British Guy Reacting to The American Revolution - OverSimplified (Part 2)

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[@lavluka6210]

I reacted to The American Civil War video by Oversimplified yesterday, you can watch it here! kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3XafHdvrpZ7bqc

[@SeanShimamoto]

Lavish Luka LOL. Jon “Bones” Jones is who came to mind for me too!

[@SeanShimamoto]

Lavish Luka I’m going to see if I can find a good video about America’s seizure of Hawai’i...I think you’d find it to be interesting.

[@CJ-ib2jy]

The American colonists were British. Despite what so many people believe, Paul Revere did not call out that the British were coming. He and two others went to warn colonists that the red coats were coming. A lot of colonists were loyal to Britain but weren't willing to pay the taxes and many just stayed out of the conflict altogether.

[@Merlin012001]

When I went through school, he(John Paul Jones) was lauded pretty well but not much was made of him. Considering the state of education here in the US, who knows now that education is what it is. Roots was written as fiction. Though the events in the book probably happened to random slaves, the protagonist never really existed.

[@anthonyzullo]

British Loyalist" cant wrap your head around it? Look at modern day America under trump rule. Half our country cant break their loyalty to someone who is hurting them in every aspect. As an American on behalf of many Americans, WE DONT GET IT EITHER. Our president is an outted sexual predator and half of the women in our country still think hes a decent man, like, wtf!? Humans...they will chose to be subjugated over fears of dying while fighting for something bigger. Its like at its core selfish fam.

[@c.simmons2147]

"Is John Paul Jones held in high regard in the US?" Well his body was exhumed from a cemetery in France and escorted back to the US by almost a dozen Navy ships in the early 1900s before being interred in a 21 ton bronze and marble sarcophagus in the crypts of the US Naval Academy in a service overseen by the President of the United States. So yea, he is kind of a big deal.

[@maciedixon3983]

Yes.

[@elot5326]

Yes.

[@chandlerwhite8302]

Definitely. BTW, he is entombed in the chapel at the Naval Academy, which is one of the most beautiful churches you will find anywhere.

[@JB09712]

C. Simmons the navy also commissioned the USS John Paul Jones, a guided middle destroyer

[@Kaseyberg]

He also served the Russian navy i believe

[@nickmanzo8459]

I don’t like the fact that they don’t even mention the Marquis de Lafayette. He was a major reason why we got so much French support.

[@ninersix2790]

Marquis de Lafayette was also General Washington's most trusted advisors and Washington considered him as a son.

[@icesk8ergal1123]

They did! They just used his really long name instead of his title.

[@kingwolf9447]

Technically he's the reason we have a navy. His grave in France is American soil,Adolf Hitler told his officers and Generals to never touch the grave,because bringing in the US would be suicide

[@yourdroid3373]

@@beautifulbliss5883 In WW1 when the first US troops showed up in France to join the war , General Pershing famously said "Lafayette, we are here". The us way of returning the favor.

[@Starfire861]

@@yourdroid3373 That was actually said by Colonel Charles E. Stanton while he served at General Pershing’s aide and chief disbursing officer in WWI. Still an awesome quote!

[@abracelin]

Loyalist is a term for people who lived in the colonies that supported the British.

[@menwithven8114]

He didn't know that? They still exist, it's called Northern Ireland lol

[@infernalone666]

"Torrie" also works

[@davewolf6256]

There's a lot of Revolutionary Era semantics the guy is not up on. Like how the colonists were technically English, which was why many of them were Tories/Loyalists. And there's also the thing where the colonies were not yet the "United States." But these are things you learn in American public school history, and are probably not taught in state schools in England.

[@infernalone666]

@@davewolf6256 oversimplified got better at making these vids over time by being more detailed; a shame this is one of his earlier ones. he doesn't touch up enough of the nature of the relationship between the british and the colonists omits a few particularly bad grievances like the quartering acts

[@t0dd000]

Back then, most Americans were still very British. They identified as colonialists and were culturally very British.

[@tchoupitoulos]

"It amazes me that a few months ago people were freezing to death, and now they're dying of heat stroke." Welcome to New England.

[@leviticuscornwall9631]

When he says that “literally everyone” wanted Washington to be president he wasn’t joking. Washington literally received 100% of the popular vote in the first election

[@mikegnk4994]

Yeah almost everyone wanted Washington to be president, but because it was the first election, less than 1,3% of the population voted. In the first 4 US elections, less than 5% of the population voted. What you are saying is absilutely true, but i just find interesting how so few people voted in the elections

[@johnorona99]

Well most people weren't eligible to vote as well

[@leviticuscornwall9631]

John Orona thank God

[@davidkelly4210]

There was no popular vote until Jefferson demanded it as a condition of accepting the nomination. Washington and Adams only had the EC vote.

