Most of this new generation, in the states, do not know the answer to these questions! And most do not know much about history, our govt & how it works, or how to drive stick shift, lol. 😂 Sad but true. Just a bunch of mindless phone zombies, JK LOL- 🇺🇸🇬🇧💜
Hey! Lost my triggered hat and an autographed picture of you guys in a fire that burnt my house down, actually decimate my house and most my town in Paradise ca.
I still love you two, but that was sad, guys. Didn't either of you learn any of this in school? We had to learn about England's history & politics in high school. I took the (entire) citizenship test for England & missed 1 question. P.S. We Yanks stole your country's anthem's music & turned it into My Country Tis of Thee, aka America. God save the Queen!
Overall, Britain has invaded 90% of the world at one time or another! I was reading a while back that one researcher said the British ruled about 20 percent of world's population and governed nearly 25 percent of the world's land mass! That's a lot considering the size of Great Britain itself!
American history is almost completely meaningless everywhere outside the US as is American politics other than how American policies affect the rest of the world. There's no more reason for non-US citizens to know about how America functions than there is for most Americans to know anything about the outside world beyond the town in which they live, let alone the state or the whole nation.
@@jwb52z9 Dana says- Sorry, the history of any country is not meaningless and knowledge of it without reason, for the simple reason that knowledge informs future action. That is like saying that most math is without value because you don't use it in day to day life. The value is there, acknowledged or not, and the ones who have that knowledge are ultimately the better for it. Sorry to get so deep, but ignorance of history is what helps a lot of the problems of today fester. We don't just learn by what happens in our own country, but by what has happened to and because of all mankind's choices.
No a colonist is someone who goes to settle in a colony. British people who went to live in North America or Aus and NZ were colonists. There were little to no colonists in India or Kenya - most British people there were either soldiers or missionaries
@@catgirl6803 ...you must have been taught things I was not...I know I'm ancient..I attended school in the 70s and 80s..but we were never told slavery was anything but horrific.
@@disoriented1 I'll give you an example. Keep in mind this is in 1980s Georgia. I was taught that after slavery ended, most slaves chose to keep working on the plantation and earn a salary because they loved their owners and they treated them well. It wasn't until just a few years ago I learned that it took 2 years for word to spread that slavery was illegal, and that the reason why former slaves stayed on the plantation was because there were laws passed making it illegal to be unemployed, which kickstarted the mass incarceration of former slaves, and incarcerated former slaves were just sent back to the plantations to work as their punishment. Those who were on the plantations still but "employed" were only paid in the form of free room and board (their original slave quarters), and there were also laws passed that blacks could not associate with whites, making it pretty much impossible to get any other job. Yea they skipped over those parts. I was also taught that after slavery, each family received free land and cattle: "40 acres and a mule". I later read that actually never happened.
Joel & Lia, 1) The US was comprised of 13 British Colonies when the Revolutionary War began in 1775. The British subjects of these colony's were called 'colonists'. At the time, George III was taxing the daylights out of the Colonists on tea and many other imports in order to pay for other British Wars and actions for an empire so vast in an age of slow travel. When the colonists revolted, Royal Governors took a number of steps considered to be oppressive acts, for example, dissolving colonial legislatures, taking peoples homes to house British soldiers, imprisonment without charges or trial and others, which divided the population into Patriots, those desiring independence, and Tories, those remaining loyal to the crown. In other words, the colonists were subject to taxation without representation, a right afforded to all other British subjects considered citizens at the time. 2) The Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1787 was originally to amend the Articles of Confederation (a document of mutual support and cooperation) among the thirteen individual colonies. However, the document was entirely inadequate and the debates, discussions and agreements forged as a result created the current US Constitution, the charter for what the US is today, a representative Republic. 3) The House of Representatives (one of two chambers of the bicameral US Congress) has 435 voting members. Membership is based on the number of voting districts throughout the states, which are adjusted every ten years based on population as recorded in the census. Normally these district boundaries move very little! However, if half the people left California and moved to midwestern states like Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, or Nebraska, the congressional seats in California would be dissolved (not as many people needing representation) and new ones created in the other four states to represent the new citizens. Members of the House are elected to 2 year terms on the first Tuesday of every other November 4) States bordering Mexico: Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California. 