Brits React to The American Revolution - OverSimplified (Part 1)

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[@AngelA-qi1br]

In the USA, if you call someone a Benedict Arnold it means they are a traitor

[@Great-Documentaries]

Same thing if you call them a Donald Trump and for the same reason (albeit Russia/Putin instead of Britain).

[@feralvulcan7955]

​@Great-Documentaries look at you making a vague political statement with no factual support. Very impressive.

[@deathninja16]

​Hey man, he said he's going to fix voting so you'll Never have to vote again.... He also lied the entire first debate he had. Not one thing he said was the truth. Yet you support it?

[@donaldwantola5800]

The Moral of the story: American gun culture is explained by the historical fact that our war for Independence broke out and the shooting started when the British came for our guns known as the Battles of Lexington and Concord.

[@richardmartin9565]

The Minutemen were ordinary citizens militia, not an army. My town is 30 miles from Lexington and Concord and we sent Minutemen over to help out. Paul Revere was not the only rider. About a dozen riders fanned out across the countryside.

[@codymoe4986]

"We" sent Minutemen over to help out?? How's things going at the ripe old age of 250 years?? Arthritis setting in yet??

[@Quataure]

​@@codymoe4986 ok that one made me actually do a "HA HA HA" irl

[@gustavotrejo6888]

The colonist didnt have a problem paying taxes they had a problem paying taxes to a government that didnt represent their intrests.

[@user-nr5ux7gr2g]

They didn't throw " oyster shells " they packed them in snowballs and the sharp shell would slice your face when the snowball impacted

[@scotthill1600]

We do a lil provoking & instigating

[@steffaniebrian4344]

I’m from Boston, so I grew up with the history of our fight for independence. There’s actually a museum in Boston harbor where you go on a ship and get to dump tea into the ocean😂

[@jeffreyball6298]

"Taxation without representation. " was a major political phrase at the time to push for our independence from England. Also King George trying to have colonists weapons housed at an armory so there was limited access to firearms for them . That's why the Second Amendment, the right to bear arms was written into the Bill of Rights and why most Americans love our firearms to fight any enemy. foreign and domestic.

[@codymoe4986]

"and why most Americans love our firearms to fight any enemy. foreign and domestic." "Their firearms, not our firearms"...I have access to multiple guns and I love them about as much as I love my screwdrivers...they are a tool. Nothing more. Speak for yourself...

[@jeffreyball6298]

@@codymoe4986 Apparently you cannot comprehend basic English when I wrote "most" and I would never speak for my enemies like you.

[@daltongalloway]

@@jeffreyball6298only weirdos “love” their firearms. Americans who are obsessed with guns are just as dangerous to the average American as the government is.

[@ElyonDominus]

@@jeffreyball6298 Most people don't own guns. Most people don't want guns near them and their children. It's a minority of people that are obsessed with them.

[@jeffreyball6298]

@@ElyonDominus BS, over half the nation wants to keep their rights and not sell out to a corrupt government If you don't want firearms don't buy them. I don't care about you or your family as it shows you do not care about mine and others like me. Typical commie left wing scumbag. Do you think I would trust people like you?GFY.

[@mikegeorge3392]

Your analysis of why we invest so much into our military is correct

[@chrisvibz4753]

yay!!! dont forget to do part 2 also!❤️✝️

[@Rod-Wheeler]

The 2 Amendment to the US Constitution states: A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. This is mainly incase the government turns tyrannical and the citizens have to fight the government to take back control.

[@jdanon203]

The tryannical government the founders were referring to were the British and any others that attempted to conquer the new country. If you read the Constitution it becomes quite clear what they thought of the people taking up armed insurrection against the very government they designed and were installing. IOW they were plainly and clearly against such a thing and the right to bear arms was simply out of necessity because the new country had no military to protect itself from foreign adversaries like the British. We don't really need to romanticize it beyond reality.

[@sagspirit1]

This is why American citizens are allowed to own firearms. Just in case the government gets out of control

[@rg20322]

Yes, that is true, but, unlike the Spanish who did not allow their colonies to have guns and a lot of them were wiped out because they could not protect themselves. The Spanish feared colonists with guns because of rebellion, whereas the British thought just the opposite, and that they should arm all colonists so they could fight against the French/Spanish/Indians when needed. This of course backfired on them big time 😀

[@huffstudios4328]

It’s also why the government wants to take AR’s away.

[@danieljohnson2349]

The US Gov is pretty out of control now !

[@sagspirit1]

@@danieljohnson2349 exactly why we need to keep our weapons!