[@Dularr]

@@mikegnk4994 Can you provide a reference to your claim. The President of the United States are selected by electors. Not a population vote.

[@xxhitormissxx2370]

Still to this day, calling someone a Benedict Arnold is synonymous with calling them a traitor.

[@SilverFang2789]

It is true, yet not as commonly used anymore

[@funnyturtles825]

@@SilverFang2789 I was about to say lol

[@btbarr16]

British loyalists were colonists. People didn't really call themselves Americans yet. A common misconception is that Paul Revere road around warning "the British are coming!" He actually said, "the redcoats are coming!" Saying the British are coming would be like me, and American, riding around town yelling "the Americans are coming." That's something a crazy person does.

[@ebogar42]

I laughed at your comment. You're right. He wouldn't have said the British were coming because people would think he was crazy since he was British at the time.

[@devonm042690]

First, the quote was 'The regulars are riding tonight'. Second, it wasn't Paul Revere. Revere certainly started that journey, but he barely rode 200 meters. The one to actually warn Concord was a man by the name of 'Israel Bissel'. Paul Revere became the man credited for it sometime after because 'Gather around and you shall hear of the midnight ride of Paul Revere' sounds a whole hell of a lot better than 'Hang on kiddies, I'm gonna whistle while I tell y'all the story of Israel Bissel'. That's a direct quote from something for those who don't know, and those who do can probably supply the source because I forget. Paul Revere was a more marketable name, thus his became the name behind the legend, and the truth was left behind.

[@92jwiener]

The navy doth approacheth!

[@ElijahW2003]

@@devonm042690 I searched it up with quotes and found this thread on Reddit: www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=www.i.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/5xatva/til_that_paul_revere_did_not_complete_his_famous/%3Flimit%3D500&ved=2ahUKEwi-nKPkyeTsAhVOSq0KHTC8DU0QFjAAegQIBBAC&usg=AOvVaw3XphL7rgmUujTT2fxfqkJF&cshid=1604344782578

[@tspectuning]

@@devonm042690 just like how there was other “presidents” before George Washington

[@SilkenShame]

"I have not yet begun to fight!" This was the immortal retort of Captain John Paul Jones to a request to surrender as he and his crew engaged in a desperate battle with a British frigate off the northern coast of England during the American Revolution.

[@Antlover420]

That’s metal

[@lelouchvibritannia4028]

I think he means, "This isn't even my final form!"

[@damonbryan7232]

"Is John Paul Jones known in America?" I'm thinking to myself "noooo, just know as the father of American Navy. Is posted everywhere in the American naval academy

[@ImOutOfMtDew]

If you ask people in the U.S. who John Paul Jones was, most wouldn't know

[@fullnelson9999]

@@ImOutOfMtDew he played pretty sick bass for Led Zeppelin too.

[@austinh953]

When I hear that name, I think of Led Zeppelin. The unsung hero of the band.

[@chandlerwhite8302]

Rick M Maybe, but anyone in America who is interested in history will know who he was.

[@ImOutOfMtDew]

@@chandlerwhite8302 So like 10 people? Lol

[@shirleyklafter2732]

“America” as a nation didn’t exist yet, so the colonists were mostly British subjects so those who didn’t decide to rebel were the “loyalists”

[@frankisfunny2007]

Now you know the derogatory term made by Americans, "Benedict Arnold".... Someone who betrayed someone, or something.

[@caiawren6100]

Yup, pretty synonymous with 'Judas'

[@rkin12]

Even though they were on the losing side, thousands of those Hessian mercenaries actually decided to stay in America and settle down! I'm descended from one of them.

[@Cubs-Fan.10]

You've entered a rabbit hole for which there is no return. I'm buckled in for the ride boss.

[@Trifler500]

There was a battle where John Paul Jones' ship was crippled and sinking. As his ship sank, he ordered his men to board the other ship. They captured it, and sailed home on it, as their original ship sank to the bottom. :)

[@Nebulasecura]

Most badass American besides Washington in this entire war

[@covewatcher]

John Paul Jones is held in VERY high esteem for his naval contributions during the American Revolution. Ships have been named after him, and some people consider him to be the father of the American Navy.

