How Each Major Nation Reacted to American Independence

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[@apolakigamingandmore6376]

Bro, that's it...

[@GenericYoutubeGuy]

What’s the name of the painting at the end of the video

[@Fireoflearning]

@@GenericKZbinGuy Wanderer Above a Sea of Fog

[@jamesbeemer7855]

Very interesting . You are showing the other countries opinions of what was going on , if news got around that fast . I’m impressed .

[@splitfries69]

*_I just wanted to say a queen always loves to see your videos and her subscription box I think that your channnel is great_*

[@Artur_M.]

The deadpan delivery of the "speaking English instead of American" joke was perfect. 😁

[@Guy-Mann]

I personally would like to hear more in future about the LEAGUE of ARMED neuTRELITY.

[@rdf4315]

Yeah my first thought was I thought we were speaking English, I know the British created the language but we Americans just improved on it, without us there wouldn't be any words like y'all .

[@lemdixon01]

''Instead of Spanish''

[@lemdixon01]

​@@rdf4315American English is in many ways more older dialect and a bit like dialect of northern England, more terse so some Scandinavian maybe. For example ''oftentimes'' and ''gotten'' is never said in British English. So American English is more preserved even though its a new country and the American accent is more like how many people in England used to speak because in England we used to pronounce the 'r' at the end of the word which is still done by people in The West Country, Devon and Corwall, Norfolk and some rural areas.

[@rdf4315]

@@lemdixon01 yeah I was just making a joke, I know the English language is a lot older, going back to middle and Old English and so no, it just made me think of my English teachers growing up in the deep South and how they absolutely hated the word y'all and i always loved it, because it can be used so many different ways, like where y'all at, where y'all going, when y'all getting here, y'all saw that Tucker and Putin interview, I know y'all are excited for GTA VI, y'all hungry, wtf I know y'all got more than two dollars.

[@El_Presidente_5337]

"Please Russia, please fight against the French empire. We'll give you a useless island in the mediterranean that you can barely reach."

[@dylanlowers5236]

Imagine if they did and nothing else changed because of that, like the Soviet Union would have had territory right beside France and Italy in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea lmao

[@stageblood9935]

they would have most certainly lost it during the napoleonic wars but... itd be really funny if they just had it forever @@dylanlowers5236

[@kamdenmadan3289]

@@dylanlowers5236 I actually think the Great Powers would have just taken it during the Russian Civil War, not much Lenin could do to stop Britain and France.

[@jacob4920]

@@kamdenmadan3289 Sure they would have. But you know the massive stink that Vladimir Putin would be creating over that right now. In much the same way that he keeps raising a stink about Alaska, or anything having to do with Ukraine. It would just be another headache in modern times. So I'm glad Russia never accepted that deal. Though the irony of how badly Russia wants access to the Mediterranean Sea today certainly isn't lost on me. Bet Russia regrets this particular imperial choice.

[@Eridelm]

@@kamdenmadan3289 Or even earlier by the numerous wars either by Napoleonic France or Brits. Absolutely unconnected and useless territorry.

[@ronmaximilian6953]

I'm surprised you didn't mention the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Allied with the French, it maintained official neutrality. However a number of Polish nobles did fight for the Americans. On the other hand, the Indian kingdom of Mysore was allied to the French and successfully carried out the Second Anglo-Mysore War and recognize to the United States, becoming the first country in Asia to do so

[@CheerfulFerryBoat-ug8gr]

@ronma...It was all a team effort! Spain also fought in the American Revolution which was in fact a world global war. Over 100,000 Spanish soldiers and sailors fought against the British helping the 13 Colonies win their independence! And at least 17,000 Spanish soldiers fought in the Southern theater in Florida and the Caribbean protecting French possessions allowing Degrasse to travel to both the Chesapeake and later Yorktown which Spain also paid and funded paying both the French and Continental army who hadn't been paid for several months and years causing several mutinees!

[@kingvxv6438]

@@CheerfulFerryBoat-ug8gr In the end, the French went broke after helping America gain independence. And it was the Americans who ended the Spanish empire in the western hemisphere including Pacific.

