Articles of Confederation - III: Finding Finances - Extra History
Added 2017-05-19 17:00:02 +0000 UTCOn the verge of financial collapse, the new US Congress cried out for a savior. Introducing... Robert Morris!
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And thanks for including what may be Washington's single most powerful minute on Earth. He knew just what to say, because he had always been so straightforward with everyone. And with no children of his own, I'm guessing some of those officers saw that he had been a father to them.
Bill Lemmond
2017-05-27 16:04:27 +0000 UTCOnce again, wonderful work. ... But wasn't there also a Jacob Fugger, another very rich colonial, who helped fund the newly born US? I guess that will come up in the next "Lies."
Bill Lemmond
2017-05-27 16:02:45 +0000 UTCwhat time will the next Q&A?
schuyler
2017-05-25 23:17:17 +0000 UTCJust posted - it'll be on Friday!
Extra History
2017-05-24 20:15:43 +0000 UTCThis was a fun one to research, because a lot of the early books I found tended to do the same thing - the Articles are less interesting, so they get skimmed over. Finding good sources for it was some fun detective work!
Extra History
2017-05-24 20:15:37 +0000 UTCNo mention of Sam Adams, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, or many other important folks either! We don't aim to hit everything, and I try specifically to keep the number of names and dates to a minimum so that people don't get overwhelmed with too much info. The hope is always that they will then go on to research and learn those extra details on their own!
Extra History
2017-05-24 20:14:26 +0000 UTCIt was such an important turning point.
Extra History
2017-05-24 20:13:39 +0000 UTCTo the right of Dan appears to be a chalk board... I am almost entirely certain the animated people at the end of that episode are, from left to right, Lil (the artist for these episodes), Soraya (The writer for these episodes), and then Dan
Nessf
2017-05-22 06:00:21 +0000 UTCMust just have been the intensity of the historic animosity between Britain and France over the years and wars, because it does seem unlikely
Jessica Cheeri
2017-05-21 23:05:47 +0000 UTCwhen is the next q&a.
schuyler
2017-05-20 16:17:50 +0000 UTC@Herkles a Great many Factors went into why the French Revolution started when it did, but I'm not going to list all of them in case I ruin the Story when the French Revolution gets its own Extra History Series. @Extra Credits Soraya, is One the Person standing to the Right of Dan at the End of this Episode an Animated Version of you?
Martin Verran
2017-05-20 12:50:06 +0000 UTCWow seriously wish this was taught in history class, it's way more interesting and engaging. Also that Senpai moment made me laugh so freaking hard. Also this just reinforced my disdain with all the "states rights" BS.
Farzad Mansouri
2017-05-20 04:23:39 +0000 UTCNo mention of Haym Salomon?
Boonce
2017-05-20 03:05:18 +0000 UTCSENPAI!
Brian Rose
2017-05-20 02:42:59 +0000 UTCHonestly, that is my favorite George Washington moment: "I have not only grown grey, but almost blind, in service to my country." I get a little teary-eyed thinking about it...
Justin M.
2017-05-20 00:27:55 +0000 UTCAlexander Hamilton: he didn't waste his shot.
Justin M.
2017-05-20 00:24:11 +0000 UTCBut seriously, during all of this series "Valley Forge" keeps coming back to my head, specially Hamilton's letter to congress
Vika
2017-05-19 23:58:45 +0000 UTC6:10 *Starts singing entire musical then comes back to watch the video*
Vika
2017-05-19 23:49:14 +0000 UTCYeah, he kinda lost his head in that one.
Extra History
2017-05-19 23:27:12 +0000 UTCI don't even mean the finances though, I mean the whole "overthrowing a tyrannical king" thing. George was not involved in government, Louis XVI was. He apparently didn't think he should be concerned about establishing that precedent
Iain Docherty
2017-05-19 22:46:51 +0000 UTCWashington <3
Extra History
2017-05-19 22:20:01 +0000 UTCTeddy almost had this spot in the series line-up, but alas, he just narrowly lost the second poll.
Extra History
2017-05-19 22:19:08 +0000 UTCAww, thank you! We're looking forward to grabbing tea and breadrolls with Otto as well.
Extra History
2017-05-19 22:18:00 +0000 UTCactually there were a couple of influential french ministers that tried to convince the king that this is bad for the finances. But the age old reason for war prevailed: it would be quick, it would be cheap, and it would bring glory.