[@meowski617]

@@sagspirit1Guns won’t do much when the government has drones.

[@richardmartin9565]

We have a right to bear arms for the same reason the Founding Fathers did. They allowed future generations to repeat what they did if it ever came to that.

[@nancyj795]

RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS: This is why the 2nd Amendment is so important to Americans. There is a long tradition of distrust of government.

[@codymoe4986]

Our government spend over 3/4s of a trillion dollars on its military, every year. Your AR-15 isn't going to stop an Abrams tank or a cruise missile...

[@HateTheGameTX]

@@codymoe4986 Tell that to the Vietnamese or Afghanis. And any US military personnel that opens fire upon the citizens are a complete disgrace. But maybe you forget the phrase “would rather die on our feet than live on our knees”

[@Cookie-K]

You have to do part 2 Pleeeeeease 😊

[@rekabyeroc1]

the crazy thing is the founding fathers and signers of the declaration was a average age of 24.

[@garywaterman814]

The US military was actually pretty small for many years. Our location half way around the world made it tough for large armies to come fight us. WWII is what made America realize we needed a big, robust and most importantly, mobile military. We saw how descimated so much of Europe was and we never wanted that to happen here. It made more sense to put money into a military that could keep the fights "over there" on the other side of the globe. It was incidentally helpful that much of Europe was broke. The war had killed so many, cost so much, destroyed industry and cities. Meanwhile, America had suffered no physical damage and our industrial might was clicking away at full strength. The rest of the world needed decades to rebuild. By that time our military had grown so much and so much had been put into it that it was financially hard to compete with. We had large Naval battle groups designed to cross high seas. Mobile armies and marines. And a very large airforce. Most importantly, Supply Chain. That is the true key to Americas success. A military is only as strong as its supply chain. I wont say we have perfected it.. but its better and larger than what almost anybody else can afford to maintain. Its a global network. Succured ports and many ships allocated to moving supplies. Not to mention the hundreds and hundreds if cargo planes. Air bases succured around the globe. Next comes forward staging areas. Look up hoe many military bases America has around the globe and where they are located. This makes it easier for us to insert troops and supplies into many regions around the world with relative ease. We can base missions from these secure regional areas. We are really big but without supplies we are nothing. We know that to be so important that targeting our enemies personal supply chains is virtually priority one. Starve them out. Gut off the gas, bullets and beans. Its hard to fight without them and it tends to be easier to attack supply lines than to attack main battle formations. We know this weakness because we have built our own military around it. This is actually a defensive strategy. Not many can travel around the globe and sustain a fight there for anymore than a couple weeks. That fact protects us. Those oceans are really big and expensive to cross. The oceans being our biggest defensive barrier. Just so happens we decided to amp that advantage up by building a Navy specifically designed to operate in that environment. ie Come at us and we can pretty easily cut off your supplies. Meanwhile, we are mobile in all branches of the military so we can bring the fight to you. We are actually fairly vulnerable on our mainland in that much of the military here is either under maintenance or on training not 100% combat ready. It would take a couple days to see the might of the military get up and moving here stateside. But, our risks arent large armies marching across our mainland. Its terrorists. Smaller groups.

[@yugioht42]

Try to watch liberty’s kids and America: the story of us on your own time as they really aren’t really reacted to much. Liberty’s kids is about the young apprentices of Benjamin Franklin that live through the entire war. You see a lot of ups and downs throughout it and many of the events although it skips the Doan gang. You also see a lot of legendary faces that American history teaches us about like captain Molly Corbin who fought alongside her husband at a cannon but her husband was killed and she was severely injured by enemy cannon but she successfully got a soldiers pension after the war which was rare for women, you also should see Elizabeth “mum bett” Freeman who was the first African woman to successfully sue for her own freedom after being badly mistreated by her former master. America: the story of us is more from the start of Jamestown to Plymouth to every event up until 2010 it really explains so much.

[@AppalachiaRRlover]

I agree

[@emilyb5307]

Hey! A fellow Liberty's kids fan! I loved the episode about John Paul Jones. That show really let us hone in on characters and motivations and context for the war.