[@CheerfulFerryBoat-ug8gr]

@@kingvxv6438 Well, that's very debatable. France was already broke before they aided the American Revolution! At least that's the way French finance Minister Jacque Turgot saw it. He tried to warn King Louie that France could not afford to aid the American Revolution in any way! Even if France wasn't broke, Turgot knew France could not afford it! He saw the writing on the wall a mile away! But Louie wouldn't listen to him. Sadly, Turgot resigned in protest. France supposedly was the money King? But it was Spain who paid for the Yorktown campaign paying both the French and Continental soldiers who hadn't been paid for several months and years causing several mutinees! Spain also paid to refurbish Degrasse's French fleet allowing Degrasse to travel to both the Chesapeake and later Yorktown which Spain also had a huge role in making Yorktown happen! According to historian Thomas Chavez Spain sent weapons to the American Colonies from France inside French ships! When the ships arrived everyone assumed the entire cargo was only French lol! Honest mistake lol! Spain and France had their own interests first despite the signed alliance on paper between France and the American Colonies!

[@Kamonohashiii]

​@@kingvxv6438 Above all, the Americans refused to pay the debt to France after their independence

[@CheerfulFerryBoat-ug8gr]

@@Kamonohashiii and the American people still owe Spain!

[@higginswalsan]

Morocco’s stance on it was always an interesting fact to me until I read about the Barbary War and realized they recognized us so they could collect more tribute

[@ziyadrgb9584]

Bro this is politics and Morocco supported peace between Barbary pirates and us

[@speedy01247]

@@ziyadrgb9584 yeah cause pirates are so peaceful.

[@ziyadrgb9584]

@@speedy01247 no I don't support piracy but you know the world politics and interest

[@ghostloco6741]

the barbary pirates werent a part of morocco. the moroccan sultan's intentions with recognizing the US was more about trade

[@ziyadrgb9584]

@@ghostloco6741 yes but pirate have rules the state of sallé was a republic who steal ships and noney but they was vassel to Morocco

[@mrgopnik5964]

Basically: nobody really cared about America, but Britain losing something will never not be entertaining

[@TheAnnoyingBoss]

Britains control of usa was doomed from the getgo because the french and spanish would side with us just to stick it to the brits every time 😂

[@TheSignofJonah777]

@@TheAnnoyingBoss We must be strategic geniuses these guys' animosity will never end

[@Choompar]

​@@TheSignofJonah777 I don't understand either of you

[@TheSignofJonah777]

@@Choompar good for you

[@Choompar]

@@TheSignofJonah777 ok then, have a nice day, as you clearly choose not to explain and that's your choice!

[@famtomerc]

Morocco will get that damn trade deal ONE WAY OR THE OTHER, AMERICA!

[@arkcliref]

they've been downbad on that american burger for the past 200 years even today they still want that sandwich

[@basedgodkyon]

I was somewhat hoping you’d include this statement, made by king Gustav III of Sweden at the time of the revolution: “It is such an interesting drama to see a nation create itself, that I - if I now had not been who I am - would go to America to follow up close every phase in the emergence of this new republic. - This perhaps is America's century. The new republic, which hardly has a population put together better than Rome had to begin with, may perhaps take advantage of Europe some day, in the same manner as Europe has taken advantage of America for two centuries. No matter what, I cannot help but admire their courage and enthusiastically appreciate their daring.”

[@randomintrovertedspider7510]

That American century line hits hard now that the USA is the world's sole Hyperpower.

[@uncommon_name9337]

Almost two centuries later America becomes Europe's overlord.

[@luisfilipe2023]

@@uncommon_name9337the world’s overlord you mean

[@BucyKalman]

Not really. The truth is that all European countries (minus Portugal perhaps) hated Britain. In fact, most still do.

[@DominionSorcerer]

@@BucyKalman this is something people really have to remember. Almost all of these nations were one flavour of monarchy or another and were not in favour of a new American republic, they just wanted to spite Britain. Sweden as a nation wasn't an exception to this, but Gustav III was an exception to that line of thought.

[@baoxidiaoyu]

Austria: An oversea colony rebelled? Wait, we're allowed to have oversea colonies?

[@SirPippintheNotsoSmart]

Granted, they tried, but failed several times and once they lost influence over the German states, they turned to the Balkans.

