eastern Washington would be fucked on its own with no major economic centers, only about half the farmland of current Washington, the literal worst half of the current state's education system, and would be an overall economic one trick pony
@Bill Harford pretty much everything in between major cities on the west is farmland too. The little cities like Graham, Orting, Buckley etc in western Washington are either mostly farmland, or raise livestock and little else (which is where I'm from).
Spokane is.... okay at best. It's starting to diversify which is good for the inland PNW as a whole, but it doesn't hold a candle to: Seattle, Bellevue, Tacoma, Puyallup...I could go on but the point is made with just those 4 cities.
I'll agree the politics of Seattle and Tacoma are awful in an overall sense, that's why I don't live there (that and the cost of living in a major city is just astronomical), but it's also not a complete hellhole.
Every time the idea of splitting the state comes up, it isn't the western half shooting it down. Most of the time we agree that in terms of culture and values It's a decent enough idea. It gets shot down by the majority of eastern Washington because it's not economically viable for eastern Washington to try to have an economy of its own separate from Western WA (particularly King and Pierce counties). If not Eastern, the federal government pre-emptively shoots it down because there's really no reason to make it a separate state when they won't even grant Puerto Rico statehood, despite it meeting all the requirements for it
In theory couldn't Texas just split 4 ranches off and call them states each of which gets two senators elected by and only by whoever owns that ranch?
3:36 Why is East Florida on the west side of West Florida?
That was a mistake in the video, sources show it was actually the other way around, with East being on the East side.
@@Subt0nix Lmaooo
@@Subt0nix i live for the confusion that would come out of that
@@MYKEDANGER Meanwhile, you are yet another jobless hoser
romulusnr that’s wut I said :(
Forget about "yoopers" trying to establish the state of Superior, they should name the state "Yootopia"
UP is gay the Mitten is where it's at 👏👏
@@yvunglouis1839 There is a town called Gay in the UP. I've proudly been to the Gay bar.
Yootopia? More like yeetopia
Cloverland is what they wanted to call it.
@@yvunglouis1839 wanna fight?
Funny AND informative! Thanks!!!
Intriguing.
Very fancy acting at the end there.
Anyone else notice that East and West Florida were labeled backwards?
Oh yeah I did.
It’s sad how the only time I pay attention to stuff like this it’s online
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
@@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.
Yeah same
I have do e research and teachers just spew straight crap
@@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
I could listen to this guy for hours… said no one, EVER!
Suggestion: if you ever do a part 2, you should include "Greater Idaho" which was actually an idea not to long ago. It was the idea of most of Oregon and the tip of California being absorbed by Idaho, due to those areas being republican like most of Idaho. Although it technically wasn't a new state, I feel like it could fall into the "Proposed States" category if that makes sense.
No one:
Literally everyone starting a new state: omg let’s call it Jefferson
Doesn't that just sound great though? "Jefferson State" I like it.
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
Lol
@@collingraham8205 it really does!!!
Beats Fillmore.
John Adams: "Am I a joke to you?"
Yeah right they should make more states named after Presidents and Founding Fathers
"His Rotundity the Duke of Braintree".
Adams County, Idaho. Good enough.
Shouldn't have passed the Aliens & Sedition Act.
yeah, he’s a joke to me, alien and sedition acts
OH< OH< YOU DID NOT EXPLAIN THE PAN HANDLE!!!! so disappointed, so hurt. damn!... Good video.
12:00 as a person from the UP, i can confirm. i do think we are very different from the lower peninsula. and it would be cool to have our own state
New states idea for me:
Georgia become North
Florida
Alabama becomes West Florida
And Texas becomes Texas
Alabama and Georgia can have north Florida and west Florida. Just leave Florida with central Florida, Tampa and south Florida. It will be much better after that
Get your shit outta here. Georgia took decades to become like our anime waifu North Carolina and develop a nice suburban society. We don’t want your surfer weed bullshit and we’re done with your banjos.
Florida becomes North Cuba!
Noo Florida becomes South Georgia
Georgia is one of the 13 colonies so no
The fact that you thought we where being dirty minded when you said “thick Bush” means your dirty minded for thinking that
You're sense of humor is clearly lacking.
@@prodingus7282 r/oof
pro dingus You are sense of grammar is clearly lacking
@@californyea2992 You say that but you can't spell you're, and can't put a period at the end of the sentence.
oof bruh I was making a joke replying to the other person
Fun fact. The TV show Longmire takes place in Absaroka County, Wyoming. Which doesn't exist. But which is a subtle nod to their attempt to form a state back in the day.