This video provides a brief overview of the period in American history before European colonization, focusing on the Columbian Exchange and its impact. It explains why Native Americans were vulnerable to European diseases due to a lack of prior exposure and immunity developed over centuries of east-west travel in Eurasia. The video also touches on the historical debate surrounding Christopher Columbus's responsibility for the devastation and contrasts the early colonial experiences of Spain and England.
This video provides a brief overview of the period in American history before European colonization, focusing on the Columbian Exchange and its impact. It explains why Native Americans were vulnerable to European diseases due to a lack of prior exposure and immunity developed over centuries of east-west travel in Eurasia. The video also touches on the historical debate surrounding Christopher Columbus's responsibility for the devastation and contrasts the early colonial experiences of Spain and England.
The video transcript is:
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It's not that that's not important","startMs":"12000","endMs":"16480","startTimeText":"0:12"},{"text":"or interesting because it is very","startMs":"14880","endMs":"18880","startTimeText":"0:14"},{"text":"interesting and important but we just","startMs":"16480","endMs":"21439","startTimeText":"0:16"},{"text":"don't have the time.","startMs":"18880","endMs":"24880","startTimeText":"0:18"},{"text":"We are going to jump right into British","startMs":"21439","endMs":"29160","startTimeText":"0:21"},{"text":"colonization of America.","startMs":"24880","endMs":"29160","startTimeText":"0:24"},{"text":"Some classes spend a significant amount","startMs":"40399","endMs":"48280","startTimeText":"0:40"},{"text":"of time on America pre-Colus.","startMs":"42879","endMs":"48280","startTimeText":"0:42"},{"text":"We will not be doing that in this class.","startMs":"48480","endMs":"53120","startTimeText":"0:48"},{"text":"It's not that it's not important and","startMs":"51440","endMs":"54559","startTimeText":"0:51"},{"text":"interesting because it is very important","startMs":"53120","endMs":"57120","startTimeText":"0:53"},{"text":"and interesting. We just don't have the","startMs":"54559","endMs":"59120","startTimeText":"0:54"},{"text":"time.","startMs":"57120","endMs":"62399","startTimeText":"0:57"},{"text":"Now, don't say that","startMs":"59120","endMs":"65119","startTimeText":"0:59"},{"text":"your history instructor tried to hide it","startMs":"62399","endMs":"68159","startTimeText":"1:02"},{"text":"from you. The history channel does that","startMs":"65119","endMs":"71119","startTimeText":"1:05"},{"text":"all the time. It's like","startMs":"68159","endMs":"73600","startTimeText":"1:08"},{"text":"what your history teacher didn't want","startMs":"71119","endMs":"79439","startTimeText":"1:11"},{"text":"you to know. As if we are conspiring and","startMs":"73600","endMs":"82400","startTimeText":"1:13"},{"text":"withholding knowledge for money and","startMs":"79439","endMs":"85040","startTimeText":"1:19"},{"text":"power, I guess, or something like that.","startMs":"82400","endMs":"87040","startTimeText":"1:22"},{"text":"as if you not knowing about the Kila","startMs":"85040","endMs":"90240","startTimeText":"1:25"},{"text":"Tekkans in Texas is gonna make me rich","startMs":"87040","endMs":"92159","startTimeText":"1:27"},{"text":"or something.","startMs":"90240","endMs":"96799","startTimeText":"1:30"},{"text":"That stuff's very important and it is","startMs":"92159","endMs":"99040","startTimeText":"1:32"},{"text":"there are upper level classes where you","startMs":"96799","endMs":"100640","startTimeText":"1:36"},{"text":"can learn about Native Americans and I","startMs":"99040","endMs":"102720","startTimeText":"1:39"},{"text":"highly suggest you take some of them","startMs":"100640","endMs":"105360","startTimeText":"1:40"},{"text":"because super fascinating","startMs":"102720","endMs":"107439","startTimeText":"1:42"},{"text":"but unfortunately we just don't have","startMs":"105360","endMs":"111000","startTimeText":"1:45"},{"text":"that much time.","startMs":"107439","endMs":"111000","startTimeText":"1:47"},{"text":"So, every instructor will do this","startMs":"112479","endMs":"118680","startTimeText":"1:52"},{"text":"differently. 