[@ronclark9724]

While John Paul Jones may be considered the father of the US Navy, the golden boy brave genius was Stephen Decatur. The young man running through the streets of Philadelphia to inform Humphrey in his shipyard of the funding of six frigates eventually ended up being the captain of one of those frigates around 15 years later... Old Ironsides, the USS Constitution...

[@coyotelong4349]

“Loyalists” were Americans who did NOT support the cause of revolution and were still proud to be British subjects Fun fact: They actually played a big role in Canadian history, as many of them fled to Upper Canada (Then still a British Colony) after the founding of the US

[@goblinlibrary280]

Yes, it's so interesting. I'm an amateur genealogist and found out that my family was split during the Revolutionary War. My revolutionary side stayed in the U.S. and the loyalist side went north to Canada, where their descendants still live. We've become friends with one distant Canadian relative who is the same age and has the same name as my mom.

[@coyotelong4349]

Ghoulinaround Yep it’s super interesting

[@gawainethefirst]

Technically, Canada is still a British commonwealth.

[@64MartinDiV]

alot of the southern states were considered to be mostly populated with british loyalists

[@cg123ize]

@MsPorcupinez well that and they weren't a fan of the whole British government promising to free slaves whose masters were sympathetic to the revolution

[@captainfatbelly1813]

You should react to the American civil war oversimplified

[@slick8038]

Yup

[@slick8038]

Et still mainly sports

[@mattofmatticus7746]

Et It’s a reaction channel. I think he just likes learning about the United States history and culture in general.

[@mattofmatticus7746]

Et He says it in the video. He likes history and he generally reacts to things in the US so if it’s something he wants to do then I’m all for it.

[@slick8038]

Et Britain has a hugeeee history with many wars. The revolutionary war is actually a little part man

[@McChadwickable]

Always wondered how English people think of the American revolution- this is great.

[@eliana2522]

Honestly I thought they'd call it The American Rebellion

[@kjsalomonsen9299]

We were all British citizens so, this war was technically a Civil War, there were two sides one that remained loyal to the Crown they were called Loyalist and the other side was called Rebels or Patriots. Yes, John Paul Jones is great hero in our history. The people of the USA thought of George Washington as a top rated sports person such as Kobe Bryant or like a superhero. He could have easily become a King but he and the Congress didn't want that we just got rid of one King we didn't want another. It was George Washington who came up with Mr. President.

[@kjsalomonsen9299]

@MetalCrow448 I chose Kobe Bryant because this guy does a lot of reactions to Basketball.

[@coreyrees840]

MetalCrow448 he’s putting his celebrity into context relax

[@ebogar42]

They were all rioters and looters. Not heroes.

[@ErzengelDesLichtes]

The difference between a civil war and a revolutionary war is who won.

[@cg123ize]

@@ebogar42 except we had a point for our protesting why should we pay taxes to a government that wont allow us to have a seat in parliament

[@davidbaker1069]

John Paul Jones is considered the father of the US Navy

[@RoxRock4ever]

John Paul Jones is a madman and I love teaching others about him and more people should know his story

[@HollieSavesBees]

“There’s a series in the UK called Roots, idk if it’s in the US” Me, a New Yorker who watched ROOTS in class in 5th grade: 🤔

[@pootoobaby738]

“There’s a series in Britain called Roots, I don’t know if they have it in the US”...who’s gonna tell him we were the ones who created it in the 70s? 😂

[@chandlerwhite8302]

Loyalists were also called “Torries”, it referred to people who lived in the Colonies but fought for the British.

[@Sethsters]

Chandler White You’re not entirely wrong, but the Tories were actually a political party opposed to the Whigs. There is a whole history to them before and after the revolution.

[@sea_air_ahhh5776]

Even to this day in the U.S. if you call someone a "Benedict Arnold," they know exactly what you mean. It's synonymous with traitor.

[@IONATVS]

Fun fact: in the American colonies “Tory” became synonymous with “Loyalist” and “Whig” with “Rebel” because the Tory government in parliament at the time was the party directly levying the taxes and punitive acts against the colonists, while the Whigs, as the major opposition party, were making a big political show of how badly the Tories were bungling the colonial situation to hopefully do better in the next election. “Tory” remained a serious insult in the US for at least a century thereafter and as a joking insult in some places to this day. Another US political party started using the name “Whig” tho to cash in on that positive association in the public consciousness, which ended up running that goodwill straight into the ground.