[@kate2create738]

I’d also point to the direction of the musical 1776 to understand the dynamics of what got the American Congress as colonies to embrace their new status in finding and recognizing independence. Of course it’s a musical, very well done imo, yet it highlights the issues Congress had on being on the same page, and shows some things don’t change lol. Another source of “entertainment” that is educational is the HBO’s miniseries of John Adams, as the source of the series was a book written by historian David McCullough, to the point he worked alongside the shooting to give accurate insight of his research. Personally one of my favorite pieces of entertainment that lays out the foundation of the country as it starts with the Boston Massacre to Adam’s and Jefferson’s symbolic death. There’s few inaccuracies that I know of, but most of it is accurate and I gather much of the source came from John and Abigail’s letters to fill in certain parts of the timeline. There’s another lengthy miniseries about George Washington that really encompasses his whole life from childhood, his issues as a British officer, the challenges he had as a commander for the American colonies, his presidency, etc. I believe it was filmed in 1984, and it’s more cut and dry yet details are pretty accurate imo. Then there’s The Crossing with Jeff Daniels starring as George Washington making preparations for one last chance to beat the British in 1776 after an onslaught of retreats and mismanagement of the troops he did have. The film breaks down the concern Washington had and desperation to this point to beat the British at some battle to plan an attack after Christmas celebrations were over. This battle’s victory changed the outcome of the war as many European different diplomat delegates from the colonies were begging for help but there was little proof that the Americans had a chance to fight the mightiest military of the world. The French were teasing with the idea, but this result of the Battle of Teton is what made the French accept the offer to join and aid the Americans, Spain stepped in as a result, a Prussian general named Friedrich Wilhelm Von Stubeun stepped in to help train Washington’s army that really many of us credit him for giving the structure and knowledge to have an effective military that is likely still an influence to the training in modern teachings in the US, and this eventuality led the Dutch see there was a chance to the Americans they gave us loans to help aid for our military budget as well as set the starting blocks to create a new nation. So I enjoy this movie as it might not show the effect it had after the battle was won, but the tension Washington had in making certain this plan can work. It highlights the leader he was and why he turned the tide of the outcome of the war. The great thing about Liberty kids is it helps condense the timeline and facts that easy to start learning, whether it’s for kids or anyone starting learn about the Revolutionary War. It’s a lot of information that can be overwhelming so something with a simple approach can help. However as someone that loves history in general, not just American history, it’s also good to have list of other ways to learn more deeply about certain topics and this list I have here are my go to personally to share insight mainly with the dynamic everyone had that has some accuracies. There’s others that are mainly for entertainment than to be based on historical accuracy, such as the Patriot is about The Swamp Fox who was a real person but it is very lose that it’s not something people can point to and direct it as accurate. It does give the perspective of the South’s issues they ran into with the war, yet there are some that is too stretch out. So Liberty kids to me is a nice starting point to help explain the important details, and to grow from there. There’s probably some I’ve missed on the list, yet I think it’s a decent list.

[@George-ux6zz]

There's a bridge near the capital of New Jersey, Trenton. It's called Washington Crossing. It's approximately where Washington crossed the Delaware river.

[@erichallada910]

I know your going to watch part 2 right. Oversimplified makes really good videos that are educational and with a bit of humor. The American Civil War and World War 2 are also really good Oversimplified videos as well and you two should react to them.

[@vegas7027]

Always a joy to watch your videos!

[@Jon-sy3tx]

When the British saw the guns on Dorchester heights, they threatened to burn down Boston if they weren't allowed to leave

[@christopherhuff6862]

You guys sound like Americans. Come to the US! :)

[@BigIronKate-uj5vk]

Hello Yass & Fats, I thought I would suggest more American history, if interested. "The American Civil War - Oversimplified (Part 1&2)" (by the channel: Oversimplified) And as always, I enjoyed learning new/old stuff with you two. Thanks for sharing. peace out~

[@philiparonson8315]

Gold is fungible and relatively portable. Just what the Europeans wanted and needed.

[@philiparonson8315]

Note that the sugar acts and the tea acts were there to help support a world-spanning empire. You must understand that the real jewels of the British colonies were Jamaica and India (sugar and tea). The American colonies were a defensive black hole that was expensive to maintain and more difficult to manage. A result of the Revolutionary War was that GB, with very few exceptions, did not permit British private citizens to own land in India. Thus there was no farming/landed class of British colonists in India who may get ideas about self-rule and independence. Also, when it was time to go there was little to pack up and no need to compensate British citizens for their lost land. This is the difference between sending settlers to a colony versus running a true colony.

[@stevemelvin7308]

Cant wait for part 2.👍

[@anthonycardenas7863]

The money the British spent on the war is roughly around the equivalent of $1.90 Trillion USD as of now.

[@sawyerrichardson6077]

I live not far from fort Ticonderoga and the entire battle and the green mountain boys are a big point of pride for us in upstate New York

[@cshubs]

I've been to Fort Ticonderoga. It's the perfect spot for a fort on the Hudson. Happens to be an absolutely gorgeous area. I got stung by a bee.

