British Couple Reacts to The American Revolution - OverSimplified (Part 2)

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[@millie0804]

Any video suggestions for over the Christmas period, please let us know👇🏼 Thank you for the support as always 🥰

[@FishHatcheryGuy]

You need to watch American Civil War Oversimplified :)

[@angelamason9840]

Thank you both! 😊. Home Free: Do You Hear What I Hear, Full of Cheer (written by bass Tim) and Cold Hard Cash (by tenor Austin) are must watch Christmas videos! 😁

[@rg20322]

Also as you mentioned the French Revolution. This was based on the fact that the American Revolution succeeded and the pheasants of France were treated like dirt, and constantly taxed to death literally. They took up arms and took care of the aristocracy, however, it kind of got away from them in the end :) Too bad that the people of France don't do the same today with the current Gov.

[@KeredCross]

Millie, defiantly would like you 2 to watch the Civil War oversimplified. It's will teach you a bunch.

[@l.t.1305]

Do the real history of Thanksgiving

[@josephmunning4890]

George Washington was a humble 1st leader of the US. He said "I did not defeat King George III to become King George I."

[@ALJ9000]

And he’s the *ONLY* actually good president we ever had

[@packersfanforlife7903]

As much as I admire Washington a group of American Historians made me realise something. They said they believed when Washington resigned he very much had Cromwell in his thoughts and what happened after Cromwell had defeated a King, he too did not want the same to happen to him or for himself to become another Cromwell. As a Britishman I think it is testament to his Character. Regardless of what he thought the fact he did it his was and rightly so shows who he was overall.

[@MadPandaSHP]

@@packersfanforlife7903 Some said it was because washington was a lover of classical history and wanted to emulate the roman general Cincinnatus, who gave up his dictorial powers back to the senate after defeating the barbarians threatening rome and thats why the US has a two term system.

[@billbrasky1288]

25-30 days it would take a ship to go from New York to the English Channel in the 1700’s. Thanks google. About 100-150 miles per day.

[@sodblitz3445]

It's 6 weeks to get from Europe to America and 4 weeks to get from America to Europe.

[@WaywardVet]

Yes, one month. He departed on November 1st or 2nd depending on who's records you check. Arrived in Brest, France in December. Then he restocked and went absolutely apeshit. Minimal communication with the Americans, and was pretty much "This is my stomping ground, I'll call you if I need you, which I don't, because I'm the boss"

[@obe22099]

The fastest speed the US carrier strike group move at is around 30-35 mph. Sail powered ships are around 10mph. Either way it's slow. Even these days. A week to cross the Atlantic would be fast even by modern ship technology.

[@zachbocchino5501]

@@sodblitz3445 Wait, call me an ignorant American but wouldn't that be the same distance either way you started from?

[@sodblitz3445]

@@zachbocchino5501 no,. leaving Europe to get to America you have to sail down to Portugal and sail across to Florida,. going from America to Europe you sail up to Maine and across to England,. it's called the Atlantic Conveyor,. if you try to do it any other way you'll be sailing against the wind and the ocean currents.

[@helens.undead666]

If you didn’t know, the Statue of Liberty was a gift from the French commemorating the alliance of France and the United States during the American Revolution.

[@fakecubed]

Specifically it was meant as a symbol of republicanism, the rejection of monarchy.

[@okamiseele8614]

Then we returned the favor by giving them the Eiffel Tower

[@Jammer1031]

To this day, "Benedict Arnold" is used as a term for traitor here in the US.

[@randlebrowne2048]

It's on par with Judas as being synonymous with traitor here.

[@TheBeesleys99]

Oh wow aha!

[@rustincohle2135]

@@TheBeesleys99 Yea, "Benedict Arnold" is even used in rap songs to describe traitors like in this scene from the 2015 music biopic film "Straight Outta Compton". The song heard in the beginning of this clip is a real rap song: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iaSUZWyghbqLbLM ...or in this clip from "Family Guy" @1:15 with the "Eggs Benedict Arnold" joke (a play on the breakfast dish Eggs Benedict) kzbin.info/www/bejne/aGXMk2imgtCjqLs

[@SoloRenegade]

soon to be replaced with Biden

[@rustincohle2135]

@@SoloRenegade Yea, cuz it was Biden who encouraged his supporters to overthrow the democratic process on January 6th, right?? Jackazz

[@maxpeck7382]

Benedict Arnold would have been immortalized in American History as the founders were if he had stayed true to his homeland of America, but he chose to join the British. I bet it was hard on him to see that America won the war for independence while he was now forced to live in Britain in a society that wouldn't ever fully recognize him as equal. So he had to essentially live the rest of his life and make his family living in Britain off the minor status and charity he was granted from Britain for his service for a bit during the war. He could have been a Rock Star level figure to his fellow Americans in America. Now his name is synonymous with traitor when someone calls you a Benedict Arnold.

[@GregInHouston2]

I wrote a paper on Arnold in college. Arnold's position was not good. His activities in support of the revolution had put him deeply in debt at a time when debtor's prison was a thing. As shown in Oversimplified, he was disrespected and passed over for promotions he badly needed.

[@g33xzi11a]

@@GregInHouston2 pretty funny then that he would betray the side run by members of a think tank that was strictly opposed to debtors prisons and would later make it a part of the constitution of their new nation.

[@GregInHouston2]

@@g33xzi11a I don't understand. The Constitution does not abolish debtors' prison. In fact, we still imprison people for debt today. Usually, it is under the guise of contempt of court.

[@g33xzi11a]

@@GregInHouston2 you can’t be imprisoned for private debt. You can be for debts to the government.

[@g33xzi11a]

@@GregInHouston2 “debtors prison” only refers to debts due to private creditors.

[@borisbalkan707]

Yeah as an American, I always hear Brits on KZbin say they were never taught about the Revolutionary War. Seems pretty important.

[@crystalanderson1770]

Listen, if they had to learn the details of every revolution from all of their past colonies, they wouldn't have time for learning anything else!

[@jesusbarajas8067]

They were kind of busy taking over the world and had rebellions in India and a bunch of other places so thats why its not as important its more of a side note European history goes back at least 2 thousand years were American is only about 300

[@borisbalkan707]

@@jesusbarajas8067 It's a side note that the American colonies fought and won a war of independence and eventually became the lone superpower in the world? It definitely was not a minor thing at the time--England was going to lose all of its land and power in America. You think that wasn't important to King George?

[@borisbalkan707]

@@crystalanderson1770 It's one of the most important events in British history, but ok...