5) The war between the states is the Civil War (1861-1865), between the northern states and the southern states. While most people today believe that the war was fought over the issue of slavery, slavery was, in fact, a secondary issue. The real issue was states rights versus a powerful central government which is less responsive to the will of the governed. What President Abraham Lincoln stated as "Government of the people by the people and for the people". Slavery was certainly a big part of the issues. But not the only issue. 6 & 8) There are 100 Senators. Each state has two Senators representing the citizens of that state, and the Senate (the other of the two chambers of the bicameral US Congress) is the higher authority chamber of the US Congress. Members of the Senate are elected to 6 year terms on the first Tuesday of November prior to the expiration of their term. 7) The general election for US President is on the first Tuesday of November every four years on a leap year. They are Inaugurated (sworn in to office) in January of the following year, usually around the 20th of the month. 9) Bills submitted to become a law are first proposed in the House. Once they are debated and amended, if they survive the House, they are sent to the Senate. The Senate also will debate and amend as necessary. If the Bill is still 'alive' it is sent to the President to be signed or vetoed. If Vetoed, the process starts all over. If signed, it has an effective date of when it will become a law. 10) Makes absolutely NO sense! It is a terrible question! The question should be: What is the document that enumerates the rights of the citizens of the United States? That answer would be: The Bill of Rights. These are the first Ten Amendments of the US Constitution. There are a LOT more rights than Freedom of Speech and Freedom of the Press. There is freedom of assembly, the right to keep and bear arms, the right to a trial by a jury, the right to be free of unwarranted searches and seizures of the person, their property or their possessions with a warrant and many more. I hope this helps.
You know what really needs to happen in the US govt, term limits for the Legislative and Judicial Branches. If the Executive Branch has to have term limits, then I think it needs to happen for the other 2 branches.
Spot on. It's sad most Amrricans do know know some of this as they dont teach history in most schools. You will have a hard sale teaching anyone that the civil war was indeed not about slavery...until he could be used as a way to spin and win for the north. In fact it was used to keep England from siding with the south (industrialized England wanted our cotton, they got it from India instead). Also 1st was States rights and cant forget the North's Morrill tariffs against the south... another taxation without representation. But lord the north won, and they wrote the history books. Now southerners who never owned slaves are being mistreated because their poor southern relatives four a war for state rights....not slavery.
Quick thing, the Senate is not the higher authority, neither have higher authority in Congress, and bills can be made both in the Senate and the House. A bill can just as easily start in the Senate and go to the House, or the other way around, and if the President vetos, it can be overturned by a two-thirds vote in both the House and Senate
@@lacari0805 Pterodactyl is difficult to spell. Silent "p" and random "y" where almost any other vowel would work. However, if you see the word, you know what it is. You're not baffled about what the word means.
@@lacari0805 No, Americans don't think chocolate milk comes from brown cows. 🤦 Also, if you don't want to be presumed a child, don't act petulant. You're behaving as though these two, already denounced by other Brits as not too intelligent, are your parents.
Actually, your House of Commons has many more members than our House oF Representatives. Also, Mexico is not part of Central America. It's in North America.
@@rockshot100 Or ever wonder how the US spread over all those native lands? Acquired Hawaii, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Phillipines etc.? But Americans don't like to see themselves as imperialists. At least Britain did not declare their possessions as organic American land in perpetuity, and are long independent now.
100-90: A 89-80: B 79-70: C 69-66: D 65-0: F That’s basically what the grading system is for the US. Specifically my school district. Might be a little different for others.
Well you're an outlier then. Most Europeans i've met have laughable knowledge about Geography. And you probably don't know as much about US Geography as you think you do.
@@thekiwiindustry1527 The most common utter failure I've seen is their underestimation of the sheer scope of this country. You drive for four hours in Europe, you're in another country. You drive for four hours in the USA, you're just in another state. Sometimes not even.