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It's because the Native","startMs":"197120","endMs":"201200","startTimeText":"3:17"},{"text":"Americans have just died off.","startMs":"198239","endMs":"205200","startTimeText":"3:18"},{"text":"And there are cases of uh Europeans, you","startMs":"201200","endMs":"207519","startTimeText":"3:21"},{"text":"know, putting","startMs":"205200","endMs":"209920","startTimeText":"3:25"},{"text":"or giving diseases to the Native","startMs":"207519","endMs":"212319","startTimeText":"3:27"},{"text":"Americans intentionally, like blankets","startMs":"209920","endMs":"215200","startTimeText":"3:29"},{"text":"with smallox, but they didn't have to do","startMs":"212319","endMs":"218159","startTimeText":"3:32"},{"text":"do that. 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Uh they have better","startMs":"320560","endMs":"325840","startTimeText":"5:20"},{"text":"weapons and they also came with","startMs":"322720","endMs":"328840","startTimeText":"5:22"},{"text":"immunities.","startMs":"325840","endMs":"328840","startTimeText":"5:25"},{"text":"Over thousands and thousands of years,","startMs":"328880","endMs":"334320","startTimeText":"5:28"},{"text":"Europeans and Asians have been spreading","startMs":"331600","endMs":"338400","startTimeText":"5:31"},{"text":"these diseases and they have died in","startMs":"334320","endMs":"340880","startTimeText":"5:34"},{"text":"mass. Well, not in mass. They have been","startMs":"338400","endMs":"344160","startTimeText":"5:38"},{"text":"they have died by the thousands for","startMs":"340880","endMs":"347720","startTimeText":"5:40"},{"text":"thousands of years.","startMs":"344160","endMs":"347720","startTimeText":"5:44"},{"text":"And then they just came to America and","startMs":"347840","endMs":"352560","startTimeText":"5:47"},{"text":"plopped all of these diseases down on","startMs":"349759","endMs":"354000","startTimeText":"5:49"},{"text":"this population that had never","startMs":"352560","endMs":"355440","startTimeText":"5:52"},{"text":"experienced them and didn't have any of","startMs":"354000","endMs":"357759","startTimeText":"5:54"},{"text":"the immunities. I mean the black death","startMs":"355440","endMs":"362320","startTimeText":"5:55"},{"text":"alone killed like onethird of Europe. 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It was","startMs":"371120","endMs":"376720","startTimeText":"6:11"},{"text":"uh","startMs":"375199","endMs":"378400","startTimeText":"6:15"},{"text":"tragedy","startMs":"376720","endMs":"381520","startTimeText":"6:16"},{"text":"is tragedy does not even begin to","startMs":"378400","endMs":"385319","startTimeText":"6:18"},{"text":"describe what happened.","startMs":"381520","endMs":"385319","startTimeText":"6:21"},{"text":"This leads to a interesting question.","startMs":"386639","endMs":"394960","startTimeText":"6:26"},{"text":"Is Columbus responsible?","startMs":"390560","endMs":"397199","startTimeText":"6:30"},{"text":"We have to deal with this nonsense every","startMs":"394960","endMs":"400240","startTimeText":"6:34"},{"text":"year around Columbus Day. Is it Columbus","startMs":"397199","endMs":"404319","startTimeText":"6:37"},{"text":"Day? Is it Indigenous People's Day? And","startMs":"400240","endMs":"406720","startTimeText":"6:40"},{"text":"like everything else in life, this has","startMs":"404319","endMs":"411400","startTimeText":"6:44"},{"text":"become political. And","startMs":"406720","endMs":"411400","startTimeText":"6:46"},{"text":"it's exhausting.","startMs":"413120","endMs":"416440","startTimeText":"6:53"},{"text":"Some