[@jesusbarajas8067]

@@borisbalkan707 they kept Canada 😬 .. not that its not important but at the time their empire was world wide and they constantly had to keep rebellions down and they been at war with the other European powers for ages

[@ronclark9724]

John Paul Jones' body was moved from a Paris cemetery and now rests at the US Naval Academy. Lafayette's body rests in Paris and the US Embassy and their Marines have a new American flag ceremony every year. Lafayette will never be forgotten...

[@roaaoife8186]

There's a reason why Lafayette Square is right across the street from the White House.

[@thekevindeucey]

Side note, the American Colonists literally offered George Washington a crown. The first King of America. Washington gave a speech basically saying, 'if I were to accept, then we have fought this war for nothing.' And don't forget. All these ideas came from British citizens. That's what the Americans were. It all stems from the Magna Carta. Britain has made plenty of mistakes but in their wake they left the rule of law and individual freedom.

[@SoloRenegade]

The US military to this day is heavily influenced by the British aristocratic model.

[@zachbocchino5501]

Well the way I see it is that the war wouldn't have been for nothing if he did accept the offer. He still could have been king but could have had some reformed ideas. Like he could have made an American kingdom but chose to have a absolute monarchy rather than a constitutional monarchy, which England had. However, with an absolute monarchy It wouldn't make sense because then the people would have no say. But I mean in a way democracy and a constitutional monarchy are the same in the sense that there is the legislative body of government in this case, we have congress and parliament ( for the UK and US). The leaders of those countries, the King/Queen and the President, have no real or true power over the country. At this point in time a King or Queen is just a very rich family that every one knows and at the time people were told that they are their leaders because of just that purpose, very rich and because they wore a metal hat. Which comes to think about it is kind of crazy. The difference however is that in a democracy, the people have a say in the politics while in a monarchy, whether it be absolute or constitutional, do not. So my point is, and this is just my opinion. The war wouldn't have been fought for nothing if President Washington was King Washington AND if he was a fair king, unlike our previous king. Which people tend to forget that Americans did have a king at one point.

[@g33xzi11a]

The Magna Carta wasn’t actually all that influential to the final form of government. It’s was mostly the philosophy of members of Pan-European liberal lodges that reflected strongest. British common law was far more important and even that was mostly discarded at the end of the day. The Iroquois Confederacy was probably the most influential government to the newly independent States. The Magna Carta isn’t a liberal or democratic document. It’s a pro-Aristocracy document establishing the balance of power between lesser royalty and the Monarch. It was basically useless for 400 years until the British civil war when it was kinda retconned but still not into something to help the little guy, just rights nobility had against an abusive king. Some contemporary conspiracies about the Magna Carta lined up pretty conveniently with the philosophies of the Liberal enlightenment thinkers and so if anything the misconceptions or misunderstandings about the Magna Carta in its almost mythological form did influence the Americans, but the actual document didn’t. Of course, I don’t think they would have found the actual document all that shocking. Most of the founders would fall nicely into the roles of nobility/peerage or landed gentry and much like the eventual constitution they would have found themselves with special protections not afforded to the Everyman even if a Monarchy had been established.

[@TheKrossRoads]

The US Founders took a lot of inspiration from ancient Rome, hence several naming conventions, like one of the houses of congress being called "The Senate". Representative democracy in the form of a "Republic" is another. Even small things, like Latin phrases, pepper American law and government to this day: "E pluribus unum" (out of many, one) is on the money. They also looked to Thomas Paine, who really did believe in the basic rights of man, or human rights as we know them today. His writings would not only influence the American Constitution, but he would also personally go to France during their revolution to help them write their own. He also inspired Ireland's unsuccessful 1798 revolution with his writings as well.

[@joelspaulding5964]

@@zachbocchino5501 paragraphs are your friend.

[@Nandrall18-25]

It's amazing how times change over time. Our first enemy is now one of our closest allies.

[@KSP321]

France is Americas oldest Ally I'm from Kentucky alot of us are french descent. Being french descent just so much more pride and thankful for what they did for us I always say American by birth french by blood. I'm proud of both

[@jeffburdick869]

descent*

[@sj4iy]

My family is from Kentucky and TN, but we're almost all scottish/irish/british descent. My husband, who is from east TN, is british/french/german descent. Pretty crazy how America became an experiment in mutts :)

[@thefisherman0074]

Yeeeaaaaaaaa until the Vietnam War and everyone hated France shortly after.

[@derekamos7189]

@Justin Phillips I don't want to sound corrective and all that, but if you look it up, Morocco was the very first country to recognize U.S. independence, allowing U.S. Merchant and trade ships to land on their shores. I hope this helps a bit! 😁

[@OddBallPerformance]

That Dutch made American flag is still used and recognized by the U.S. Military to this day. It is most commonly known as the Serapis Flag (The ship that Jones captured), or the Franklin Flag (For Ben Franklin). It is featured in the crest of the USS John Paul Jones DDG-53, and is also the official flag of the US Army 111th Infantry Regiment.

[@paulawilliams3344]

John Paul Jones was a bad ass! I didn't learn much about him in school but he would've been my choice for an American Hero.

[@leoda_lion4107]

They were right. Not only was he a bad ass, but absolutely INSANE...!!!!

[@Deanstanley]

@@paulawilliams3344 "he would've been my choice for an American Hero" Mine, too. I am continually baffled that some American movie company haven't done this guys' story. I think he's more interesting than many of the old west gunslingers immortalized and whitewashed in the movies for a century. Envision this guy crossing 3 thousand miles of ocean in a rinky dink boat then playing hide and seek with the most formidable navy on earth.

[@wesleypeters4112]

What makes the US so special in the history of the world, is that it was the first experiment of self-governance that actually worked. Before 1776, all other revolutions either lead to anarchy, dictatorships, or the seating of another monarch. I can say that as a 1st Gen American (born in Russia) that it never ceases to amaze me that this country being so young, would have such a deep and profound, and largely positive impact on the world stage since its founding. This nation faced and overcame many tests and tribulations and the world watched in amazement as the country and its values stood strong.

[@AnnaBanana-tx9rf]

Yes!! They paved the way.

[@NathanCline12-21]

"Anarchy is no guarantee that some people won't kill, injure, kidnap, defraud, or steal from others. Government is a guarantee that some will. " Gustave de Molinari

[@Haldurson]

Technically, our constitution was inspired by that of the Iroquois nation. So we were not the first. It wasn't until 1988 that congress officially recognized how much our form of government was based on the Iroquois confederacy. It's something that was left out of our history books for years.