Me: They’ve been experiencing American culture for a while now, they probably won’t do as bad I think. After first question: WHAT’S A COLONIST??? Me: Nevermind. Lol 🤣
That’s crazy Do people elsewhere feel alright about not having free speech , the right of self protection. The right to a fair trial, the right to question the government Ect Ect They have no idea what they don’t have I guess. I’m Europe if your government acts crazy and you need to actually fight to stop them What are going to do? If you somehow think this can’t happen Easy example is Germany but I can give you a long list I can’t understand not wanting God given rights
@@ddstanfield9259 every government has there ups and downs its not just merica though lately its not been so good cough* cough* TRUMP but its not fair to say that considering there are so many governments around the world that are just absurd in which many of the people dont believe in. Also we dont fight to stop the government we protest unless your leading a cue or something.
An overview of Congress: So when the Constitution was being written, there was a debate over how much representation each state should get. They came up with 2 plans: the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan. The Virginia Plan favored larger states and wanted each state to be represented in Congress based on their population, while the New Jersey Plan wanted each state to have equal representation in order to protect smaller states. They eventually combined these two plans in the Great Compromise, forming Congress with two parts: the Senate (each state has 2 senators) and the House of Representatives (each state has a different number of reps based on their population).
A friend of mine from Mexico had to take this test. I tutored him and he found learning all the material brutal. There was over a hundred questions to study for and some questions were complex. He passed but he was disappointed because when he actually took the test the questions they asked him were like, "Who is the President?" "Name a color on the American flag?" "What is the Capital?" He complained that he had to study so hard for something so easy. I told him, "well, you know more than most Americans now, lemme buy you a beer." He got a Sam Adams and said, "No more Corona for me!"
@@RandomnessGirl309 I once was chatting online with a British young lady who told me that very little is taught these days about the time of Empire. That's a pity if it's true, the British Empire was a major player in world history and should be taught, the good and the bad of it.
@@usafvet100 when learning world history we learn about what countries took control over what countries. We learn about the Roman empire, Ancient Egypt and other things up to the slave trade all the way up to WWII
Geography lesson, because you've apparently been misinformed: Mexico is not part of Central America OR South America; it is part of North America. Also, Central America is a political term, not a geographic term. The nations of "Central America" are part of North America.
Actually Central America is a Geographical term, it starts in the isthmus of Tehuantepec in Mexico and it finishes in the Darien forest in Panama. North America is only Mexico, Canada and the US, then Central America, the Caribbean and South America all together is America.
All of central America is in North America, Central America is a regional term not a continent. Also technically North and South America are one continent in fact in many parts of South America they only see it as such and get mad when you call US citizens Americans.
Actually, Mexico is in the Region often called Central America because it is everything south of the US and north of South America (although in geography just everything south of Mexico to South America as Central America). Just as Latin America is not a continental designation. It kind of depends on the topic and whos talking. But yes, Mexico is also part of the North American continent and therefore in North America. I guess this designation is somewhat similar to Western Europe versus Eastern Europe. They are all part of Europe...only in the case of Europe, it has a lot to do with the Cold War borders.
@@bhk110 Did you read what i said? I agreed with you geographically, but explained why it is sometimes considered Central America based off regional and cultural information only very generally.
@@bhk110 That is just physically though. As an anthropologist and archaeologist I see the other two designations of Central America quiet often, and like I said it depends on what you're talking about and with whom. It is most often cultural.. sometimes political, but there are also some environmental distinctions that comes into play. Primarily, the ancient cultures of Central America are quite distinct from those of South America and North America, this the reason some in these fields use the term Central America.
@@bhk110 that only applies geographically and geo-politically, and sometimes not even then. There are other fields that use the Central America designations. Even my Geography textbook has a map of Central America ang's the Carribean. Like it or not, that is how it is. People aren't going to stop using the term because a government group of Americans make a change in designation for their field, and people might want to know what is meant when they hear the term (which was my whole point to begin with) If you look up the info online or at the library, you will still find maps and such that have the Central America designation.
@@vaidahk That actually used to be our policy too until we foolishly allowed them in the early 1900's to pass an amendment to our constitution allowing for direct election of Senators, which was a catastrophic mistake we will never stop paying for.
