What the Hell Have I Learned So Far?

This episode reviews the major historical themes covered so far in the series—from early Native American history and colonial settlement to the Revolution, the Constitution, and the early republic. This episode serves as a comprehensive review of everything covered to this point in the series. John revisits the major takeaways from Pre-Columbian North America, the first waves of European colonization, the development of the British colonies, and the lesser-known forces that shaped early settlement patterns. He then walks through the key turning points covered in earlier episodes—from the Revolution to the drafting and ratification of the Constitution—and reflects on how these themes connect across early American history. Listen to the Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-the-hell-did-we-get-here/id1765781522 What the Hell Were the Religious Beliefs of the Founding Fathers? https://youtu.be/m5_rusjJXUk How the Hell Did the Constitution Subvert Democracy? https://youtu.be/ittI1PeI4OE Where the Hell Did American Political Parties Come From? https://youtu.be/ittI1PeI4OE CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Intro 00:19 - Where Have I Been? 03:24 - Trump 2.0 is as Bad as I Suspected it Would Be 06:11 - What I Believe the Founders Would Think of Trump 09:19 - The Focus of this Episode 10:34 - The Pre-Columbian Period 12:45 - From Columbus to Jamestown 15:34 - 17th Century English North America 23:40 - 18th Century English North America 25:53 - The American Revolution 29:22 - From Revolution to Constitution 34:45 - The Washington Administration 37:53 - The John Adams Administration 42:15 - The Jefferson Administration 46:01 - Conclusion In this episode, John reviews through what he has learned so far doing the show. John covers a variety of topics that he has gone into detail on in previous episodes, stretching all the way back to the very first How the Hell Did We Get Here. John starts out by talking about the Pre-Columbian period and the years between Columbus and the settlement of Jamestown, before discussing all the things he learned about the colonial period that he did not know before he started researching for the show, including the plantation of Ireland, how it affected English settlement of North America, Oliver Cromwell’s Western Design, and other lesser known historical tidbits. Please subscribe https://www.youtube.com/@HowtheHellDidWeGetHerePodcast/videos?sub_confirmation=1 John goes on to cover the American Revolution, the creation of the U.S. Constitution after the Articles of Confederation showed itself to be unworkable, and the ways that the experiment in democratic republicanism brought about unexpected problems and benefits. John Also talks about the first three presidential administrations and the things he learned that went on during those administrations. There’s also a pretty spicy assessment of the Trump administration before he gets to the history stuff, so don’t say we didn’t warn you! Listen to the Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-the-hell-did-we-get-here/id1765781522 #usconstitution #americanhistory #foundingfathers #constitutionalconvention #hiddenhistory #historypodcast #ushistory #history #apushistory #colonies #britain #britishhistory #france #constitution #articlesofconfederation #georgewashington #howthehelldidwegethere #hamilton #thomasjefferson #jamesmadison #greatbritain #revolutionarywar #americanrevolution #colonialamerica #historyexplained #britishempire #alexanderhamilton #washington #americanfoundingfather #apush #federalists #democraticrepublican #republican #republic #johnjay #treaties #frenchrevolution #mtvernon #frenchhistory #secretaryofstate #treasury #johnadams #president #americanpresidents #uspresident #election #uselection #politics #politicalparties #uspoliticalparties #aaronburr #revolutionof1800 #election #presidentialelection #1800 #electoralcollege #electoralcollegetie #supremecourt #chiefjustice #johnmarshall #marburyvmadison #marshall #marshallcourt #judicial #judicialreview #trump #trumpadministration #trumpadmin