[@matt_indy]

@@Haldurson The main inspiration were works from the “Enlightenment”.

[@Haldurson]

@@matt_indy John Adams, when looking at different types of government to draw on when creating the constitution, he created a 3-volume handbook, and while it did include the writings of such philosophers as John Locke, but it also included the actual examples of the Iroquois confederacy, as well as the governments of other native american groups. The Iroquois confederacy was something well within the experience of the members of the constitutional congress through their personal experience. There is a very eurocentric bias among people who totally discount the influence of an actual living, breathing, and still extant government, when there is so much that was clearly borrowed from them. It's a pattern that our history has followed for centuries, of whitewashing, discounting the contributions of non-white, non-european to our own way of life. The very fact that people claim that our government was the first of its kind, when we had a living example that was very similar to our own is an obvious sign of that kind of bias. Fortunately, eventualy (in the 1980s) it was formerly acknowledged.

[@coltoncarson_UKR-RUS]

The Prussian guy even got a city named after him (Steubenville Ohio)

[@americansmark]

We have a lot of mimitary-inspires schools, towns, and cities in Ohio. Perry county for Oliver Hazard Perry (war of 1812) comes to mind. Sheridan HS is named for union general Phil Sheridan. He even has a statue in the nearby town if Somerset. The history on display in this country is astounding.

[@capo328]

We even have a high school named after him in Chicago

[@emsolo]

To this day in the US a traitor is called a "Benedict Arnold" !

[@wolf762x51]

Just a fact here. We native Americans had been at war with each other fir thousands of years before Europeans ever showed up. Tribal wars were brutal, much more so than European's of the time. Men, women, and children were all fair game for most tribes. Total destruction of villages and other tribes took place. Te reason that some natives sided with one side or the other, were mostly based on who promised us the most rewards after the war. We would be given territories of our defeated foes, and trade alliances with whatever side we chose to have an alliance with. We were a stone age people being introduced rapidly into the at the time, modern world. Some tribes were more peaceful than others, and some, based their existence / economy on war. We weren't any less guilty than Europeans. The myth of the peaceful, nature loving natives is just that, a myth. Honesty, though it hurts, is better than pushing a false narrative.

[@packersfanforlife7903]

I find the Native American culture fascinating and can be often heard listening to Native American music. Hearing wolves and Eagles in it, it just makes me think of the vast expanse of North America. Native American history is just as important as American and Canadian history. Without one you do not have the other. Historical fact should always be seen as truth. Native Americans were mistreated by Colonists while some were seen as equal trading partners. Sadly it is sad what happened and as a Britishman Native American culture is still interesting and like I said, what really makes me long to see America has come from the feelings I get when I listen to Native American music. To see vast open land scapes which were once free of cities and towns and just nature. I love the United States as much as I do Britain to an extent but a part of my heart will always hold Native American culture and history with it. My heart longs for the North American Continent. I've loved it all my life and if not for my life back here in Britain I'd want to live in North America somewhere.

[@davedahowell8694]

You are 100% accurate and I'm very glad you are willing to tell the truth over any agenda. That takes alot of courage! (Long rant) (I know I shouldn't judge historical events and people though a modern lens, hindsight is only perfect if you have all the information, and we obviously do not.) The fact that Native American tribes fought amongst themselves long before any explorers came to the America should be obvious with the Aztec, Inca, and Myan civilizations (who more advanced than just stone age but i understand the analogy), but people conveniently forget how ruthless they were. That being said when the Explorers like Cortez came though, it was much like the British vs the Zulu. NOT TO MENTION the vast amounts of Native Americans that died from contagious diseases (intended or not) by these colonists & explorers. In some cases 90% or more of whole nations were wiped out and any survivors were lucky to be included in other tribes. It's no wonder they would join with a group of people they saw as being more powerful, they were just trying to survive at this point. They could have joined with other Native American nations, but these Europeans kinda kicked ass. Either group, other Native Americans or Europeans, would treat them a 2nd or 3rd class citizens anyways. Definitely a rock vs hard place choice. My issue is the near (and in some cases complete) annihilation many Native American cultures, because they were stereotyped as "savages". Why? Because to the rich elite, it is more "popular" to subjugate, enslave, and slaughter a person who not as valuable, educated, or refined like them. This became increasingly popular after Darwin's theory reinforced that people with white skin were more evolved or intelligent than those with darker skintones. 🤬 "Why not kill off the less evolved if in doing so kept the human race from turning back into monkeys? They aren't as intelligent as whites, they wouldn't care even if they understood...." 🤬 All be it, there were a very few Spanish missionaries that traveled through what is now part the United States and Mexico that did write about the Native American people in a realistically, describing their hardships and courage. Or atleast there are very few writings that still exist today. To the victor wins the spoils, but I hate that so much history is lost. The library of Alexandra (though mostly empty at the time of its destruction) had Nothing on the loss of the unwritten (?) history of most of the Native American Nations. Tbh, this might seem ridiculous, but that loss of culture & history infuriates me the most. I understand that bad things happen to people, but to loose all that information for greed & to push an agenda, bothers me. I know this scenario has been repeated innumerable times in history, many of which were Native American nations fighting and destroying each other. This is the nature of war, but where human beings cannot become immortal, the stories of their lives & culture potentially could.

[@fakecubed]

When the first British, Dutch, and French colonists arrived in what became the United States. The city of London back in Europe had a population larger than the American Indian population in the entire territories in North America that would eventually become Canada and the United States before the 1800s. It wasn't really colonization that happened, it was settling in empty lands. American Indians, the few of them there were, were not being displaced. They had no cities of their own. They lived in small villages scattered over vast tracts of mostly empty land and were constantly warring between them. There was quite a lot of peaceful trade between Europeans and the American Indians, and unfortunately for the latter group they were more interested in trading for advanced European weapons to continue their tribal warfare with each other than they were in learning from Europeans about modern agricultural practices or medicine that had allowed European populations to grow so quickly. With virtually endless populations of Europeans wanting to settle in the New World for economic opportunity or religious freedom, Europeans simply out-competed the American Indians by growing lots of food to feed large families in large towns and cities where no one else was living before. Further south and west, the Spanish did engage in deliberate warfare against the American Indians, but frankly a lot of those tribes believed in human sacrifice so I can't really feel too bad about it. A lot of the massacres that occurred were carried out by other tribes that had allied themselves with the Spanish, not the Spanish themselves. There were atrocities committed much later by Americans, such as the Trail of Tears. It's worth noting, though, that many who died were slaves owned by the American Indians who were being displaced. There's really nobody who looks like the good guys in that story from a modern perspective. Ultimately, the history of humanity is the history of violence, genocide, and all manner of atrocities, and it's still going on today across most of the world. Europeans weren't uniquely evil at any point in history. They just had much better technology when they engaged in the exact same sort of stuff everyone else was engaged in at the time, so Europeans tended to win. I prefer to focus on the good things. Europeans were the first, and only major ethnic group to have outlawed slavery. Slavery is still openly practiced in Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and the Caribbean. It was Europeans who first tried to create some rules of war to prevent wholesale slaughter of the losing side, and minimize civilian casualties. Europeans haven't always lived up to their ideals, atrocities continue to happen, even in the recent past, but at least they're trying and leading the way to a better future. No one else much seemed to prioritize these things, even today.