[@TheM16NdPregnant]

John Paul Jones invented the US Navy, he’s held in very high regard here

[@williamwalcott8808]

what a lot of people, even Americans don't know or talk about these days, is that only about 1/3 of Americans were for out right breaking from Britain, about 1/3 more absolutely wanted to remain part of Britain and the other 1/3 did not care as long as it didn't effect them.

[@DH-xw6jp]

And even fewer actually fought.

[@Anthony-sz4ms]

You're one of the few youtubers where I get genuinely hype when I see a new upload

[@Underestimatedliability]

Almost everyone in American has heard the name John Paul Jones. Many just forgot what he’s famous for.

[@VIDSTORAGE]

OH yea THE BASS PLAYER of LED ZEPPELIN

[@Jeff_Lichtman]

"I thought we were brothers, man!" I know you were joking, but the history of Europe is one of warfare. It's only since World War II that Europe has been relatively peaceful. I'd really like to see you react to the Oversimplified videos about the American Civil War. It's a fascinating story, even more interesting (to me) than the American Revolution, and it's still relevant today.

[@kingwolf9447]

Eastern Europe is the only non peaceful area.

[@Jeff_Lichtman]

@@kingwolf9447 As I said, it's only since World War II that Europe has been relatively peaceful. Before then there were lots of wars, not just in eastern Europe, but in countries like Great Britain, France, Germany, Spain, Finland, Greece, Italy, Sweden. . .

[@kingwolf9447]

@@Jeff_Lichtman I wasn't disagreeing with you...

[@wtfisgoingonhere1076]

Knowing how much of a rough go of it you’ve had this year, it’s so good to see you laughing!!! America loves you. 🇺🇸🥰🇬🇧🤘🏻😁

[@88wildcat]

This is about the tenth different reaction to this I've watched and it is the first time I ever noticed the horse falling out of Washington's boat while crossing the Delaware.

[@_curledupdog_2677]

President Teddy Roosevelt went to tremendous lengths to find where John Paul Johns was buried and return him to the states. JP Jones is now known today as one of the best naval captains in American History.

[@duanevp]

"British loyalist" is inaccurate. At the time EVERYONE IN AMERICA considered themselves British. They were British citizens fighting against the government for what they considered to be British rights. It is more accurate to say they were loyal to the king. Many of them in fact referred to themselves as... "Friends of Government."

[@razier5299]

I doubt all of them were British since Spain, France, Portugal, and other European countries had their way with the Americas.

[@lionspride9350]

"Is John Paul Jones held in high regard in the US?" Well his body was exhumed from a cemetery in France and escorted back to the US by almost a dozen Navy ships in the early 1900s before being interred in a 21 ton bronze and marble sarcophagus in the crypts of the US Naval Academy in a service overseen by the President of the United States. John paul Jones was also was the United States' first well-known naval commander in the American Revolutionary War. he's also got his own memorial in Washington DC, so yeah, he's kinda a big deal

[@kaibalfour2318]

“The British were drinking cider and partying hard.” I’m done 🤣🤣

[@willgonyea]

It's still weird hearing Iroquois in videos, tv shows or movies because I'm not used to hearing it because it's not a common tribe or nation known to the rest of America like Navajo, Cherokee, or Cree but the American government is based around the Iroquois government. Also I'm Iroquois.

[@Alderak1]

One of the reason there were loyalists is because British rule wasn’t really that bad. The colonial tax rates were among the lowest in the world while the colonies has some of the highest standards of living in the world as well. That being said, the issue was mostly about representation.

[@justusdevries9687]

“Name the most American thing you can”- back to back World War Champs

[@Anubis78250]

Monster Trucks

[@chickennuggies7159]

I live in America, but I feel like our biggest stereotypes are fat people and being too patriotic.

[@justusdevries9687]

Chicken Nuggies for real

[@chickennuggies7159]

paula I forgot, definitely that too

[@lindseysquire8417]

I'd say those rural roads where every mile there's a billboard for some Christian church and then a billboard for a fast food restaurant.

[@wolftamerwolfcorp7465]

3:58 bear in mind that there was a period where the revolutionaries couldn’t even agree whether they wanted independence or representation in British parliament, it’s unsurprising that there are people like “Woah, this whole independence thing sounds kinda crazy to me” add in the people who were generally just fine to go about their day and you’ve got the “loyalists”.

[@MarieFara]

Till this day we refer to people who betray us as "Benedict Arnold".

