Why didn't the US rename its States after independence (Short Animated Documentary)
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Date: 2024-11-10
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randomobserver8168
Well, I guess, but that certainly seems like a very 21st century mindset to have. If the states had been explicitly named George III Land, or Lord Northica, or British Parliament Country, that'd have been one thing. But denaming from monarchs long dead would have seemed a tad insane to most of them, whose writings and comments did not suggest they regarded the British origins of their people and political culture with quite that level of loathing so much as they were in a dispute with current leaders and policies. That the names were all at one [Carolina] or even two [Virginia] major degrees of abstraction would have likely worked against that agenda as well. Add also that the people tended to think of themselves as Virginians, Carolinians, etc. These were the names of their identity, people, culture and heritage, and markers of link among people, place and way of life. Normal people don't toss things like that away on a whim. Rather they dispose of people who suggest it.
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Well, I guess, but that certainly seems like a very 21st century mindset to have. If the states had been explicitly named George III Land, or Lord Northica, or British Parliament Country, that'd have been one thing. But denaming from monarchs long dead would have seemed a tad insane to most of them, whose writings and comments did not suggest they regarded the British origins of their people and political culture with quite that level of loathing so much as they were in a dispute with current leaders and policies. That the names were all at one [Carolina] or even two [Virginia] major degrees of abstraction would have likely worked against that agenda as well. Add also that the people tended to think of themselves as Virginians, Carolinians, etc. These were the names of their identity, people, culture and heritage, and markers of link among people, place and way of life. Normal people don't toss things like that away on a whim. Rather they dispose of people who suggest it.
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boblordylordyhowie
America, the greatest country in the world!
Well, except they speak a foreign language and don't have a language to call their own unless you make Butchered English a language.
They have States named after British names and places, masses of their cities and towns have British names, down to Dallas, after the Scottish village.
They claim to be American but are obsessed by where they came from, laying claim to being from that country even if it was fictitious or their great-grandfather 7 times down the line, why we don't just say we are all Africans and getting it over with. Technically, everyone in America is African American.
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America, the greatest country in the world!
Well, except they speak a foreign language and don't have a language to call their own unless you make Butchered English a language.
They have States named after British names and places, masses of their cities and towns have British names, down to Dallas, after the Scottish village.
They claim to be American but are obsessed by where they came from, laying claim to being from that country even if it was fictitious or their great-grandfather 7 times down the line, why we don't just say we are all Africans and getting it over with. Technically, everyone in America is African American.
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yorktown99
The strange thing about New York is that when the Duke of York became King James II, he was so unpopular that hew was soon after chased out the country by his own daughter and her Dutch husband, the famous King William & Queen Mary. One of King James's unpopular innovations was to reorganize several of England's colonies (including New York) into the Dominion of New England. William & Mary quietly reversed the creation of the Dominion and appointed new royal governors, and new charters, for each of the old colonies under their traditional names.
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The strange thing about New York is that when the Duke of York became King James II, he was so unpopular that hew was soon after chased out the country by his own daughter and her Dutch husband, the famous King William & Queen Mary. One of King James's unpopular innovations was to reorganize several of England's colonies (including New York) into the Dominion of New England. William & Mary quietly reversed the creation of the Dominion and appointed new royal governors, and new charters, for each of the old colonies under their traditional names.
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omarrp14
I’m in the military and am happy that all the bases named after confederates were changed, we shouldn’t name things after traitors (fort liberty is a dumb name though)
As for states and other places, if it weren’t such a waste of money I’d totally be fine with changing state & place names.
I don’t like how there are 5 Springfield’s or how there is a London, Ohio. No place should be named after southern traitors, British royals, Native American tribes that weren’t allies, or copies of other places.
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I’m in the military and am happy that all the bases named after confederates were changed, we shouldn’t name things after traitors (fort liberty is a dumb name though)
As for states and other places, if it weren’t such a waste of money I’d totally be fine with changing state & place names.
I don’t like how there are 5 Springfield’s or how there is a London, Ohio. No place should be named after southern traitors, British royals, Native American tribes that weren’t allies, or copies of other places.
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yeahaight3495
It’s hard to learn anything from these 3-minute videos that leave out many of the important parts of history Please go back to the 10-minute format I loved those series so much and feel like the quality of your work was much better with those. These are just incomplete stories, and someone can learn way more than this information just by looking at the Wikipedia for the historical event.
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It’s hard to learn anything from these 3-minute videos that leave out many of the important parts of history Please go back to the 10-minute format I loved those series so much and feel like the quality of your work was much better with those. These are just incomplete stories, and someone can learn way more than this information just by looking at the Wikipedia for the historical event.
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Myrtlecrack
Many places in the US are named after Native American nations, or else place name in the local indigenous languages were kept. Many place names established by the French and the Spanish were also kept(Texas, California, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Sacramento, St. Louis, Baton Rouge, Albuquerque, etc etc) after these territories became US possessions.
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Many places in the US are named after Native American nations, or else place name in the local indigenous languages were kept. Many place names established by the French and the Spanish were also kept(Texas, California, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Sacramento, St. Louis, Baton Rouge, Albuquerque, etc etc) after these territories became US possessions.