[@Anxiousbug]

Facts. But I just hate it when people try to use this as justification for what colonizers did

[@fakecubed]

@@Anxiousbug The word you’re looking for is settlers.

[@chrisswinerton9603]

I found out about 21 days is the fastest back then to cross the Atlantic and 29 is the slowest. Depending on sails, boat size, weight and weather. ❤️😀👍

[@sodblitz3445]

It's 6 weeks to get from Europe to America and 4 weeks to get from America to Europe

[@olpossum]

Yup, wind and wave power, no engines back then....and they had to deal with disease. :-P Not a happy journey.

[@TheBeesleys99]

Yeah I was way off ahah! Absolutely mental!

[@BC-ui9yt]

The other thing was knowing the sea. Going to Britain, you can sail along the Gulf Stream, which makes it faster. Going the other way, if you run into that, it'll slow you down. Supposedly, American sailors knew that, but the ones from Britain thought the idea of a "stream" in the ocean was ridiculous.

[@sodblitz3445]

@@BC-ui9yt I explained it in detail on another comment on this video... Sailing from Europe to America you do not sail against the Gulf Stream current, You go South just passed the mouth of the mediterranean and catch the westerly winds to go west,. you sail northeast with the Gulfstream to go from America to Europe

[@NiamhCreates]

Calling someone a "Benedict Arnold" in America is slang for calling someone a "traitor"... even today. Also, my husband was named after John Paul Jones.

[@packersfanforlife7903]

As much as he was a traitor there is no question the man was a nutter and had courage. He was let down massively and always seemed to get his courageous deeds missed. When you are wounded multiple times and risk your very life while other Generals want to call it quits... I don't think many men would appreciate being passed over constantly by their peers who don't put themsleves in the same line of vulnerability. Americans see Arnold as a traitor, as a Britishman who has studied the Revolution for a long time as it's my most favourite period I can say this, yes he was a traitor but he was also let down by many on his own side. It's not hard to see why he eventually decided to switch espically when the likes of Gates were seen as better! Not that it was right but from his shoes, it must have been hard!

[@fakecubed]

@@packersfanforlife7903 A traitor inside the walls is always worse than an enemy outside them.

[@PerthTowne]

The help from France was decisive. I don't know whether the colonists would have won when they did if the French had not given so much military aid. The Marquis de Lafayette was a French officer and an important figure in the Revolution. He fought alongside Washington and commanded American troops in some battles. There are more than 30 town and cities in the US today that are named Lafayette in his honor, and even more counties, streets, parks, and on and on.

[@Milleniumlance]

"Lafayette we are here"

[@PerthTowne]

@@Milleniumlance I forgot about that quote. Yes, an American officer said that at Lafayette's burial site in France during WWI. The meaning, that the French helped us during the Revolution, and now American troops have come to help France to repay the favor. Great quote.

[@tommyhallum2054]

That's beautiful. It has always bothered me when you hear fellow Americans say things like "if it wasn't for us you would be speaking German" to the French. It always helps to know your history because you can easily make a fool out of yourself.🗽

[@Nandrall18-25]

@@tommyhallum2054 France did indeed insure our freedom, and we should be eternaly greatful for it. But it doesn't mean that they to shouldn't feel the same towards us for coming to their aide in WW 2. In fact all of Western Europe should feel that way. Over 100,000 Americans gave their lives in the European theater. I know it wasn't just us, our fellow allies deserve a great deal of credit also, but we did provide the most logistical and military forces. While we couldn't have won without the Soviet Union I really don't think they should be considered a true allie. It was a perfect case of the enemy of my enemy is my friend. We helped keep them in check also, for the next 45 years. Like you said, it always helps to know your history.

[@magdalenem4949]

Lafayette lost his father at a young age, and Washington did not have any biological children. Their relationship because a father and son relationship. Lafayette named his son after Washington, and Lafayette sent him a key to the Bastille after the storming, it still hangs at Mount Vernon today.

[@TheValarClan]

The oversimplified story with Benjamin Franklin in France really undercut what he did in France. He was politically schmoozing the powers there. And convince them to join in. The others who came in thinking he was just partying the French could not withstand. Benjamin Franklin was pretty much the architect of much of what happened if you study his life. He said the seeds Wayback when… also little known fact, Americans loved Tea… Particularly the caffeine element. And when we switch more to coffee, a lot of Americans began to become more stimulated. That’s for another discussion another day

[@richhibbard5951]

Usual crossing time for a ship in 1776 was 6 weeks or more, depending on weather. Benedict Arnold was shot in the foot in the Battle of Quebec, and again shot in the leg during the Battle of Saratoga. At the Saratoga Battle Sight there is a memorial to him that doesn’t mention his name, along with a statue of just a left leg, in appreciation for his service before becoming a traitor.

[@saltyark7564]

I wasn’t aware we had any statues for him, that’s interesting.

[@Dino-god69]

The more I live, the less I blame Arnold. Imagine putting your life on the line for a cause for years, and the people who have benefitted the most from your actions won't even give you an ounce of credit. Saratoga would have been a losing battle without Benedict, and therefore we would not have gotten support from France, and without the support of France we would have lost the war.

[@cyndialver2130]

@@Dino-god69 I must disagree with you. The man was a soldier and soldiers for centuries have given everything they have for their nations, most of them never received the thanks and honors they should and they never selfishly turned traitor.

[@packersfanforlife7903]

@@cyndialver2130 I must disagree there. It is easy to judge a man. But when that same man did all these acts and the people who he served under took all the credit. No past or modern day solider would take that on the chin! Becoming a traitor was not good no, however he was pushed to that by his own side. He just took the leap! You cannot blaim soley Arnold for what happened and you cannot judge a man wounded in combat at least twice while his peers who were then congratulated mostly didn't have the stomach to fight, let alone put themsleves in harms way!