[@Adsper2000]

Austria had a 150 acre concession in Tianjin.

[@Xalerdane]

Austria: “We’re too busy dealing with all of our colonies right here in Europe to get involved with all of that!”

[@ekesandras1481]

@@Adsper2000 and the Nikobar islands, that are between India and Burma.

[@ninjaman717]

The Moroccans really wanted that trade deal lmao

[@exposedclickbaitaRblx]

Morocco said" lets recognize a separatist nation from the strongest empire in a barbaric continent, this surely won't become the strongest country in the world and vassalize the world, including me, right?"

[@RepublicofMolossia]

​@@exposedclickbaitaRblx Anti-Americans really be using the wrong term for everything. Vassals are countries or people that have sworn allegiance to another country or person. Now does that sound like Morocco and the United States in any way?

[@exposedclickbaitaRblx]

@@RepublicofMolossia vassal is a puppet

[@KonglomeratYT]

@@exposedclickbaitaRblx I feel as though I have gotten dumber by reading your comment. I can't even comprehend how many bumps on the head as a baby it took to create you.

[@RepublicofMolossia]

@exposedclickbaitaRblx It can be compared, but in this case, no. The United States has not vassalized the world. To those of you who aren't sure what comment I'm replying to, he sent a reply, but it was hidden.

[@q23main]

"[...] without their [France] assistance, Americans today could wery well be speaking English instead of American." 2:00 Pure comedic gold 😀

[@DefenderoftheOctoberists]

Despite the fact the last part is sarcasm (they speak English in America)

[@Marveryn]

@@DefenderoftheOctoberists Its a joke between us cousin that we havent spoken english in centuries giving how the langue shift. It was something that Franklin was keen on which is why certain english word are writing differently depending on which side of the pound you happen to be standing.

[@d2usa235]

@@DefenderoftheOctoberistsyes sarcasm is part of comedy

[@30AndHatingIt]

Obviously it was a joke, but I insist on stressing the fact that the French only agreed to openly enter the war AFTER the colonists proved they could win on their own… which they did at Saratoga. France then entered the war to hasten it’s end.

[@jordanadams4360]

@@30AndHatingItand also part of the French requirements for their help was that the American diplomats didn’t make treaties without them because France wanted to make sure America stayed weak after the war. That t was only after we made peace without them that we actually got a good outcome. France wanted to fuck is hard

[@madsdahlc]

Many of the german soldiers that the british hired . They actully newer went back home. After the war . Many of them decided to have a fresh start in life and they created a new life for themself in the united states as americans.

[@thunderbird1921]

It should be noted that there had been a German population in the colonies for over a century (the first "German Americans" have sometimes been claimed to be a small group of craftsmen who came to Jamestown in 1608). These German settlers were mostly located in Pennsylvania at the time of the American Revolution, but were also present in other areas. I bet seeing these communities made many of the Hessians rethink their life plans and ultimately decide to stay in the New World. After all, they could now live a peaceful life, and not have to worry in fighting in any more major European wars (it's at least one of the reasons why hundreds of thousands if not millions of more Germans would immigrate to the US during the 19th Century).

[@JT-bm8tq]

I have a very good family friend in Pennsylvania who she has discharge documents from her great (x7) grandfather. A poor German man who volunteered to fight for England, after the war was over, he elected to use his funds to not purchase a way back to Germany, but rather purchased a homestead in greater Philadelphia area. Her family still lives in PA to this day

[@DJ-iu5bb]

@@thunderbird1921 yeah Benjamin Franklin was talking down on us I think he called us Swarthy for Germans and Swedes

[@LucidRealityAI]

I don't imagine they would be treated well because the hessians were known as uneccesarily brutal and violent soldiers among the Americans

[@Grenadier311]

​@thunderbird1921 I don't consider the early German settlers in America to be immigrants since their presence was integral to the formation of the American civilization. My gg+ German grandfather fought against the British in the revolution in Maryland in the "German Regiment".

[@El_Presidente_5337]

Today I learned that Katherin the Great coexisted with Frederick the Great, Maria Theresia and the American Revolution.