people will say Columbus committed","startMs":"418479","endMs":"425039","startTimeText":"6:58"},{"text":"genocide. Now, I don't think that is","startMs":"421199","endMs":"427840","startTimeText":"7:01"},{"text":"accurate because he didn't commit","startMs":"425039","endMs":"431440","startTimeText":"7:05"},{"text":"genocide. The diseases committed","startMs":"427840","endMs":"433599","startTimeText":"7:07"},{"text":"genocide.","startMs":"431440","endMs":"435599","startTimeText":"7:11"},{"text":"that is giving Columbus way too much","startMs":"433599","endMs":"437440","startTimeText":"7:13"},{"text":"credit.","startMs":"435599","endMs":"439840","startTimeText":"7:15"},{"text":"So, um, also","startMs":"437440","endMs":"441759","startTimeText":"7:17"},{"text":"if it hadn't been Columbus, it would","startMs":"439840","endMs":"444800","startTimeText":"7:19"},{"text":"have been someone else. The only way","startMs":"441759","endMs":"447120","startTimeText":"7:21"},{"text":"this does not happen is if everyone in","startMs":"444800","endMs":"449599","startTimeText":"7:24"},{"text":"Europe and everyone in Asia agrees, all","startMs":"447120","endMs":"452800","startTimeText":"7:27"},{"text":"right, listen, we went there and we saw","startMs":"449599","endMs":"455919","startTimeText":"7:29"},{"text":"that there are Native Americans there or","startMs":"452800","endMs":"457680","startTimeText":"7:32"},{"text":"these other people there. They wouldn't","startMs":"455919","endMs":"459520","startTimeText":"7:35"},{"text":"have called them Native Americans. There","startMs":"457680","endMs":"462160","startTimeText":"7:37"},{"text":"are these other people there and we","startMs":"459520","endMs":"463599","startTimeText":"7:39"},{"text":"cannot go there because then we'll give","startMs":"462160","endMs":"465440","startTimeText":"7:42"},{"text":"them a bunch of diseases and they'll all","startMs":"463599","endMs":"469919","startTimeText":"7:43"},{"text":"die. So everyone stay away. Occupado","startMs":"465440","endMs":"471520","startTimeText":"7:45"},{"text":"and obviously that wasn't going to","startMs":"469919","endMs":"475360","startTimeText":"7:49"},{"text":"happen. So it was going to happen. So","startMs":"471520","endMs":"478560","startTimeText":"7:51"},{"text":"saying Columbus is responsible um I","startMs":"475360","endMs":"482840","startTimeText":"7:55"},{"text":"don't think is accurate.","startMs":"478560","endMs":"482840","startTimeText":"7:58"},{"text":"But","startMs":"482960","endMs":"487840","startTimeText":"8:02"},{"text":"the more you read about Columbus, he was","startMs":"485919","endMs":"490400","startTimeText":"8:05"},{"text":"just a terrible person. I mean, just a","startMs":"487840","endMs":"495919","startTimeText":"8:07"},{"text":"really awful human being. And I","startMs":"490400","endMs":"499520","startTimeText":"8:10"},{"text":"that that's not even me saying this.","startMs":"495919","endMs":"502800","startTimeText":"8:15"},{"text":"That is people in his own time. He was","startMs":"499520","endMs":"504639","startTimeText":"8:19"},{"text":"so terrible","startMs":"502800","endMs":"506639","startTimeText":"8:22"},{"text":"that he was actually imprisoned for his","startMs":"504639","endMs":"509199","startTimeText":"8:24"},{"text":"treatment of Native Americans because he","startMs":"506639","endMs":"511280","startTimeText":"8:26"},{"text":"treated them horribly. And most","startMs":"509199","endMs":"513200","startTimeText":"8:29"},{"text":"importantly,","startMs":"511280","endMs":"516320","startTimeText":"8:31"},{"text":"when he died in 1506, he didn't think he","startMs":"513200","endMs":"518240","startTimeText":"8:33"},{"text":"actually found a new continent. He was","startMs":"516320","endMs":"522240","startTimeText":"8:36"},{"text":"convinced that he had was in Asia. 