[@packersfanforlife7903]

@@Dino-god69 brave statement and couldn't agree more. Arnold was pushed to become a traitor. Fight for a cause and get screwed by the cause repeatedly. Considering it was Saratoga which made the French finally say yes... Gates got the credit. Anyone who has never been in the Military shall not understand how it feels when you work your absolute arse off for your colleagues who scream in the office they cannot be first on a lunch break or soend most their time playing sport than their job get promoted over you as your always in work covering what they're not doing and you need extra capacity but never have the time or chance due to work coming first. Least alone getting wounded twice in battle and the very men who denied you got the credit for your actions!

[@stevemattfis]

I wanted to take a moment to compliment you both. You are a perfect match. You both have sweet dispositions and with a quiet grace take in things that others do not do easily. You reserve judgement and are more open than many I have encountered. I hope things go your way in an ever increasing manner. You are precisely what I hope most people could be and it makes me smile to know you have each other. And to use your own words Fair play to you two Legends.

[@skiptrace1888]

Hear! Hear! Super nice and sweet folks who are open-minded about other cultures

[@karryhoward3946]

The way our founders set up our country is amazing inspirational and timeless as an American I'm reminded of this every time I use the all mighty Dollar God Bless America.

[@glowhoo9226]

Fun fact: during a naval battle, John Paul Jones had his ship heavily damaged. When ordered to surrender by the British commander, Jones was quoted saying “I have not yet begun to fight!” And then he rammed his ship into the enemy’s, boarded it, and took the ship for his own.

[@robrobertson4619]

There was a good movie out several years ago called “Last Of The Mohicans”. It is basically set in upstate New York and Canadian border when the French and British were fighting, while both sides used the Native American tribes to fight for the cause. Really good movie👍

[@bgt54rfvcde32wsxzaq1]

It took almost 3 months to sail from the US to England.⛵️

[@sodblitz3445]

nope,. It took Columbus 3 months to find land,. Columbus was also a very poor navigator and had no idea where he was going.. It takes 6 weeks to sail from Europe to America and 4 weeks to sail from America to Europe

[@vampuricknight1]

@@sodblitz3445 Also to piggyback off your comment their were also naval improvements from the time Columbus sailed to the time of the revolutionary war. Its around then we start seeing the big ship of the line many with a dozen or more sails to catch the wind on multiple masts. Essentially they were bigger, faster, better in every way.

[@neonoires]

It's wild to think back on this time period because one second you're part of a British colony and the next you're suddenly a country with no actual military to protect you or set of rules to establish yourself. I also know that's how a lot of civilizations have started but the US is a young country by historical standards. I understand that some towns in the colonies were already pretty much functioning on their own but what a wild time.

[@jojoemcgeejoe457]

Back in that period of history, personal glory was a major concern for commanding officers in an aristocracy. Glory meant fame. Fame meant a secure financial future. This was often a problem in such armies. Commanding officers skying off to do their own thing their own way in an effort to become famous.

[@justjasyn292]

Civil War reaction I say yes too. Oh lol also have Millie take the citizenship tests you've taken that'd be fun to see

[@wanderingheidi]

I agree! I'm an English literacy tutor and I use the study guide to help my students learn English as well as US history, geography, and government! I've challenged my US-born friends to take the test. lol One of the geography questions asks you to name one of the two longest rivers in the US. "M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I" I've taught all of my students over the years how to spell it REALLY fast because all American children learn it that way in school. 😁

[@billbrasky1288]

Let’s see how Millie does on the US states quiz.

[@TheBeesleys99]

That would be interesting ahah!

[@jrooksable]

Brits tend to do better on tests of U.S. history than Yanks do with British history!(just sayin'!)

[@billbrasky1288]

@@jrooksable I would agree with that. Mostly because Brits are exposed to US culture much more than vice versa.

[@Argiopocalypse92]

It's important to remember as well, though the individual soldiers on the side of the American colonists were essentially farmers who were handed guns and given some quick training, George Washington had been in the military on the side of Britain prior to all of this, and I'd assume that aside from just having experience as a commander in the military, he had a bit of understanding as to how the British forces operate.

[@AJDunnReadsandWrites]

I live in Schuylerville, NY which is in the Town of Saratoga where the "Turning Point" battle of the Revolutionary War was fought and won, giving the Americans the advantage in the war over the British. We have a battle monument and a National Historical Park here to commemorate it.

[@andrewrichardson2293]

Also Yorktown Virginia has a national battlefield park where the original siege trenches still stand around the town. There is a ton of historical information about the battle all over the battlefield and you almost need a car to see it all. I highly recommend a visit if you’re ever in Virginia. Williamsburg Virginia is also an amazing destination for history of the same period

[@zacharywilbur3459]

15:25 not only were populations much smaller then, the ability to pay and feed an army was much harder than today. Especially across an ocean that takes months to receive supplies or reinforcements

[@CrimsonThunderSB]

3:08 This was a massive mistake, this is what caused the Battle of Saratoga to become the entire turning point in the war, this was another missed opportunity for the British to win the war. 5:18 this guy who came in was a major contributor as this has made the American force a much more formidable army afterward. He wrote a manual of how to conduct basic military training with drills and stuff to teach recruits, which many of his tactics in the manual are still used in American Basic Training today.

[@TheMajorActual]

6:35 -- Sailing times were anywhere from 6 weeks to 3 months, depending on weather, the condition of the ship and how experienced the Captain and crew were. Generally speaking, it was faster to go from the Colonies to Europe, than the reverse. One-week travel times didn't happen until steam engines were perfected.

[@laurelanderson6782]

My dad went by boat from New York City to Germany when he was 18 years old in the US Army. It took him two weeks.

[@JPMadden]

A voyage by sail across the Atlantic in the 1700s could take 1-3 months, depending on the winds, season, and currents (America to the UK was faster). Accurate navigation was impossible until the chronometer had been invented and became affordable in the early 1800s. Before steamships and telegraph cables in the mid-1800s, that's how long mail took. (I recently read that when American John Adams was a diplomat in France, one summer day he received a letter his wife had written at Christmas.)

[@pdraggy]

I love to watch ppl reacting to stories that I know well for the first time

[@timreno72]

I think it's really cool that you've takin an interest in American history especially from a Brits perspective. I hope some day you have a chance to come over and experience it first hand. I went on an unrelated tour in California history that involved a famous gunfight and historians have actually kept the original bar in tact with the actual bullets still lodged in the bars wood.