[@Fireoflearning]

Napoleon was alive too, just a boy, though.

[@El_Presidente_5337]

@@Fireoflearning It's kinda funny because I connected Frederick with Maria (The wars over Silesia), Katherine with Frederick (her husband was a prussiaboo) but I never made the connection to the bigger picture.

[@professorscum2107]

​@Fireoflearning what did napoleon think of the American revolution which led to the French revolution?

[@Macion-sm2ui]

Yeah, and this golden trio was involved in Partitions of Poland so we in Poland know too well that they coexited.

[@Fireoflearning]

@@professorscum2107 I'm considering a video on something similar

[@gigachad7153]

Justin my brother, you need to come along more often and blow air with your videos to keep this Fire Of Learning burning within us.

[@ThwipThwipBoom]

True

[@muguly4591]

Lmfao OK gigachad

[@skyden24195]

Another interesting note when it comes to Russia's relationship with the newly formed United States: (for those who do not know,) after the U.S. gained independence, Catherine the Great of Russia, through French emissaries, temporarily acquired the services of revolutionary war captain, John Paul-Jones, who was made a rear-admiral in Russia's Black Seas Fleet to help Russia win a conflict in that region.

[@twilit8162]

Tangentially related, “Jones” was not his last name. He took the name “Jones” when he was hiding from the law, as an homage to the Jones family, whom he stayed with for a time. I discovered that through some ancestry stuff, turns out I’m a very distant descendant of that family lol

[@skyden24195]

@@twilit8162 yes, of course you are correct about John Paul taking on the extra sur-name of "Jones" as he was accused of murder while defending himself in an attempted mutiny by a merchant crew that he was captain of at one time. But, if I just called the famous Revolutionary War captain, "Captain John Paul," no doubt someone out there would chime in about him being "John Paul-Jones." lol. Just a pointless fyi, but I had to do an oral, in-class report about John Paul-Jones in the 8th grade, so I became interested in the famous wartime mariner who replied the famous words, "Sir, I have not yet begun to fight!"

[@stevejones8660]

And he later went on to join up with Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and John Bonham to form Led Zeppelin.

[@skyden24195]

@@stevejones8660 😄 for sure! It's even funnier and ironic that John Bonham was in the group considering that the USS "Bonhomme Richard" was the name of the ship that Capt. John Paul-Jones was in command of when he shouted his famous quote of "Sir, I have not yet begun to fight!"

[@TheAnnoyingBoss]

John paul jones was a fighting man. After becoming founding father of the navy he ended up fighting for queen anne and after that he died somewhere in europe and some man tracked him down identified him and asked usa if they wanted him so he got put in a huge ornate carcophigus in usa. The europeans and russians knew where his true homeland was

[@andrewpalacios1363]

Imagine your boat getting seized just for Morocco to be like “Bro, come trade with me” 😂

[@CodyChepa88]

My coworker was born and raised in Morocco and gotta say he is a great guy and we love to discuss the friendship between our nations

[@Alejojojo6]

"Friendship" hahaha A Read the Barbary Wars, you're in for a surprise. It wasnt friendship what made Morocco recognise US independence...

[@CodyChepa88]

@@Alejojojo6 sorry to upset you.

[@foxinaround1220]

​​@@CodyChepa88 don't listen to him,he is probably just an Algerian who's mad because Morocco have way better history tham his french creation country (Algerian)

[@montygreen9529]

Those wars started decades after the Moroccan recognition ​@@Alejojojo6

[@HANKSANDY69420]

​@@foxinaround1220 *so it is just a skill-issue then, lol*

[@conradnelson5283]

I tend to forget how much is going on in the world during the revolution. The entire panoramic picture eludes me. When I look at one spot, I lose side of all the others.. nice video. Well done.

[@thomsboys77]

You forget because Americans think the world revolve around them

[@paycomebfdi]

Morocco: This investment will definitely pay off.

[@beasley1232]

Spain 🇪🇸: Declares war on the UK on the side of the USA USA 🇺🇸: Declares war on Spain and takes Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippines a century later. Spain 🇪🇸: b-b-but I thought we were friends America 😪😢 USA 🇺🇸: Huh?! What was that? Sorry I can’t hear you over my awesome victory against a European colonial power 😎🤑🇺🇸🦅

[@mannya4120]

Im Moroccan and im lmao 🤣 😂😂

[@beasley1232]

@@mannya4120 I have Moroccan friends who live in the USA.