[@emwungarand]

"Tricking someone to fight for you" Man, have you ever heard of the RAF 303 Fighter Squadron? Made up mostly of Polish pilots, fighting in the Battle of Britain and beyond. They fought against the Nazi's and then when the war ended, the USSR had brutally occupied Poland, the UK government refused to allow the pilots to live in England and forced them back to Poland only to live under the iron fist of Stalin. There's a Netflix film called 'Hurricane' that is worth watching based on the story.

[@greysonnealy7673]

everyone in america was british because they were colonies of britain. However some people sided with the british so they were ridiculed and exiled by the rebels

[@susanmaggiora4800]

Greyson Nealy Yeah, many people in America at this time thought of themselves as British citizens.

[@maciedixon3983]

Not everyone. Many. Probably most. But there were plenty of Dutch, Swedish, and French immigrants. I’ve done my family history. 👍👍

[@davidpost428]

@@maciedixon3983 Germans too - mine were German, Dutch, English and Irish living in the Colonies at the time of the Revolution.

[@mfree80286]

@@susanmaggiora4800 Subjects. British subjects weren't made citizens until 1949, and even up to 1870 natural-born subjects were in fealty to the crown in perpetuity... whether they liked it or not.

[@John_Locke_108]

I remember being in awe of John Paul Jones when I was in grade school. So freaking bad ass. And don't laugh about learning where to poop. That's how we lost a ton of soldiers at the beginning of the war. Disease is the ultimate killer.

[@eduardoestudillo9276]

“How the universe is way bigger than you think” great video

[@loud_hailer6240]

Yeees!!

[@stevenginsberg8471]

Most American colonists before the revolution considered themselves English. The "American" identity evolved during the revolution.

[@Nebulasecura]

This was further reinstated after the war of 1812, with a surge of nationalism and patriotism in the country for holding their own once again against the British

[@wooptiedoo3933]

Watch the movie "the patriot" with mel gibson. I feel that explains the British loyalists well.

[@d34d0n1mp4kt]

John Paul Jones is a legend in the US Navy, and all sailors learn about him. During a naval battle, his ship was sinking and the British captain yelled "Do you strike your colors?" (Meaning do you surrender) and his famous reply was "I have not yet begun to fight!" Him and his crew abandoned their sinking ship and assaulted the British ship in melee, winning the battle and stealing the new ship.

[@merikschneider4678]

You should react to The American Civil War Oversimplified

[@merikschneider4678]

@NKJVR He hadn't yet when I commented this a month ago :)

[@SatsumaTengu14]

As a Canadian our country really came into existence as a country because of the Loyalists. It is where a large part of our population came from.

[@User1_Braiden]

The civil war video is definately the best in my opinion

[@MichaelScheele]

Benedict Arnold's name is synonymous with traitor in the US much as Vidkun Quisling is regarded in Norway. Or the way Guy Fawkes used to be regarded in the UK.

[@pushpak]

Def do Civil War. Brits pick the wrong side in that one too.

[@jeffburnham6611]

@pushbak the Brits didn't even get involved in the US Civil War. The sent some emissaries to the Confederacy but that was all they did.

[@pushpak]

@@jeffburnham6611 Yes, I know but they legally recognized the Confederacy's status & there was support from Brits, especially private business.

[@johnbaird4912]

pushpak Yes but not by most of the common folk up in the north

[@EmberQuill]

Living in the United States, I heard in many of my history classes that the American Revolution was the birth of our nation, how the fate of the colonies hung in the balance and it's one of the most significant events in US history. It's interesting to see how people from other countries view it, especially people in the UK. It's also interesting how things change over time. The US and UK were bitter enemies in the 1700s and early 1800s, but eventually became close allies in the 20th century.

[@sinister0077]

"Name the most American thing you can think of." Guns.... lots of guns!

[@amityblight143]

I said football 🏈

[@anthropologybear2941]