@@warpigjohnson9710 Given that I want to vomit whenever one of my senators opens his mouth, I am inclined to agree. I trust the government negative amounts, so I'd rather not let them appoint someone who is supposed to represent me. I mean, one city out of my state controls our entire state, so I'm doomed anyway.
Now Joel, you said "What is a colonist?" Really? Lordie, son, the UK had colonies all over the planet at one time (Remember "the sun never sets on the British Empire?" It meant Britain had control of places all over the globe.) A colonist is simply the resident of a colony. And the US was made up of various British colonies established at different places on the Eastern side of North America. Thus, the colonists that declared independence from the mother country.
Right, and the Senate and the House of Representatives form our Congress. So, when they say "congress passes a law," it means that a majority of both Senators and Representatives voted in favor of it. The Senate is the "upper chamber," and the House is the "lower chamber," and Senators serve for 6 years per term while Representatives serve for 2. But they all try and get re-elected over and over. PS, you guys are so much fun to watch!
As an American political scientist, those questions were written very poorly and the answers were very very poor. Secondly, colonists were mostly British citizens living in the 13 British colonies before the revolutionary war. So y’all should probably know that since it’s just as much as British history as American. I highly doubt that was a real citizenship test because the real test is much harder.
They've said in a video before that they are not taught about the war so they know it happened but they do not know why like we do. I believe the older generations didn't want that sore on their history so never taught it.
That's exactly what I meant by not wanting that sore on their history lol. Can't say I blame them. They lost a whole country by an army that was smaller and Mainly untrained for fighting while there's were highly trained people.
Jessica Napier to be fair, Spain and France are the only reason we won lol if it was just the colonists it would have been a solid win for the British. But I still don’t see why they wouldn’t at least acknowledge they had colonies at one point. As an American with most of my ancestors being British, a little sore they don’t even know our shared history.
_"the real test is much harder."_ No, it really isn't. The hurdles to becoming a U.S. citizen are mostly bureaucratic in nature. If it were up to me, I would reverse that. Get rid of the red tape, but make the citizenship test really hard, so only people of above-average intelligence can pass.
@@allymichael4836 Central America is a region and part of North America. Geologists know it's on it's on different plates (Caribbean & Panama) from the North American plate, but geographers tend to include Central America into North America. The dividing line is at the Panama Canal.
@@GotoHere The UK citizenship test is much harder, a lot of it is about pop music, movies, and sports. The US citizenship test is just about basic history and civics. I could definitely pass a test on UK history and civics, but I couldn't even pass a test about American pop music, movies, or sports; I know nothing about such things and care even less.
This is funny to me because in school in the US we learn a lot of European history all the wars kings and queens the renaissance etc. so the fact that you guys don’t learn any American history is strange to me
American history and most everything else about America other than foreign policy and military actions is completely meaningless to the rest of the world.
@@bhk110 ....Perplexed. 'It's a socialist government'. The present government in the UK is Conservative, and the American Republic. And you are quite ignorant in how recent British history is now presented in schools. I think you have an axe to grind that is sorely now worn-out and fit for the scrapheap.
Karl Toth me neither, except on my own. We kind of did Charlemagne, slipped to "the Renaissance", then skipped to New World exploration and American history.
I love how Lia said that they got C! Lol 60% is a D! I would have had a lot more C's in HS if that were the case n not had to take that Bio class over in summer school Soph year
@@elanavantonder8163 I honestly do not believe that. Not to offend you, however, your reasons do not seem to be based on facts. Most definitely an opinion, which does not portray facts. Lol.
MICHAEL GOLD omg. Where do you live? Ever lived in North America? I live in Texas. There are 7 continents. Mexico is part of North America. Texas used to be part of Mexico. We share a freaking border. Mexico is not Central America. 🤦♀️
Taxation without Representation! People not from USA may not know. There was a war Britain vs France, fought in Europe and America, ending in 1763, Britain captured Quebec, and thus took over Canada. The British thought the “colonist” in the 13 colonies Massachusetts to Georgia, should help pay for it, since the British soldiers defended the colonies. So Parliament taxed many things, and the colonists complained. As a compromise, Parliament removed all the taxes, except on tea. Radicals in Boston stopped a ship load of tea from offloading, to be taxed. They broke into the ship, and tossed the tea overboard. There is a replica ship, with replica tea chests as a tourist attraction in Boston
You guys should give the “life in the uk” test ago. It is used for anyone trying to get a British citizenship and there are loads of practice tests online. It is so frigging hard and I totally failed it. Questioned my Britishness 💯. Justina (from Lithuania) on the other hand passed 😬
I want to take the British test!! When I visited my sister and her British husband in England, i knew more than he did about British history and their government.