[@gauchplant]

Perhaps the biggest mistake (morality aside) the British made during the war was to free the southern slaves. The south had always been tepid on the whole independence thing but the loss of their slaves really made them angry. The Battle of Cowpens is an interesting bit of strategy. It was literally fought in cow pens because they prevented British Cavalry from doing their job (in this case, scouting and preventing retreats). The Colonists then used militias, who had a tendency to run in any sort of straight-up fight with the British, to lore the British out of formation chasing them. Behind a raise, the rest of the Continental Army was waiting, in formation, for the British to run into them. There is a pretty accurate depiction of the fight at the end of the movie The Patriot (the rest of the movie is trash, but this fight is pretty true to history). Greene would go on to be considered one of the best generals of the war while having never "won" a single battle. Also, George Washington wasn't the first President in American history. John Hancock was, of the Continental Congress after the first American constitution was written... entitled the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union. The first constitution was found wanting so they wrote another one, in which George Washington became the first President.

[@JeremyCheuvront]

I recently moved about 50 miles from there. I should go visit.

[@FredrickLackey]

Really like Milly. She seems like such a sweet person. Could not imagine these videos without her.

[@Alescia0115]

As an American, we learn so much about the Revolution and the Civil War, that all the small details are actually extraordinary to learn. There are great movies made about it too, and some shows. I recommend watching/reading.

[@signmeupruss]

Thomas Paine, who was a major player in instigating the American Revolution (he wrote "Common Sense"), was also a major player in kicking off the French Revolution.

[@JPMadden]

1) At 1:35, OverSimplified said the Hessians made an "unsheduled" stop. He occasionally sounds British. 2) General Washington attacked early on December 26, not only to catch the Hessians off-guard and possibly hungover, but because on December 31 the terms of enlistment of much of his army ended, and few were likely to have re-enlisted without a victory. 3) At 5:30, the comment "where to poop and where not to" was about disease. In many wars, more soldiers died from drinking water contaminated by human and animal feces than from combat. Soldiers who had lived on farms and in the woods were often not accustomed to using outhouses, and defecated everywhere. I've seen news stories that this is still a problem in some very poor countries. 4) At 8:04 OverSimplified said "keep ripping in heaven, John Paul Jones." This is likely in reference to the bass player for Led Zeppelin. Coincidentally, neither man was born with that name. The ship captain was born John Paul, and added Jones for some reason. The musician was born John Richard Baldwin and changed his name after seeing a poster for a movie about the ship captain. By the way, the original John Paul Jones is considered the "Father of the U.S. Navy." 5) We Americans like to say our ancestors defeated the British, although for many of us, myself included, my ancestors weren't here yet. It's more accurate to say we outlasted the British. They could have persisted with the war, with likely no more success. There were at least 2 reasons why they chose not to: they were also fighting global wars against the French, Spanish, and Dutch; and despite their large size, the 13 American colonies generated far less income than the sugar plantations of the Caribbean islands. 6) "Using campaign funds to pay your mistress hush money" at 16:40 and "no matter how much of a stable genius he claimed to be" at 16:56 are references to a certain recent U.S. President. 7) George Washington's retirement after two terms as President was perhaps his greatest service to his country. Despite the scare early this year, there has been a peaceful transfer of power every 4 or 8 years since 1797. Reportedly, when told by the American artist Benjamin West that Washington was going to resign, King George III said "If he does that, he will be the greatest man in the world."

[@SeamHead33]

7) yeah except for that guy FDR

[@Urusovite]

What scare? The election was stolen. Now, look at this country and the state it is in. Our founding father's statues are being torn up. Your comment really speaks volumes about what side of the aisle you lean. Nice try at an unbiased take. Also, almost all the oversimplified videos lack accuracy and important context. The Civil War is a good example. The author clearly has his biases too.

[@rburton76]

@@Urusovite The election wasn't stolen. Your orange menace lost. Thank God.

[@Urusovite]

AgentNerdForce Biden regret is very real for your side. Keep pretending you didn’t lose too even with Dems stealing the election. $3.50/gal of gas is hardly a victory

[@Urusovite]

JPMadden Gas prices have doubled since Biden took office. We were well into the pandemic under Trump and it stayed under $2.00. Biden shut down the keystone pipeline. He’s gone after fossil fuels in general. He got rid of energy independece and made us reliant on OPEC and Russia. All the while, he is letting Russia finish a pipeline so Europe can buy from it. Don’t be naive. You know dang well the president has immense control over the economy and inflation. Red states ignoring Biden are way better off economically (and in terms if rona rates) than blue. Recovery is instantaneous when you apply logic to your policy.

[@jimlee6856]

You definitely should check out the french revolution and the Napoleonic wars videos by him next

[@johnclark2212]

General Corn Wallace was an uninvited guest at my great, great great, great grandmother McGee's plantation in North Carolina, she raised hogs, wheat, corn and tobacco and had a flower mill and distillery. Her two sons were in local militias fighting for the revolution. Her biggest problem with the British is that they were using liberal amounts of her ham, whisky and flower and forgetting to pay. An item that seldom comes out about this war is that England and France were in a world war and that the American revolution was mostly a side show. If it was not for Franklin getting the French more involved there would not be a US.

[@sassygrammy1258]

I have an ancestor who was with and survived Valley Forge with General Washington. Many of my ancestors were in the USA prior to the Revolution, and while they weren’t with General Washington, they fought the Brits along the eastern coast.

[@tamifaulkner4103]

Yes, do The Civil War!

[@brandyforsythe1882]

Hey y'all! I hope you have a great day. Thanks for a new review! Millie NEEDS Home Free in her life!

[@CaptainFrost32]

One man can destroy sub-woofer speakers just with his voice... Awesome a capella group. They even were able to do videos when they were home bound during the lockdown. No instruments. Just voices and a human beatbox.

[@gazoontight]

Baron von Steuben was the first Inspector General of the American Army. He was the one who drilled the troops. The Marquis de Lafayette led troops in a number of battles, including the siege of Yorktown. He also fought in the French Revolution. Count Casimir Pulaski reorganized the American cavalry and fought in some battles. Steubenville, Ohio; Lafayette, Alabama; and Pulaski, Tennessee (among others) were named for these men.

[@custardflan]

I encourage people to visit Valley Forge, Pa., and other of the battlefields mentioned in this video.

[@CollarCityGuy]

A big yes to you guys doing the Civil War Oversimplified!!