[@akagamishanks2774]

Morocco really wanted that double-cheese burger 💀💀

[@DJ-iu5bb]

@craigbowers4016 No bacon is a Sin but they Muslim so I get it

[@ThwipThwipBoom]

Tbf, American cotton was renowned the world over for it's high quality. At the time of America's founding, it was among the top ten richest countries in the world and has never left the top 10 in it's over 240 years of history.

[@crashbash1100]

So, pretty much everyone hated Britain.

[@Mujangga]

Still does 😉

[@ravensthatflywiththenightm7319]

Even today outside of maybe James Bond, Brits are always "the villains". I still dunno why whingeing Poms whinge when Hollywood does it but never the other movie studios though. If they think the way Hollywood portrays British baddies is offensive they should see how the rest of the world portrays them in their films.

[@Seabee203]

That tracks honestly

[@jonathanstempleton7864]

Britain doesn't care 😄🇬🇧

[@utopiaOKC]

Yea for some people its not in past tense😂

[@finlip_]

I loved this video! In school we talked about French and Spanish support in the revolution, but not much on Europe's (and other place's) reaction beyond that. It was neat to learn how other countries reacted.

[@CheerfulFerryBoat-ug8gr]

@finlip_ I think Spanish support went way beyond French support lol! I'm only now discovering just how much Spain helped us! I'm beginning to question the exact length of French support that we've been taught lol!

[@xolotlmexihcah4671]

The _Spanish Empire_ and the _British Empire_ were enemies for centuries. What's odd is that even in modern day Spain, the Hispanists love to talk about everything the British did to them but never about what Spain did to the British to perpetuate such rivalry *(I don't support either side!).* Regardless of the past, today _Spain, the U.S. and U.K._ are inconditional allies in a certain Atlantic group (Hispanists never mention this fact either). ​@@CheerfulFerryBoat-ug8gr

[@CheerfulFerryBoat-ug8gr]

@@xolotlmexihcah4671 Unfortunately the Spanish were terrible propagandists lol! They never reported their conquests or merits or victories especially during the American Revolution. Spain lost the propaganda war, while France won all the propaganda since they had a great public relations person in Lafayette. Another thing is that Spain decided to keep silent about their participation in helping the 13 Colonies as best they could. That's one reason France gets all the historical credit, especially credit they don't deserve.

[@xolotlmexihcah4671]

​@@CheerfulFerryBoat-ug8gr _Hispanists_ are slowly catching on to the prop game, lol! In recent years, there has been an increase in historical revisionism on their part; and they see themselves as benefactors of the world, and victims of the _British Empire_ (as if the _Spanish Empire_ was a lamb who never did anything to other Empires). _Hispanists_ love to cherry-pick how the _British Empire_ supported the independence movements in _Hispanic America,_ but they overlook that the _Spanish Empire_ *first* supported the independence of the _Thirteen Colonies._ *What goes around comes around.*

[@CheerfulFerryBoat-ug8gr]

@@xolotlmexihcah4671 Hmm.. I don't think I understand you. Not sure if you're attacking or complimenting lol. Can you please be more specific.

[@Frd2004]

Love how morocco's was VERY determined to establish a trade agreement 😂

[@andrescuellar7213]