Herkles
2017-05-19 22:11:46 +0000 UTCThere is also the fact that France got kind of ripped off in the treaty negotions at the Treaty of Paris that ended the war. For the American Ambassadors and diplomats were supposed to work hand in hand with the French allies. Naturally we did not do that, and thus the americans were able to get everything west of the applachians, when IMO that would be unlikely if the french weren't out played. But alas for the french they were out played.
Herkles
2017-05-19 22:07:50 +0000 UTCFranklin making alliances: I see what you did there. It's hard to imagine in this day and age with the United States military being so large, but in the earlier days of the war and even into the 20th century, the shape of the United States armed forces was drastically different. The U.S.'s military model was a small core of disciplined regulars augmented by lare numbers of volunteers and, if necessary, conscriptees. In World War I, the U.S. army was only the 27th largest in the world. People who brought together volunteers would be given an officer's commission, as if you led the people to the recruting office, you led them in war. As you might imagine, this produced officers of varying degrees of quality. Teddy Roosevelt, leading his Rough Riders, was one such officer.
Jim McGeehin
2017-05-19 21:45:34 +0000 UTCIt is a pleasure to support you. Being German I am looking forward to learn about Germany's history in the upcoming "Breakfast with Otto" series.
eisprinzessin
2017-05-19 21:39:07 +0000 UTCTeach them how to say goodbye...
Amy Reynolds
2017-05-19 20:59:40 +0000 UTCThis is why George Washington's "Cincinnatus moment" - when he resigned rather than take control of the army and the government - will turn out to be so important. Even the King of England praised him for that.
Extra History
2017-05-19 20:01:54 +0000 UTCYou mean episode? Hunting for Bismarck 3 will be next Thursday at 8:30am Pacific, and Articles of Confederation 4 will be next Saturday (Friday for early access) at 10:00am Pacific!
Extra History
2017-05-19 20:01:10 +0000 UTCMorris and Dickinson were two people that I learned about through this series whom I came to like immensely, even though neither of them ever get any credit in standard US History courses. Fun fact that didn't make it into the series: Robert Morris's last act as Superintendent of Finance was to pay the soldiers out of his own pocket AGAIN to help defray the debts that were owed to them.
Extra History
2017-05-19 20:00:35 +0000 UTCNobody ever really talks about this in our school system. We wonder why regimes that follow our footsteps fall apart like this and why ours didn't. But then we can see if it weren't for some 11th hour saves we could have become a military dictatorship.
Sean Sarff
2017-05-19 19:59:54 +0000 UTCThat'll show those Brits... hey wait!
Extra History
2017-05-19 19:59:10 +0000 UTCI'll tell Lil! <3
Extra History
2017-05-19 19:58:57 +0000 UTCwhen is the next pod cast
schuyler
2017-05-19 19:07:23 +0000 UTCWashington used the excuse of "We were allied with the King you guys just decapitated." While I disagree with that and feel like we owed France for their help, it was a smart way of getting out of helping them
Aidan Forero
2017-05-19 18:34:33 +0000 UTCI feel bad for Morris. I have never heard of him before this (which is bad considering I'm American, no idea why my school didn't mention him) and he seemed to want the country to succeed, but that early days of the US were a disaster
Aidan Forero
2017-05-19 18:33:07 +0000 UTCI've got to say, I know it's been said before but my favourite thing about the American Revolution is that the French were so obsessed with fighting Britain (well, mainly England, but still) that they threw all their support behind the Americans without considering how that may lead to problems for them.
Iain Docherty
2017-05-19 18:27:37 +0000 UTCOkay, I'm just gonna say that the animation in this one was PHENOMENAL! I love the EC version of the Hamilton musical poster, and the soldiers going all "SENPAI!" with Washington is something that I need a poster of, on my wall, right this very second. Bless you for an excellent episode!
Amy Reynolds
2017-05-19 18:25:30 +0000 UTCYeah, then when the government of France asked for help suppressing that revolution, the new United States of America was like "This is awkward, 'cause we kinda like revolutions. Uhm. We're neutral? Yeah, let's go with that. Neutral FTW!"
Extra History
2017-05-19 17:36:15 +0000 UTCFirst Like and First Comment Three Times in a Row for this Series! Yaaaay!!! France Entered the American Revolutionary War on the Side of the United States looking to Weaken Britain and Avenge its Defeat in the Seven Years' War. Over a Billion Livres were spent by the French Financing the War, and, although they got the Revenge they wanted, the Country was also left with a Mountain of Debt and high Inflation, which would Trigger the Events leading up to the French Revolutionary War in 1789.
Martin Verran
2017-05-19 17:00:30 +0000 UTC