[@creinicke1000]

This was fun.. I knew most but there were so many times where America could have lost.. And we are so fortunate that we had an honorable man in Washington to be our first president. If you ever visit America you should do the easy tour of Mt. Vernon.. his home.. and see what a farmer he was.

[@80sGamerLady]

I grew up 10 mims from there. Love that area

[@bob_._.]

The sail from America to Britain is much shorter than from Britain to America. The Gulf Stream current and prevailing westerly winds make the eastbound trip fairly quick; the best route westward is to go south to the Canaries, then cross to the Caribbean and north up the East Coast.

[@sodblitz3445]

by the late 1700s it was typically 6 weeks from Europe to America and 4 weeks from America to Europe.

[@anthonygordon9483]

Fun fact. The Frenchman that taught the Americans how to shit and sleep was Marquis de Lafayette. Who also taught the Americans the fundamentals of guerilla warfare. Something the British did not do which was also was extremely costly to the the British. And of course the Statue of Liberty was a gift from France for our independence. So yeah franch was a very critical part of U.S. history which inspired their own independence.

[@OhArchie]

Important to remember that Native American tribes were largely not peaceful and harmonious among themselves. Many tribes had constantly been at war with each other thousands of years before Columbus landed. Several tribes also held slaves, including Africans, for a full year after slavery was outlawed in the US.

[@SeamHead33]

Thanks for mentioning this. Its never mentioned because its not the narrative that some want promoted

[@Deborahtunes]

Thank you for mentioning this. Everyone wants to believe how "pristine & innocent" the indians were. But it's not true. Each of the tribes fought the other heavily for everything...

[@oscarwildeghost]

Shhhhh, woke history in progress.

[@crowe6961]

@@Deborahtunes @Deborah 78🎶. The "noble savage" trope is absurd on the face of it. Native American warriors were no pushovers despite their technological and numerical disadvantages. They were courageous, fearsome, and made extensive use of tactical deception, lightning raids, ambushes, delaying actions, and psychological warfare. Thing is, you don't get this good at warfare without actually fighting wars on a regular basis. The US could not subdue them all until railroads, mass production, and repeating rifles had been developed, and skirmishes continued into the early 20th Century.

[@Gigitygoo55]

Please do the civil war next! Great vids! Love when you both react!!!

[@rarneyjr14]

The last time I was on a military ship it took us a week to sail from North Carolina to the Shetland Islands, back then it took about 7 weeks to sail from London to New York.

[@dewnyc]

Every year on Christmas Day, there is a reenactment of Washington’s crossing of the Delaware River. Sometimes adjustments have to be made for weather, including the water level being too low or the current being too strong. Also, not mentioned in the video but what I was taught in school was the US initially adopting the Articles of Confederation and the struggles that followed, before the current Constitution was established and Washington becoming the first President.

[@tywaits3896]

It was illegal to free slaves at that time so when George Washington died in his will all his slaves was freed same with Tomas Jefferson. The first draft of the constitution was going to end slavery but 2 southern states refused to join the war if they did. From what the founder fathers actions I believe when they said all men are created equal they put the burden of and hope of ending slavery to future generations

[@thefisherman0074]

I wish more people understood this

[@tywaits3896]

@@thefisherman0074 it's a deep conspiracy on destroying the foundation and founding fathers reputation to destroy the constitution. Because if you are able to convince people the foundation of America is evil then you can get rid of the constitution as well because you convince people that it's an evil and immoral document only benefits rich white men

[@lokir9959]

@@tywaits3896 tbf for a while it did only benefit those types of people. Other races and genders had to be later included in subsequent amendments. Pretty sure your conspiracy is just that though, a conspiracy

[@tywaits3896]

@@lokir9959 u do realize the first slave owner on the American shore was a black man. And multiple times in history tyrants have destroyed history for there own benefit..

[@tywaits3896]

@@lokir9959 and before I hear the speech only land owners could vote. Yeah at that time the only way to make sure people of that area can vote and their vote matters is because there is proof they live their by being a land owner. It's really hard to buy votes if only people who can confirm they live there can vote. And if that's the case anyone from any country can vote against the will of the people and no vote matters because u don't know if those votes are from the people who live there or not..

[@majindomttv3903]

If you want to watch a good revolutionary war movie you should watch The Patriot staring Mel Gibson. It isn’t a true story but the main bad guy is the butcher

[@corin164]

The distance btw US and UK is about 3000 miles. If a ship could make a good 15 knots per hour, it would take the ship approx. 8 days. Not sure what the speed of a sailing ship of that era can normally do since it is heavily dependent on the wind. Another factor to consider is the ocean current. Sailing with the current (west to east) in the North Atlantic would be faster than east to west. About one hundred and fifty years before John Paul (his real name) Jones attacked England, the Pilgrims who sailed from England to America took approx. 120 days (11 Aug 1620 to 11 Dec 1620) to reach land in present day Massachusetts.

[@nicoerbschloe3575]

A journey from America to Britain was a full month long journey, most of the time. It’s shorter now since boats aren’t using just wind, but it was a full month back then.

[@jimlokey5901]

When watching videos about history, you must be careful not to impose the morals and norms of society today and events and figures of the past. Britain was not "greedy" as you stated. Since time began, all over the world, it was viewed that a country grew and prospered by conquest. Which is what lead to the great voyages of exploration and colonization of lands around the globe. This view did not change until basically after WWII.

[@brianchristopher3816]

Adams really didn't trust Franklin. He was genuinely pissed about what Franklin was doing. Franklin was a philanderer, but it was part of how he ran his diplomatic mission. And he didn't think too much of Adams. At least as a diplomat. That's also an interesting part of the story.

[@christiencabaniss2636]

My forefather Henri Cabaniss was a French Huguenot who traveled to Virginia from England in the year 1700. The trip took three weeks.

[@fubarfreak524]

Little Military history here, that Prussian man that came to Valley Forge and trained the troops, wrote the Uniform Code of Military Justice or UCMJ. Which we still use today in the US army.

[@alanfrank1358]

There is also a town near Valley Forge named King of Prussia.

[@LoveMyMagMoreThanYou]

I really enjoy watching you both react to these videos. The chemistry between the two of you is AWESOME!!!

[@chippowell1]

At 6:49, it took us 5 days to travel from Norfolk Va. to Portsmouth England, in a U.S.Navy Spruance class Destroyer, at an economic speed of 18 knotts

[@amanacatandhisdog8836]

“America the story of us” was a good series. It covered this well.