Technically speaking, the majority of the funding for the U.S. Revolution came from Spain, the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations defied American agreements with the British and supported the American side. So if you look at it on a timeline, the Mvskoke speaking American Indian Nations and Spain are the U.S.' First allies. Internally, Charles Carrol of Carrolton (one of the signers of the independence) would move them to join the American cause under the pretence of freedom of religion (in this case favoring the Catholics who were even sold as indentured servants under British rule). In the end, Spain helped via Loussiana (under Spanish rule back then) and even Florida (also a Spanish territory then). At the lowest point of the revolutionary war, Alexander Hamilton said "If we are saved, we will be saved by France and Spain". You even hear historians saying "The US would have never won the war without France and France would have never joined the war without Spain", Spain allied with France to attack the rest of the British empire at the time so the full might of the British military power (and naval power) would be too busy elsewhere to strike the US in full force. Spain funded part of what was sent to the Americans and shipped a ton of its own supplies to help their cause making muskets and cannons 80% Spanish paid (so France would give the to the US) or directly donated over their routes in the caribbean and Lousiana. Even the Spanish empire sent 100,000 troops from the Virreinatos (some soldiers directly from continental Europe but most of them from Mexico and the other virreinatos (even as far as from South America). In the Spring of 1780, they won the battle of Pensacola in the American South, that forced the British to pull their troops out of several regions (mostly northeast) helping Washington directly win a few battles. Over 3200 Spaniards and Hispanics died fighting for the US independence. Between France and Spain, they contributed the equivalent of 30 billion dollars to the war. Luis de Unzaga not only helped directly but also was key in asking the US to adopt the dollar (fun fact: it comes from the Spanish "peso fuerte" also known as "spanish milled dollar", and that's why the symbol of Spain (the S shaped ribbon crossing two collums was simplified into 1 colum to end up being $). The Spanish were so important in American independence that on Inauguration Day 1789, George Washington and Diego de Guardoqui marched down Broadway side by side... After the swearing-in ceremony, the Spanish Warship on the East River did a fire salute (the only foreign ship as nobody wanted to openly defy the British like that back then and the French weren't much help after a while due to their own internal turnmoil). Carrolton's dream of an independent America met with Guardoqui's who celebrated the independence with the first Catholic masses of the capital and would even raise money from Spain (even money from king Charles III to fund social work and churches in the US). I could spend hours adding details and names to the list, but all things considered, there was a huge move to erase any Catholic or Spanish influence in the US due to its identity conflict later on as a WASP nation labeled secular, so much so that you can't even hear the use of "natural law" (because it was Catholic theoly after all) after the 4th grade now and Carrolton, the richest American at the time and key to convincing Washington (his own personal friend) to fight the war, has been almost erased from history books.

[@Rootiga]

Ok bud

[@louiswebtser]

@@Rootigadelete your comment

[@kibecawest9867]

"English instead of American" got a good chuckle outta me, love it.

[@emilianohermosilla3996]

Fire of learning is such an amazing channel! I’ve been following you since the start of the pandemic!

[@nicolelaw4469]

You are the only channel I have notifications on for, every video is so interesting and well done

[@pedrofr1434]

Spain: *send military aid to the US in their independence war* The US: *declare war against Spain some years later and take Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Philippines and Guam* Spain: "I thought we were friends 😢"

[@SaifeddineElyamoune]

🦅 🔥 🔥 skill issue raaah

[@freakrx2349]

That was one of the reasons the Spanish supported the French invasion of Mexico because the French. They thought the United States was growing too powerful in the Americas

[@xolotlmexihcah4671]

Pobrecito, no sabes restar, ni sumar. Los dos eventos que mencionaste ocurrieron con una diferencia de 100 años, en 100 años muchas cosas cambian. Los aliados de ayer cesan de serlo, y los enemigos se convierten en aliados. Y perfecto ejemplo es la España de hoy, y su séquito de hispanistas que tanto les gusta lagrimear sobre Inglaterra, pero a día de hoy España es aliada de Inglaterra y EE.UU.

[@uncommon_name9337]

The US were eating Mexico alive can't they take a hint ?

[@spacehonky6315]

I do hereby (on behalf of the United States) return Cuba, Puerto Rico, Philippines, and Guam back to Spain. 🙄. Thank me later.

[@chissstardestroyer]

The Sultan of Morrocco had to be *really* desperate to get a trade agreement if he was willing to risk a *war* against us just to make a trade deal; I mean: taking hostages really does antagonize the ones you kidnap, and if he was willing to risk *that* kind of loss just for that: he had to be desperate to the point of being the butt of a bad joke at his own expense!

[@Marveryn]

taken hostage during a war we havent won yet isn't a huge risk and he still got hist treaty and it is the longest lasting treaty ever made by america.