I always feel like the U.S. expects a lot less from people than many other countries but then I see what your grading system is and I feel much better XD
It is actually part history and part civics which I think they don't even teach anymore. I took civics when I was a freshman in high school. They definitely need to bring it back.
I learned all of this in grade school in the 80s... but I know a lot of people who were mysteriously in all of the same history classes and didn't learn it.
I’m a junior in high school in the U.S. and we’re required to take a Government and Civics class to graduate, where we learned all the stuff that is on the citizenship test. We also have to take Economics, U.S. History, and World History. So yes, it is still a required class, at least in Georgia.
I remember having to take a Constitution test in order to pass Civics my Freshman year of high school. That test alone was worth 40% of our final grade.
Dana says- "Bon Voyage!" and safe travels to anyone from America who really wants to go. I'm all for people making their dreams come true. If you don't think America is where you should be, I wish you the best in finding wherever feels most like home to you. Also, it will open up some space for those who dream of living in America. Good deal all around, right?
Thomas Richards Hey 👋 Please keep in mind this is the internet. People say things in jest literally 98% of the time. So you don’t have to worry about too many Americans leaving (or others trying to come in). But your support is appreciated. Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk.
actually, their whole logic was pretty sound on that one. New year, new president. Yes, but we vote in November, and the new president starts in January. lol
I remember Lia was worried about being arrested for saying things about the queen😂 being an American....I CANT RELATE. That’s what’s so great about freedom of speech
No, you aren’t. But I believe this is just a sample. I’ve heard the citizenships test (US) was hard and most US born citizens wouldn’t pass it. That could be a rumor, however.
If it helps and you're curious, (the below are approximate): Parlament = Congress House of commons = house of Representatives House of lords = Senate Prime Minister + Monarch = president
That's approximate, but the senate has alot more power than the house of lords...the senate in the us does court appointments and the house of lords delays hunting billing..
"What is a colonist?" Bloody hell. Mexico is North America, not Central America. It is part of the North American Free Trade Association (NAFTA). Mind you, Israel is in the Eurovision Song Contest and it's not in Europe.
I have problems with the last question: "What are the two rights afforded to everyone in the United States?" This problem being that there is more than two rights afforded to all of us, the actual number being twenty seven.
Right!? I was really confused by this one. I think it should have been worded, which are 2 of the rights afforded to everyone in the US? And those options were terrible. Break the law? No rights? automatically eliminate those.
Agreed. It’s a poorly written test question. There are several ways it could be improved, one example being, “Which of the following choices includes two of the rights afforded to everyone in the United States?”
The rights are enumerated in the Bill Of Rights. The other amendments make changes in structure, like the income tax, Senators elected rather than selected by the state legislatures, declaring who is a citizen, Prohibition and the repeal of Prohibition.
yes! and have proper ID in rural areas. and be white and landowners. and speak Cherokee. and have opposable thumbs. wait, i digress. nevermind. (upright walking and non-marsupial gestation?) or have a pulse and point at a face and laugh. there we go...
John P They’ve made it a requirement in my home state of Louisiana for all high schoolers to pass the citizenship test to pass civics class. And I definitely think every American should take it and have to pass it at some point.
Congress is divided into two houses: the House of Representatives and the Senate. They both contribute to law-making and a prospective law (or bill) must pass through both to get to the President's desk. Once a bill is brought before the President, he can pass it into law officially or veto it. Edit: Also, that question asking "what are the two rights of everyone" is very inaccurate; there are more than two. Freedom of speech, the press, and religion are all protected under the First Amendment of the Constitution and there are more freedoms protected by the Constitution itself and the other amendments.
