In which John Green teaches you about the Mexican-American War in the late 1840s, and the expansion of the United States into the western end of North America. In this episode of Crash Course, US territory finally reaches from the...

In which John Green teaches you about the presidency of Andrew Jackson So how did a president with astoundingly bad fiscal policies end up on the $20 bill? That's a question we can't answer, but we can tell you how Jackson got to be...

Are all the US Presidents related?

Celebrate Presidents’ Day and the entire week with these 3 presidents songs to help you learn the presidents of the United States. Learn the presidents with their inauguration date from Washington to Biden. Learn the presidents by last...

The 16th Presidential election in American history took place on Tuesday, November 7th, 1848. This was the first election that took place on the same day in every state. By law from this point forward, Election Day would be on a Tuesday....

The 12th episode in a very long series about the American presidential elections from 1788 to the present. I hope to have them done by Election Day 2016. In 1832, the country's first prominent third party gives it a go, and then a fourth...

Martin Van Buren was an interesting fellow. He was the first president born after American independence from Britain, so he was the first president actually born an American citizen. Also, he was the first president of non-British...

William Henry Harrison, or good old Tippecanoe, had the shortest term of any president so far. That's because he died just one month into his term. Being the first president to die in office, it brought up the issue of what to do when...

The 13th episode in a very long series about the American presidential elections from 1788 to the present. I hope to have them done by Election Day 2016. In 1836, the Whig Party emerges and runs four candidates against incumbent Martin...

The 14th episode in a very long series about the American presidential elections from 1788 to the present. I hope to have them done by Election Day 2016. In 1840, the Whig Party brings Tippecanoe and Tyler, too, and Van Buren faces an...

A video lecture summarizing the 1836 election of Martin Van Buren.

A video lecturing summarizing the Presidential election of 1832 between Andrew Jackson and Henry Clay.

Although James Polk was a strong figure in the oval office, he will always be remembered for that sweet, sweet hairstyle. Business in the front, party in the back. But lest we overlook his actual political accomplishments, let's dig a...