[@chissstardestroyer]

@@Marveryn Yeah, that's true, yet it was equally likely that we'd get so livid with him that we'd actually *invade and devastate* his country; in general: if you want a trade deal: you do NOT want to antagonize your prospective trade-partner.

[@Demirel7641]

You weren't today's USA, and Morocco wasn't today's Morocco. It would have been no chance for your to beat that Morocco. It was an empire at pair with the european empires: this is why it was not invaded by Europe, even if it was so close to it. But the past is past, and we are nice today and we love the USA.

[@thedarkforce9596]

@@Demirel7641 and we love you guys too 🇺🇸🇲🇦

[@chissstardestroyer]

@@Demirel7641 Yet they *did* lose to us, shortly thereafter; and it didn't matter at all what kinds of assets they had: the Shores of Tripoli is where the islamic states met their demise to *us* the USA... and that was within the first few decades of our nation's existence; so that sultan had to be criminally stupid to try that, or fully desperate.

[@GAarcher]

*Where is Angola in this video, everyone knows it's the greatest world power of that time*

[@queensofthedthrone8267]

My lack of knowledge of African history really makes me wonder if this comment is even semi-sarcastic lol

[@johnbaker1256]

Still in Africa

[@improvyt6814]

they were fighting a hyper war against Papua new guinea on Jupiter obviously

[@kitsin326]

@@queensofthedthrone8267it was a Portuguese colony at the time

[@GAarcher]

@@queensofthedthrone8267 angola was technologically advanced and had vast colonies in the space, they were fighting a hyper war against Papua new guinea on Jupiter at that time obviously

[@maxismills]

These aspects are my favorite parts of the study of history. For my undergraduate history thesis I wrote about the foreign responses to the Irish revolution and independence. It’s always so powerful reading what their allies had said, there was so much hope and passion woven in each sentence.

[@ianquyck9834]

Can you imagine if we were all speaking English right now instead of American? Thank goodness we don’t have to learn that mess of a language…

[@billweirdo9657]

Funny enough American English is closer to proper English then England English.

[@miguelpadeiro762]

​@@billweirdo9657What is proper English? A dead tongue? There is no proper English, not the one spoken in England, not the one spoken in Texas, not the one spoken by the Germans at Buckingham

[@billweirdo9657]

@LeeGee look into the subject it's a fascinating research spree. It has to do with phonetics and the crown changing pronunciation because they thought it sounded more regal. In Shakespeare's day English would of been spoken extremely similar to the modern American pronunciation and phonetics.

[@jr2904]

​@@LeeGee go watch a few shorts or videos from "lost in the pond". The English changed quite a few things over the years that Americans didn't follow... I know in your mind you're just absolutely superior in every way, but you're not. You're not better than any American.

[@bigginsd1]

As an Australian I was almost in high school when I realised we spell “Jail” as “Gaol” in Proper English, but it’s pronounced the same way. It’s a silly language sometimes.

[@robl496]

For those wondering about Italy… it wasn’t founded yet, after the Roman Empire Italy was divided in several states. Italy was then unified in 1861 as Kingdom of Italy.

[@gameraider100]

The fact that Italy as a "nation" is younger than the United States sounds so weird.

[@HANKSANDY69420]

​@@gameraider100 *ikr*

[@icecanyon6090]

@@gameraider100 same with germany

[@wkent02]

Morocco is the greatest one mentioned here. Captures an American ship. " We will release you once you allow us to trade with you".

[@charlesbrown4483]

“Jesus Christ man alright we’ll fuckin’ trade with you if you’ll just shut up about it and stop annoying us, don’t you see we’ve got bigger issues right now?”😂

[@itcalledfootball600]

Didn’t you guys force japan to do trades with you?

[@wkent02]

@itcalledfootball600 Yes, 70 years later we forced Japan out of isolation.

[@itcalledfootball600]

@@wkent02 japan was already doing trades with the Dutch and Portuguese it wasn’t isolated

[@Rootiga]

@@itcalledfootball600 your an idiot

[@mannymarotta]

Good to see you back, dude! Your outpout is so rare but so high-quality

[@audiovideando1592]

If it wasn't for the Spaniards, rock and roll would be played with fiddles instead of guitars. Keep that in mind.