[@tarno_bejo_]

As brits, did you guys learn the independence of 'mericas as in july 4th 1776 or something else? Cuz, my country declared the independent in 1945. But the colonist rather said, we gave you the independent in 1949. What the hek.

[@kate2create738]

A lot of people think the American Revolution War started thanks to being over taxed, and without representation, which is true, but they never take into account that the British put in multiple measurements to get the colonies to pay back the war they had with France. They implemented many taxes that backfired and each time it further pissed the colonies. And there’s many British historians and critics that point out and say “But the British paid more taxes,” never into account that the war they had with France was also battled in Europe (which ironically the British forgot it was fought on both continents). The biggest kicker is they forcibly shut down ANY trade the colonies had with other countries to help them get established, especially with the Dutch who were a big cultural factor to many regions in the colonies like Pennsylvania and NYC (which the Dutch originally colonized.) So it was more than the British overtaxed the colonies, the empire was setting up any way to be an obstacle to the people who had loyalty that it resulted at least a third resenting the harsh penalties, and third trying to remain neutral, and the remaining third being die hard loyalists that by the end of the war many of them relocated to Canada that stressed a very interesting cultural dynamic.

[@atraxisdarkstar]

The flight of many loyalists to Nova Scotia and the special status the British granted the Quebecois was also why the Canadian colonies never joined in the rebellion despite facing the same hardships.

[@rashadwalker8218]

More oversimplified please. Ww1 WW2 American civil war French revolutionary war

[@dedcowbowee]

Great reaction! Part 2!👍

[@kevinotoole2285]

May both our countries prosper together this is our past. Our future is now🤙🏼

[@maskedsentai2003]

Thomas Jefferson: all men are created equal wait *thomas looking at the slaves outside* Thomas Jefferson: Damn

[@raymondcaudillo3971]

And he raised his fist up and yelled ..FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲

[@andrewmckenzie292]

Not really sure George III was an executive monarch as portrayed in this. He would of had a greater role than modern British monarchs in forming governments due to the lack of political parties at the time, but policy was still decided by the politicians who were MPs.

[@danvelez5838]

Lmao,I thought you guys were Puerto Ricans....and then I heard your accents 😂 WOOPSIE❤

[@SirBedevereTheWise]

Statue of George Washington is at 44 Trafalgar Square London WC2N 5DN UK

[@JPMadden]

According to the Bank of England, that £60 million debt at the end of the Seven Years' War in 1763 is equivalent to £10 billion today. As seen in the comments below, many of my fellow Americans believe that the War of Independence demonstrated that a dedicated and armed civilian populace can defeat an organized military force. But this is a mythologized version of American history, not the actual one. Especially in the early years of the war, thousands of civilian militiamen did have the courage to face the British Army in battle, but few had the training to win. Thousands were captured, and more would die aboard the horrific "prison ships" than would in battle. Prior to the full-time American Continental Army getting proper training from European professional soldiers, the Americans lost most of the battles (surviving to fight another day was how they won the war). It is more accurate to say the Americans outlasted the British than defeated them, similar to how the Vietnamese and Afghanis outlasted the American willingness to fight in modern wars. By 1781, the British were also fighting a global war against all three of its frequent enemies -- France, Spain, and The Netherlands. The thirteen American colonies weren't worth the trouble and expense.

[@Tommy-o8x]

Taxing wasn’t the issue it was taxation without representation

[@user-fv5ms4sz8e]

No hard feelings okay? 😮 There were three major super powers that had fought against themselves and the indigenous for control, much like was going on between the indigenous people fighting each other. But England, France, and Spain were the main players, with other countries also sending settlers. In Texas, you can clearly see these lesser states presence, because certain towns are distinctly made by their settlers. Odessa was founded by Russians. San Antonio and Goliad, by Spain, Shiner, Fredericksburg, and many others founded by Germans, etc., and so on. So, the fight against King George, (not the British people) was just one piece of a larger pie and conflict unfolding, as the war against monarchial tyranny was exclusive to the 13 colonies currently under king George's royal claim to these territories. It's hard to imagine how horrible life would have been, had the revolution failed.

[@ryaneugenelawrencewalls1987]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣Jeeez 0:40

[@kyleburton3992]

Who else noticed the fart at 9:40? Hahaha!

[@charlesbarnes6912]

If you haven't seen it y'all should react to the movie "the Patriot"

[@MaxStax1]

You guys are awesome!