[@Anxiousbug]

2:25 fun fact: the reason they failed to take Charleston was bc when they tried to fire on the fort from their ships, their cannonballs just sunk right into the soft wood of the Southern trees the fort was made out of(sadly can't remember what kind of tree off the top of my head) and couldn't destroy anything

[@charleskemp2037]

George was a bad azz. He excelled during the French & Indian War, was promoted to General and was ready for the Revolution.

[@Nero-Forte99]

I love this video and the Oversimplified channel as a whole! Its cool to hear British people learning about the American Revolution! Fun Fact: The Battle at Monmouth Courthouse is near where I live now! It's now Monmouth Battlefield State Park and you can walk the routes that the American Troops walked and its really really interesting!

[@476429]

I grew up on the Gulf Coast in Pensacola, FL. It's called The City of Five Flags because it has been under the control of five different countries: Spain, England, France, Confederate States, and U.S. From 1698 to 1865, control of the city changed from Spain to France back to Spain to Great Britain back to Spain to the U.S. to the Confederate States, and finally back to the U.S. There was a large Revolutionary War battle in Pensacola, but it was between Spain and Great Britain with Native Americans fighting for Great Britain. When the war was over, the city went back to Spain until Florida joined the U.S. in 1821. So even after the war, European powers were still in control of large areas that are now part of the U.S.

[@TNDRIVER]

The crossing could take a few weeks if the weather was moderate and the wind was favorable. However, if a ship encountered storms and headwinds, the crossing could take three or four months. Jones is famous for his victory over British ships off the east coast of England on September 23, 1779. His most famous line was "I have not yet begun to fight," which he said in response to calls for his surrender at the Battle of Flamborough Head.

[@victormoreno1808]

Hey guys, you did a fantastic job with this video. It was very informative as well as funny. I think it's great that you guys did this video unbiased. Yes, by all means do a video on the American civil war. Looking forward to seeing you guys again.

[@skitzrs]

yoo the way u looked 17:30 when he said nothing could happen that could cause a divide or a civil war cracked me up loool perfect comedic timing haha

[@vindigregorio6697]

6:45 I had NO idea that Jersey was so far from England until Millie said it.. That's really surprising/interesting!

[@angstandvexed]

According to some sources to travel the Atlantic ocean: 1492 about 2 months, 1700s about 6 weeks, 1845 (steam powered boats) 14 days, 1952 about 3.5 days, and by 1960s a flight took hours. Speed directly changes societies.

[@placebo5466]

Sailing across the Atlantic Ocean modern-day takes roughly 3-4 weeks in your average sailboat. There are sports sailboats specifically designed for these types of crossings and cost millions of dollars. They're state of the art with weather tracking systems and professional sailors to crew them. The fastest recorded time was the sailing vessel Commanche that made the trip in 5 days, which is insanely fast. In the 1700s, this would take you about a month's travel if you were making good time. Hope this helps. I'm not a sailor but a bit of a maritime history nerd.

[@bradleybowen7286]

My great grandfather x7 was a Lt and his brother was a Capt. He died when he got knocked off his horse, he almost drowned but he caught Pneumonia and passed away.

[@jlastre]

Two lessons from the American Revolution that the British learned with blood and treasure were that conducting a war across an ocean is difficult, and you can win every battle (or nearly so) and still loss a war. These lessons were not taken to heart by the USA almost two hundred years later when we conducted a war in Vietnam.

[@Steve-hq4fm]

A general and slave owner not wanting to be power drunk?!! That's a rare man, there!

[@odysseusrex5908]

Minimum time for *sailing* ship to travel from Britain to America was six weeks. Allow for bad weather and it could be two, even three times that long. FWIW, when General Howe attacked Philadelphia in 1777, he wasn't abandoning or ignoring the plan to meet up with Burgoyne. He thought he had time to do both but he moved his army south to Pennsylvania by sea. A move that should have taken a week, took six. By the time he had taken Philadelphia, joining Burgoyne's campaign was logistically impossible.

[@OnlyInRushville]

This was so eye opening to me as far as education goes. In New York State public schools (in the 1990's, I can't speak for any other time. That's when I was in school) We learned about all of English/French history because it was shared then made it "up" to American History. French Revolution, Magna Carta etcetera.... The journey from London to New York in the 1700's took 6 weeks.

[@thekevindeucey]

I'm a quiet fan. I don't typically comment. You and your gf are a very handsome couple. Props to you both.

[@thomshin2460]

This is really insightful ,Thank You

[@davidatkinson47]

Boat trip across the Atlantic: A couple of months or so. 5-10 knots was a pretty good speed, 24 hours in a day, 2000 miles. The people owning slaves that were also against slavery were not necessarily hypocritical. It was usually illegal to manumit slaves without a good reason (as in, prove in court that this one should be freed.) So, they were basically stuck with them until four score and seven years later.

[@adaml3042]

There is speculation that the woman who kept the Hessian commander occupied before the battle of Trenton was Betsy Ross. The woman credited with designing the first official American flag.

[@hardtackbeans9790]

7:09 With favorable 'Westerlies' sailing from US to England would have taken a minimum of about 5 weeks in the 18th century. Back the other way (where winds aren't so favorable) 8 to 9 weeks.

[@mabutoo]

The trek between England and the United States during the revolution was about 4-6 weeks. Travel time was based on weather and how weighed down the ship was. On Washington, he distinguished that the military should not be involved in politics. The two don’t mix.

[@youn1700]

For reference, Benjamin Franklin was a friend of the Marquis De Sade. Which is why he is always referenced as chasing women in France.

[@RaggedyAndi1]

Of course we want to see part 2! :D I love your channel

[@alyce-kayruckelshaus1224]

It took quite a bit to convince the French to get involved. Later, the French asked America to help them with their revolution, but we refused. Regarding Washington, you might enjoy reading his farewell address. He was really amazing, and still inspirational.

[@vaughntaylor7638]

On the slave issue, an old empire holding still has almost eight million slaves. India is thought to have the world's highest slave population out of 167 countries that still enslave some 46,000,000 people. Just in case that number is hard to read, it is supposed to represent 46 million slaves and forced laborers.

[@demelzaramirez3384]

During the Revolution, the time to travel by boat from USA to England was like . . . 6-8 weeks depending on where you were leaving from and weather conditions.

[@clinthowe7629]

in the US the Name Benedict Arnold is synonymous with the name Vidkun Quisling.

[@tereseshaw7650]

In days of the earliest settlers-- 1620 and 1630-- it took about 6 weeks. With bad weather, about 10 weeks.

[@FuzzyMarineVet]

It took months for the early sailing ships to cross from Europe to America. By the 18th century the crossing only took three to five weeks.