* British Loyalists = American Colonists who did not want Independence from Britain * John Paul Jones = American Folk Songs and poetry written about him, naval ships named after him, movies, etc. Not much attention nowadays, but when I was growing up in the 60s we received a wonderful education in American history. His most famous quote that stirs a Patriot's blood FOREVER is: "I have not yet begun to fight!" We also love that the English bassist for Led Zeppelin took the awesome stage name "John Paul Jones"! * Roots: An American mini-series (television) written by Alex Haley in 1976 and first aired in 1977. It captured the Nation's heart and held astonishingly high viewer ratings. An extremely significant outcome from this rich production was a voracious interest in genealogy; not just for African Americans to search for documentation of their family tree, but for Americans of all ethnic and national origins. * Jefferson's original paragraph re: the terrible evil of slavery was a powerfully written excoriation of King George for upholding this wicked practice. The video does not give full context to the narrator's glib statement that the anti-slavery clause was "removed because they feared the Southern States wouldn't support Independence" if it remained in the Declaration of Independence. Jefferson did not want to back down and was furious when the South objected to what he had written! But John Adams & Benjamin Franklin advised him cautiously: A compromise unfortunately was necessary if the priority goal was to be achieved. The priority was Independence from Great Britain. If they couldn't acquire a unanimous vote from all 13 Colonial delegates (and the Southern states indeed threatened to walk if the slavery clause was still in the document!), the quest for Independence was totally dead in the water. * * * History students should remember that anyone who was a significant landowner in the South at that time was a slave-owner. It didn't necessarily mean they agreed with the practice as it was often an inherited status. Slavery was an intrinsic driver of the culture/economy of the South. Jefferson and others actually tried to explore different ways to end the practice. Slave owners would demand compensation for loss of "property", there were many legitimate complexities that made ending slavery an impossible proposition. That's exactly why nearly 100 years later the cancerous subject could only be finalized by a grotesquely bloody and savage Civil War. * Everyone who looks back on historical peoples/cultures that were vastly different from our modern sensibilities is mistaken to judge them by our current standards. The Founders of America were exceptionally gifted men (many w/amazing wives like Abigail Adams!) who worked tirelessly to create a bizarre thing: A new Nation based on a totally radical concept never before tried in the history of the world! An outrageous idea that others scoffed at - that the individual has God-given rights and autonomy. Our country was the first ever not to be founded on bloodlines or tribal affiliations. Of course we are indebted to Britain's magnificent Magna Carta that was a seed of freedom during the reign of King James I. * The reality of cruel or disappointing historical events is more about human nature chronically repeating itself than it is the flaws of any one country or people. In today's culture, many people feel guilty about the past, but this is an illogical emotion that does not recognize the natural evolution of all societies over time. Name one society on earth that did not suffer or inflict suffering. Name one time when those that obtained power did not seek to expand their authority for status, territory, wealth, or resources-eventually. Name one time when a group did not take advantage of another group and later the tables were reversed. All we can do is resolve to learn from the past, be grateful for our opportunities to think and act for ourselves, and commit ourselves to doing good to others and protecting our rights and civil liberties so hard won by those brave generations before - on both sides of the pond.

[@Chris-sf7ug]

John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin is a stage name and he took it from the real John Paul Jones fun fact.

[@Waspinator87]

For anyone who doesn't know: the World Series is called that because in the 1880's, it was sponsored by a newspaper called "The World". When the two leagues combined, they kept it. It has nothing to do with other nations.

[@LukeAdamMiller]

Wow. Thank you for that. I'm an American with friends all over the world on every continent, and the one thing they all have in common is they like to make fun of the US for calling its baseball championship "World Series" when it's not really the whole world. Now I know what to tell them when they start making fun!

[@Waspinator87]

@@LukeAdamMiller tbh, I find it annoying that so many people in the international community would rather rag on something instead of taking two minutes out of their lives and searching for the answer on the internet. It isn't top secret.

[@CannabisJones]

" i don't know what would have happened if the British won..." UMMM...hello!? Canada!!!

[@shrimpflea]

Yup, it would probably be very similar to today but with with better healthcare.

[@Joshua_Shadow_Manriguez]

The Gundam Maxter is the most American thing ever. It has a football helmet, it's shoulder pads become boxing gloves, it has detailed abs, a Texas Star on it's chest, has two six shooters, and rides a surf board.

[@Yallboots]

John Paul Jones is best know for being a badass in Led Zeppelin

[@harvey1954]

King George originally tried to hire mercenaries from Catherine the Great. She didn't want her Russian soldier dying in a foreign war. So he went to Germany and got Hessians. 25% of them deserted and headed up to Lancaster country to sit out the war and eat shoo fly pie. In first census taken right after the Revolution there was a great influx of German immigrants. They even had to vote for an official language. English won out over German with only one more vote!

[@johnbaird4912]

Absolute rubbish about the language thing it’s a myth 60% of the colonists were of English decent It was about Philadelphia wanting things printing in germans as well as English

[@harvey1954]

@@johnbaird4912 Also waren 40% der englischen Kolonisten unanständig? Laufen sie nackt herum und steckten Makkaroni neben Federn in ihre Hüte?