[@srf1984]

Its kind of hard for me to believe that the most powerful country at the time had no money just from fighting the french

[@kennethswartz8252]

Taxes aren't necessarily a bad thing. How they are allocated is, also how they are generated. The rich stay rich not because of the money they have, but the debt. They take out non tax loans of wild amounts using stock as collateral while taking an official (low) wage as income (income tax). Then possibly sell those stock at higher value (non tax) to repay loans.

[@bwsinfonia13]

I would gladly pay more tax if I could have access to a program like the NHS.

[@charliefyb]

WW2 oversimplified reaction !!!

[@dquanissavage6287]

Yass & Fats Truly Such A Awesome Video Today!!🔥🐐🐐💎

[@kennethvick9447]

You need to know Red Skelton on the meaning of I pledge allegiance to the United States flag.

[@dennishall5017]

The map showing Falmouth map is wrong! They have Falmouth in Maine! LMAO!

[@kate2create738]

And this explains why we are a nation VERY skeptical of our government, any government really, and why many are strong second amendment proponents. And ironically we get the touchiest when it’s the Brits who try to argue we should drop it as it exposes the ignorance and arrogance they have for recognizing that it was their country’s harsh rule is why we will NEVER bend the knee to this amendment. Hearing how the British education system never goes into the history they had in the American Revolutionary War (down to British historians say it was a civil war and leaving it at that) highlights how much the British society have a hard time being on the same wavelength till they actually do their research or have worked along the American military. Largely most Americans are past the resentment of the Revolution War, we like to joke about in some cases yet are proud of our Founding fathers, but we will go harsh on the Brits thinking they can change our minds about the 2nd amendment. It is the one topic that has boundaries, specifically with the British, and it certainly won’t change till every Brit actually studies their involvement. Just ask Piers Morgan how well that went, the average Brit might think we’re over exaggerating but we will switch from lovey dovey Americans to hostile.

[@markdayell61]

That video missed the part where the British overran the airports!

[@JRush374]

Please watch Scott Horton's Enough Already playlist. It's about the US's terrorism wars and how they connect to each other and what really happened. The book is a must read. The US spends as much as it does on the military mainly for globally dominance. As you will see in that playlist, this comes at the expense of putting US citizens at more risk. Dominance breeds resentment, just like it did against the British before the US revolution.

[@skxlter5747]

Girl on the left looks more mexican than british

[@beautifulbliss5883]

Oversimplified marathon 🙏. American Revolution part 2, Civil War part 1&2. WW1, WW2, Cold War part 1&2.

[@nochannel1q2321]

You guys should check out tax rates in other countries. The UK's tax rates are actually really very reasonable.

[@cooperkangas6824]

Any emplemon video, especially the one about dale Earnhardt, best video online

[@joshsmith4512]

“society in every state is a blessing, but government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one …sunshine patriot... common sense.... Thomas Paine

[@jn3697]

I'd be even more upset if my taxes were going to support a royal family.

[@Tommy-o8x]

You have to realize their was many colonial loyalists Congress is no different then parliament! Accept for representation

[@AxelFoleyDetroitLions]

College football Pump Up

[@skxlter5747]

React to the cold war next

[@troyshilanski380]

Love ya 2

[@williambranch4283]

The colonists had no money. How will they pay taxes?

[@trevdestroyer8209]

What do you mean? The proportion of land owners in America was higher than back in Britain

[@williambranch4283]

@@trevdestroyer8209 Taxes weren't against land. There was a shortage of copper coin in Britain at the same time. Colonial specie was being printed by Franklin but it wasn't legal tender in GB. The only silver coin in GB or the colonies was from piracy against Spain, which had been terminated by peace treaty.

[@AW11-e4h]

Taxation without representation 🇺🇸

[@SGlitz]

Do we have any in 2024?😮

[@Thisandthat8908]

the taxes were not the problem. the lack of a voice in the gouvernment was. And the arrogance. With a less arrogant King, maybe things would had developed more along the canadian line.

[@GenX1964]

Wtf. I was expecting you guys to be Mexicans and then you start talking 😆 🤣

[@PADOCLIPS1]

Day 4 of asking for Indy car

[@catland101]

but isnt british broke becuse they are protecting them from french

[@alexto137]

she looks bored and uninterested, lol

[@tehclefty5317]

Bro what is she?? White mixed with something? Asian maybe? Just white?

[@Quataure]

just searched up and 60 million £ today is over 14 trillion, which is about 4.75 times more than the entire gdp of britain today4.5