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So I don't think you should we","startMs":"524000","endMs":"531839","startTimeText":"8:44"},{"text":"should call it Columbus Day just because","startMs":"527519","endMs":"535120","startTimeText":"8:47"},{"text":"he thought it was in Asia.","startMs":"531839","endMs":"537440","startTimeText":"8:51"},{"text":"I think we should call it","startMs":"535120","endMs":"540640","startTimeText":"8:55"},{"text":"America Vaspuchi Day. seems like the","startMs":"537440","endMs":"542959","startTimeText":"8:57"},{"text":"obvious answer.","startMs":"540640","endMs":"545040","startTimeText":"9:00"},{"text":"Meet me Vispuchi.","startMs":"542959","endMs":"549000","startTimeText":"9:02"},{"text":"And it's kind of fun to say","startMs":"545040","endMs":"549000","startTimeText":"9:05"},{"text":"Spain","startMs":"549440","endMs":"554560","startTimeText":"9:09"},{"text":"will become the world power because of","startMs":"552240","endMs":"558720","startTimeText":"9:12"},{"text":"all of the gold and silver that was","startMs":"554560","endMs":"562399","startTimeText":"9:14"},{"text":"brought from the Americas.","startMs":"558720","endMs":"565120","startTimeText":"9:18"},{"text":"Spain and Portugal","startMs":"562399","endMs":"568480","startTimeText":"9:22"},{"text":"will have their golden era.","startMs":"565120","endMs":"571120","startTimeText":"9:25"},{"text":"And from 1492","startMs":"568480","endMs":"575920","startTimeText":"9:28"},{"text":"till 1588 with the Spanish Amada,","startMs":"571120","endMs":"578880","startTimeText":"9:31"},{"text":"people were convinced","startMs":"575920","endMs":"582399","startTimeText":"9:35"},{"text":"that Spain had found the greatest part","startMs":"578880","endMs":"585839","startTimeText":"9:38"},{"text":"of the Americas.","startMs":"582399","endMs":"589920","startTimeText":"9:42"},{"text":"And England will be so unlucky because","startMs":"585839","endMs":"592080","startTimeText":"9:45"},{"text":"they only found that part in North","startMs":"589920","endMs":"593600","startTimeText":"9:49"},{"text":"America.","startMs":"592080","endMs":"598880","startTimeText":"9:52"},{"text":"uh which were England or Virginia and","startMs":"593600","endMs":"601440","startTimeText":"9:53"},{"text":"Massachusetts stuff like that and there","startMs":"598880","endMs":"605519","startTimeText":"9:58"},{"text":"was no gold and silver there. 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God looks out for","startMs":"617040","endMs":"622480","startTimeText":"10:17"},{"text":"fools, drunks,","startMs":"620240","endMs":"625200","startTimeText":"10:20"},{"text":"and the United States of America.","startMs":"622480","endMs":"628480","startTimeText":"10:22"},{"text":"Because where England actually lands","startMs":"625200","endMs":"632560","startTimeText":"10:25"},{"text":"turns out to be the best part of the","startMs":"628480","endMs":"635279","startTimeText":"10:28"},{"text":"Americas because it does not have gold","startMs":"632560","endMs":"637120","startTimeText":"10:32"},{"text":"and silver.","startMs":"635279","endMs":"639920","startTimeText":"10:35"},{"text":"Because when a nation relies too much on","startMs":"637120","endMs":"643519","startTimeText":"10:37"},{"text":"one resource, it is called","startMs":"639920","endMs":"647040","startTimeText":"10:39"},{"text":"the resource curse or Dutch disease or","startMs":"643519","endMs":"648959","startTimeText":"10:43"},{"text":"paradox of plenty, whatever you want to","startMs":"647040","endMs":"651600","startTimeText":"10:47"},{"text":"call it. Uh same thing. It's when a","startMs":"648959","endMs":"653680","startTimeText":"10:48"},{"text":"nation relies too much on one natural","startMs":"651600","endMs":"656160","startTimeText":"10:51"},{"text":"resource, then they become too dependent","startMs":"653680","endMs":"657839","startTimeText":"10:53"},{"text":"on it. They don't diversify","startMs":"656160","endMs":"659760","startTimeText":"10:56"},{"text
The video transcript is:
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