[@johnbaird4912]

harvey1954 Germans made up only 9% of the population at that time

[@coreyrees840]

I mean technically a lot of the “Americans” were actually British. Remember, there weren’t any white people in North America until the euros showed up and stayed. That’s where the whole “we defended you now we need money comes from” French and broths fought for control, Brits won and thus the British colonies. Eventually those brits had kids which were “amaricans” then you get all of this tension with the taxes and so you have born Americans and brits who’ve now lived there and consider themselves American fighting for independence. So TECHNICALLY it’s a civil war, British colonies fighting against the big land for right to be their own

[@charliefarmer4365]

"I thought we were brothers, man." Well, Britain had been enemies with France for centuries, and had had a war with the Spanish before. As a brit, I advise the UK to stay humble. We have a lot to be embarrassed about.

[@Koll-Manee]

"I thought we were brothers" Nah Europe hated you guys back then cause you had yours fingers in everything

[@secolerice]

This is a great series. They did a good job. Well done review.

[@hifijohn]

The American Revolution - OverSimplified we won , you lost.

[@WiseBone.]

Back 2 back world war champs baby 💪

[@kalandkarazor-el3088]

Best comment

[@paulrichards4452]

Not in the north you didn't. In case you've forgotten good old Canada.

[@Redwingsfan210]

Not in the long run

[@bobbyboko6317]

I thought it was the French who won ?

[@panzerwolf494]

Gotta remember that uniforms of the day were mostly wool. So in cold temps you freeze and in hot temps you melt.

[@Texhorn]

John Paul johns is also a member of led Zepplin

[@kaboom6127]

I'm actually really intristed into talking to British pepole about this. I always love seeing diffrent perspective to things.

[@lunasol713]

I'm sure you have seen it but "history of the world, I guess" if you haven't

[@ndadey4414]

3:48. Canadians are probably gonna be offended.

[@doctor8342]

Watch the HBO show John Adams it's great and explains a lot of this.

[@danielcurry1695]

That was great.

[@shindari]

Regardless of historical context, anything by "Oversimplified" is a great watch. Both educational, and entertaining. And always amusing.

[@professorp1]

There’s still millions of slaves to this day

[@diamondstuddedpunchingbag4718]

Fin fact: "Bloody Tarlton" (which is what I was taught to call him) is used as an example for the bad guy in The Patriot...although greatly exaggerated that movie shows well what that awful man did.

[@gousmc1983]

For new englanders that know history, YES we know John Paul Jones, although modern generation doesn't talk much about history unfortunately.... As a case in point of history, my brother went to Nathaniel Greene Elementary School

[@Steve-hq4fm]

John Paul Jones isn't as well-known, but there are entire "societies" devoted to him!

[@dartdelatorre]

I notice that your not just reacting to sports anymore, so you could watch the history of the world I guess by bill wurtz

[@Nate-Prouty]

4:35 I grew up in Bennington; which is actually in VT, while the battle took place in NY. The Bennington Battle Monument is the largest structure (that can be occupied) in VT at a whopping 306 feet. Vermont. So quaint.

[@krismartikris4834]

My grandfather was stationed on a ship that was part of the delegation to bring John Paul Jones' body back to the USA. He had told me the story, but when I started researching my ancestry, had contacted the CMOH for info on one of his shipmates, who received the CMOH for bravery during a fire in the boiler room. I mentioned the JPJ story and she confirmed it was true.

[@kathyd7374]

My mother-in-law was Canadian. Her ancestors were loyalists. They moved from New York City to Canada in the 1770's . They remained loyal to the crown even after Canada became a sovereign nation.

[@zacharynewkirk7309]

Hi Luka, great video. I had a couple pieces of fact I wanted to share with you. For one thing, the reason the French and Spanish joined the fight for American independence was because since the early 1500's all three of those countries had a severe rivalry with one another. Especially Spain v Britain and France v Britain. For another thing, the reason there were still loyalists in the colonies is because most people living in America were first generation Brits and Irishman that had moved to the Colonies for work because at the time Britain was very overpopulated in the context of the tech and resources they had, mostly using foreign exports from their colonies to support those still living in the U.K. Therefore, those people who originally rebelled against the british were either lower class Irishman, Scotts or Europeans or were really poor Brits that had histories of indentured servitude or low skill work. Meaning middle class and upper class British people living in the colonies at the time were more inclined to respect their oath to the crown of King George III and those classes of people tended to live in the south because farming of newly discovered goods like tobacco, cotton and corn were huge sellers at the time. And finally, John Paul Jones is not very well known here in the U.S as we tend to focus more on the founding fathers, the roles of african americans and native americans and intellectual figures like Ben Franklin and Alexander Hamilton. Whereas JPJ was just a random badass patriotic pirate who went around messing with and stealing British ships. If you or anyone else reads this and learned something, I'm glad I could help!