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history_matters
Now that it's 2024, I suppose it's time to exchange Carolina for Trumpiana. Or maybe not - proof positive that there are always worse things to be called by than some 17th century monarch. For example, Lord Trump, that bloviated sack of putrid lies, who would be dictator on Day 1. Like hell, Mr. Trump. :)
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Now that it's 2024, I suppose it's time to exchange Carolina for Trumpiana. Or maybe not - proof positive that there are always worse things to be called by than some 17th century monarch. For example, Lord Trump, that bloviated sack of putrid lies, who would be dictator on Day 1. Like hell, Mr. Trump. :)
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otisonyme9649
One of the first claims the Founders made against the British Crown was that it was violating their rights as Englishmen. It didn't seem like they were trying to rewrite their identities, but wanted more influence in their government. They were against the British government, not British culture.
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One of the first claims the Founders made against the British Crown was that it was violating their rights as Englishmen. It didn't seem like they were trying to rewrite their identities, but wanted more influence in their government. They were against the British government, not British culture.
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Books-and-coffee0
The real question is why Americans, especially in the southern states, are so racist and xenophobic while most of the US states and cities' names (Arizona, Idaho, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, Nevada and 99% of the names) are Hispanic or Native American words.
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The real question is why Americans, especially in the southern states, are so racist and xenophobic while most of the US states and cities' names (Arizona, Idaho, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, Nevada and 99% of the names) are Hispanic or Native American words.
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girlbuu9403
It would be better to word it Why did the anti-monarchists allow things to still be named after monarchs instead of doing the old St. Petersburg to Leningrad instead of Why did the English speaking people keep these English names
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It would be better to word it Why did the anti-monarchists allow things to still be named after monarchs instead of doing the old St. Petersburg to Leningrad instead of Why did the English speaking people keep these English names
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dspserpico
Charlotte, North Carolina is still named after Charlotte of Mecklenberg.
The New Jersey university named in her honor, on the other hand, renamed itself after a benefactor who in turn left the school off his will.
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Charlotte, North Carolina is still named after Charlotte of Mecklenberg.
The New Jersey university named in her honor, on the other hand, renamed itself after a benefactor who in turn left the school off his will.
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SuperCactusman
First time in a while watching a video of yours. Glad you're no longer rushing your narrative at a hundred words-per-second but also hope you consider doing longer videos in the future, a la CGP Grey.
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First time in a while watching a video of yours. Glad you're no longer rushing your narrative at a hundred words-per-second but also hope you consider doing longer videos in the future, a la CGP Grey.
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mapwiz-sf5yt
Then you would have to answer why Maryland wasn't renamed after Henrietta Maria's husband's head was cut off in 1649, or at least in 1689 after the charter was revoked following the Glorious Revolution.
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Then you would have to answer why Maryland wasn't renamed after Henrietta Maria's husband's head was cut off in 1649, or at least in 1689 after the charter was revoked following the Glorious Revolution.
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history_matters
George Washington definitely had a massive chip on his shoulder about not being given promotion when he was in the British Continental Army.
This started his hatred for all-things British
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George Washington definitely had a massive chip on his shoulder about not being given promotion when he was in the British Continental Army.
This started his hatred for all-things British
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shareemrasyidi9948
It seems interesting there is more people asking where did Kelly Moneymaker disappear than when James Bisonette was absent on the credit of why Austria-Hungary doesnt have colonies video
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It seems interesting there is more people asking where did Kelly Moneymaker disappear than when James Bisonette was absent on the credit of why Austria-Hungary doesnt have colonies video
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texasborn2720
In the end majority of States, cities. counties have Indigenous and Spanish names. And many geographical places also have Indigenous and Spanish names for Lakes, rivers, Valleys. Montains.
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In the end majority of States, cities. counties have Indigenous and Spanish names. And many geographical places also have Indigenous and Spanish names for Lakes, rivers, Valleys. Montains.
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thomashogan9196
The Constitution also says that laws of the United States shall be the common law of England, so not only did they not change the names of the States, they kept the same legal system.
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The Constitution also says that laws of the United States shall be the common law of England, so not only did they not change the names of the States, they kept the same legal system.
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petitthom2886
I wish France did the same and not forget it’s former Province names. For example, the Maine-et-Loire department openly displays the Anjou name on its logo. That is MUCH BETTER
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I wish France did the same and not forget it’s former Province names. For example, the Maine-et-Loire department openly displays the Anjou name on its logo. That is MUCH BETTER
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HermitKing731
The east has the British colonial names, the middle has the French colonial names and the west has the Spanish colonial names. And everywhere you have the Indian names as well.
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The east has the British colonial names, the middle has the French colonial names and the west has the Spanish colonial names. And everywhere you have the Indian names as well.
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Rockbullet-su9go
I find it funny the load of Anti-British Sentiment in Early America, and now I'm an American who is kinda an anglophile, and coincidentally dating a British Person
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I find it funny the load of Anti-British Sentiment in Early America, and now I'm an American who is kinda an anglophile, and coincidentally dating a British Person
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