Omg why does Americans think that there is space in the history of England to learn about how the colonies get independence In my opinion the biggest lost from UK was the Indian subcontinent and they don't learn about that i think
Lol! Funny video but question: Is 60% really a passing grade in the U.K.? I mean that's an "F" and a failing grade in our school system. Not that we have a better school system though. Ours is pretty sad really. 😂
We have numbers, so 60% is a 6 .. everything below the 5.5 is to low and you have to get a better count next test. Like you have a 5 on Dutch, you need minimum a 6 to get a 5.5 to pass. But a higher figure would be better of course.... 10 is highest and if you do real bad you get a 2, and if you cheat and they catch you a 1 ... so you will be having a hard time to get passed an 1 at the end of the school year.
Kathy Charcho well, you can thank teachers unions and a politicized education system. They don’t teach actual history and they push kids through rather than teach. Just read an article where four guys are suing Detroit public schools for graduating them when they are illiterate.
Question #1....It wasn't just high taxes. It was "Taxation Without Representation". The Colonists were being asked to pay high taxes for the debt created by the French and Indian War, yet they weren't being represented in Parliament. Then there was forced quartering of British troops into American homes that became a problem, Search and Seizure, among many other things.
I didn’t realize how smart I am in history until I took this and I knew all the answers. Thank you past and present history classes. Btw love your videos
Dana says- LOL! Uh...maybe not. I love musicals, but one probably shouldn't base their complete understanding of American History (or even their concept of part of it) on one, just like they shouldn't base what they think American orphanages (now group homes) on what they see in Annie.
_"Just listen (on repeat ) to Hamilton, by LMM."_ Alternatively, I could jam an ice pick into each of my eardrums. I'm not sure which option would be more horrific.
Joel would ask you, “what is the House of Lords”? Leah would say “house of commons, is that like the slums in a bad part of London”? These are millennials, no clue about government.
Here’s a not-triggered legend, just chipping in my two cents worth. Before I was even voting age, I got involved in civics action related volunteering. Being educated about how your government works is the responsibility that every citizen has in a democratic republic like ours. Doesn’t mean you have to have a passion for the details of it all, but knowing how things work and why they go a certain way, and even, how you CAN effect change in your government (even in high school) is empowering and, I believe, is our duty. It all will go on developing, whether or not you choose to be involved, but if you care about your own future and that of your country’s, then avoidance isn’t a prime tactic. 🤷🏼♀️☺️ #makeadifference
@@amyjohnson5839 I think the two terms have come to be fairly synonymous although technically we could be described as a Constitutional Democratic Republic...and than everyone is right. Definitely agree with Sara. Knowing how your government functions is a responsibility of every citizen, although unfortunately most people don't take this responsibility seriously until something that is going on will negatively impact them. I bet if Parliament was deciding on whether RU-vid should be banned from Great Britain or not, Joel and Lia would suddenly become interested in how their political system works.
America was a British colony - thus we were called colonists back in the day. As for freedom of speech and religion -- our founders had dealt with British officials who could prohibit newspapers from printing negative comments about the King and government -- so they enshrined freedom of the press. (British law still does not allow real free speech -- the government can still stop news outlets from publishing certain things and hate speech laws in England prohibit certain spoken words. No free flow of ideas as a result.) As for freedom of religion -- our founders opposed putting one religion above another. As a result, America has no state church. And interestingly, church attendance in the U.S. today averages around 40% weekly church attendance while England averages less than 5%.
I can't wait for y'alls Texas videos!! Hey from Georgia USA PS PLEASE GET A CAR😂 you'll walk for days to get from town to town. Just happened to be online when y'all uploaded.
1. You guys are too cute. 2. I’m a US citizen (born & raised) and I don’t even think I could answer all the questions correctly! Even more props to all of the immigrants that come here and become citizens.