[@crisiam]

Also benjamin franklin was the one who discovered electricity with a kite and a key and lightning from a thunderstorm which was the kite joke with the ladies in the video

[@emilytrip8676]

If you ever wanna learn more about this time period in the US, check out the show Liberty's Kids. It's a show I watched every Wednesday in 5th grade and it's really informational

[@redheadgeek9225]

A couple of notes about the uniforms and their affect on the war: The uniforms of both sides were made of wool, which is one of the factors to armies losing soldiers to heat exhaustion during the summer months. The rebels (they weren't calling themselves Americans yet) wore just what they had lying around in the beginning, then the uniform of the militia or area they were from, which could lead to confusion during a battle when the whole battlefield is covered in thick smoke from all the rifles being fired. The French helped by providing blue uniforms to the rebels so they could tell the difference between friend and foe much easier in battle and look more like one large army instead of a lot of small militias. That's why in today's U.S. Army, our finest dress uniform is called "dress blues", with dark blue on top and light blue on the bottom. (I served in the U.S. Army in the late 90's, and you're taught the basic history of the Army along with marksmanship while in basic training.)

[@maureen14]

Roots was a very famous American docu-series you could call it. I remember watching it with my parents when a teen and I was horrified and how the slaves were treated.

[@bucknut4lyf]

Most of the war heroes (outside of George Washington) during the revolutionary war have been forgotten by the average person. Only patriotic folk or history buffs know these names. John Jones is pretty infamous for his exploits in the British isles though. Dude was a savage lol It's still astonishing to this day that the U.S. beat Britain. Independence day is still a massive holiday here. And 1776 is a year most Americans hold in high regard. A year where tyranny and government overreach was rejected, and a nation built on god given freedoms was born. Though if took many more years for that to apply to every person. The creation of the constitution and declaration of independence built a foundation that eventually led to the most prosperous nation in human history. Regardless of what the media likes to say, that is a fact

[@elijah4759]

I love that you are expanding what you react to

[@Pr0sacK]

It's super interesting to see the reaction to these videos from the perspective of someone from the U.K.

[@mikeoconnell4108]

John Paul Jones is a g’damn legend in US Naval history. The USS John Paul Jones (DDG-53), an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer commissioned in 1993, bears his name. The ship is currently in service with her home port being Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. The ships motto is fittingly: “In Harms Way.” Not all Americans are afforded the best primary education, but in California my public school teachers recognized I had a passion for US military history and made accommodations in their lesson plan for myself and others to keep us interested. I can still recall the class vividly and how enthralled I was with learning more about this man.

[@slip-n-slide4807]

Hey man, it's nice to see another fellow history buff, but it's even cooler watching him react to Oversimplified videos, which is where I learned a lot of interesting little details you won't normally hear about. Check out Oversimplified's 2 part series on WW2. If you can appreciate the significance of the outcome of the Revolutionary War then you'll definitely feel the same about WW2. It was only 1 lifetime ago, and had it not been for a few key moments and mistakes on the part of Germany, our entire world could have been sooo much different

[@futuregenerationz]

I grew up in New Jersey. Never thought of it , but yes. The change of seasons can be quite drastic. You can die of heat stroke literally a month after freezing to death.

[@marilynk30]

Huminah, huminah hahahaha! I'm dying here! 😂😂😂 I like that there is humor to it because it keeps your interest even when talking about terrible happenings!

[@B_Dog_33]

For those wondering, the video in several spots points to a place in what is now Maine and refers to it as Massachusetts. This is because Maine was part of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts until 1820, when it was admitted as a state as part of the Missouri compromise.

[@marleygordon621]

I wanted lavish luka to just come in with a red coat acting all pissed off abt the war just for the memes lmaooo

[@bobh9492]

John Paul Jones was a maniac and we love him, yeah.

[@Alesia_Ianotauta]

To me, JPJ is synonymous with Led Zeppelin. Wait. That's another damn British invasion!😂