Jeska G lol my mom was an illegal immigrant and I was born a US citizen. Yet when she was taking the citizenship test I couldn’t help her out bc I didn’t know many of the answers 😂😂😂 That was a fail on my 13 years of public education but it motivated me to learn more about our wonderful history 😄😄
Loved the video! 🇺🇸Few things to clarify- National Anthem- “The Star-Spangled Banner” “Oh, say can you see, by the dawn’s early light...” The civil war was a war between the Northern states (the union) and the Southern states (the confederacy) to abolish slavery. We vote for the President in November, so there is enough time to have everything switched over and to prepare for the President-elect to be sworn into office in January. We call what happens in January, Inauguration Day. We vote for a new President every four years in November. We also have mid-term elections every two years and that involves voting for state senators, state Governors, etc. The question about our two rights were saying which or both of the rights listed are given to every American. We do have freedom of religion, speech and press, but we do not have freedom with no rights because of course our freedom comes with rights. American rights are outlined in the Bill of Rights which are the first ten amendments written in the Constitution.
North America = Mexico, USA, and Canada. However, in instances when the American continent is split into just North America and South America, Central America is included within "North America," stretching from Canada to Panama, and thus South America begins with Colombia and on southward. South America has only ever been the territory including everything South of Colombia, never anything between Mexico and Panama. It's worth noting that the word "America" was always meant to be the name of a continent, and not as a synonym for "the US," therefore America stretches from Canada in the North to Chile in the South (Cape Horn region). This is why in my travels to South America, locals often call themselves American, as they are from/in the continent of America, and when people from the US visit and refer to themselves as "Americans" it makes us seem arrogant. It's how we are taught here in the US, though, so we are technically innocent; we just have no proper demonym. Hope this wasn't too boring for you guys, thanks for always being entertaining!!
Geographically speaking everything north of Columbia is the North American continent. South of the USA is usually referred to as Latin America, because of the Spanish and Portuguese colonization.
Wow............ just wow. I didn’t realize how little Brits knew about basic US History. Especially given that THEY WERE THE OTHER SIDE OF THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR!!!!!
Maybe they only vaguely know it as the war of 1812 and since it wasn't something the royal family failed to have kept the colonies under their control they likely thought it best to just not inform following generations of the reasons behind its instigation. J & L, check out a song titled Gulf Of Mexico by Jack Thornton. - That may give you something else to work with. (You can find it on youtube, btw.)
That isn't funny. It's sort of sad and pathetic to be honest. I mean you can't get away from this type of teaching in school they start you in 5th grade and continue all the way up through high school. Every single year you are told the exact same thing and you don't have a clue about it? Maybe you should go to England.
keriezy some people don’t absorb information the same way. Especially if you are not into history or politics. Also, if it’s been decades since you’ve been in school it’s not exactly fresh in your mind. No reason to be rude.
Don't feel bad in my government class in high school we all had to take the test as part of the curriculum only 4 of us(myself included) passed it you need an 80% or better to pass. So you're not alone many couldn't pass it that are natural born citizens here.
It was worded weird. It should have stated, "Which answer gives two rights Americans have?" We DO have Freedom of Religion, but there is no such thing as Freedom of No Rights. Lol.
Well they said in another video they are not taught American history. I remember them saying that they don’t even get taught about the USA and England fighting or what that was all about.
Yes, please don't get into politics. You wouldn't understand it any better than Americans do. You guys are a refreshing change from all the snark and meanness of our current political culture.
You have the House of Commons and we have the House of Representatives. Every state gets a minimum of 1 Representative, but beyond that they are apportioned by population. Your House of Lords is like our Senate. Every state gets 2 regardless of population and they are supposed to represent the needs of the state, not the people in the state. However that changes with the 17th Amendment.
Just subscribed, loving this channel. I'm Australian and love the Aussie themed videos :D You guys should make a video about what impression you have of people from different places. I'd love to hear what other people think of Australians even if they're just based on stereotypes!
You both are so very charming and fun!!! Yes, we/I will let you in!!! Enjoy your time in Texas. Make Joel wear cowboy chaps and show off that bum! LOL! Thanks for your fun channel!I used to be a teacher...and one important fact to remember is that our constitution is written to limit government...and not citizens. Very unique in this world. This is why such anger at government when they want to tax or force new laws that limit our rights. Americans believe our rights are given to us by a Higher Authority...and it's government's job to protect those rights; not grant them. Just my two cents (...term used that means "this is my opinion").Enjoy Texas...and thank you again for the fun channel and your stunning good looks and humor!