[@Ghostdog15]

Moroccan recognition is the equivalent of some random pedestrian cheering for you during a fight.

[@hatimaheddar2411]

Funny joke. On the serious matter, Morocco wasn't a random, uninvolved state. It wanted a state that could balance Europe's power, because Europe was always a thorn in the side of Morocco.

[@diegoflores9237]

Not really. The US back then was insignificant with only 3 million people. You feel that way because in your mind the US was a great power back then like it is right now. It wasn't. US independence was really a nothing burger globally.

[@foxinaround1220]

Maybe by today standards yes,but Morocco was on part with other European kingdoms in term of military and economic power, that's why it wasn't conquered despite having Spain in the north and the ottoman empire in the East which were both super powers at the time

[@tentaclefather2069]

I knew about Morocco being the first country to recognize america

[@yowzephyr]

I think maybe I knew about it decades ago. But I forgot all about it. Now I can know about it again.

[@pumirya]

This is a very interesting video. Thanks for making it and keep up the good work.

[@granolan69]

I almost died choking on my food when I heard “Speaking English instead of American” lol

[@lameguy9862]

Definitely confused

[@arlenedavis5770]

​@@lameguy9862It means we'd still be an English property.

[@ExpiditionWild]

Dude I know right? Us Redditors just have a diff kind of sense of humor

[@morsecode980]

I’m surprised Poland-Lithuania wasn’t mentioned. The American Revolution inspired them to reform their government, and they became the first nation in Europe to have a constitution (excluding Corsica,) which was directly based on the American one. Plus, Poland sent officers to assist the Americans, such as Tadeusz Kosciusko.

[@CheerfulFerryBoat-ug8gr]

Poland had nothing to do with the American Revolution officially.

[@Saeronor]

*"Poland sent officers"* Nope, nobody was sent by government. During the war PLC government was a puppet-lite anyway.

[@Damian.84]

​@@CheerfulFerryBoat-ug8grno?

[@CheerfulFerryBoat-ug8gr]

@@Damian.84 No. Not the nation. Casimir Pulaski and Thaddeus Kosciuszko yes but that doesn't mean Poland.

[@Damian.84]

@@CheerfulFerryBoat-ug8gr which were?

[@Fan_Of_Things6876]

Interesting to see how countries reacted

[@CheerfulFerryBoat-ug8gr]

Over 100,000 Spanish soldiers and sailors fought against the British helping the 13 Colonies win their independence! Many forget or ignore the American Revolution was in fact a world 🌎 global 🌍 war and not just within the 13 Colonies as we're so used to seeing it. Spain provided the American troops with uniforms, weapons, medicines and supplies that was vital. On August 9, 1780 Spanish Admiral Luis de Cordova captured a massive British convoy of 55 British ships and over 3,000 prisoners many of which were British soldier reinforcements of approximately 2,000! 80,000 muskets, 300 cannons and equipment enough for 40,000 troops that could have been used against American forces especially at Yorktown possibly! Two months later in October the Great Hurricane 🌀 of 1780 destroyed several British ships and heavy loss of life! In 1781 Louisiana Governor Bernardo de Gálvez conquered Pensacola taking over 1,000 British prisoners weakening the British! These events weakened and demoralized the British! And just four short months later after Bernie's victory at Pensacola the combined French and Continental army at Yorktown faced off against an already weakened British force who had much fewer British troops! A mere 8,000 British force! A much easier victory for the French and American army!

[@dieguitotristan1774]

And how did the United States return the favour? By taking Cuba, the Philippines, Puerto Rico and Guam from Spain in a moment of weakness. So much for our help haaha

[@CheerfulFerryBoat-ug8gr]

@@dieguitotristan1774 True. Unfortunately.

[@CheerfulFerryBoat-ug8gr]

@@dieguitotristan1774 Indeed

[@AmirSatt]

Spain supported americans only to weaken Britain. Everyone thought and still do care only for their own interests

[@Maelstromme]

@@dieguitotristan1774Which it seems about ready to do with Ukraine :(

[@Nick-rs5if]

"The Kingdom of America" - That must be the most cursed thing I've imagined today. Thanks for that! 😂

[@victorgabrielbuena]

This is a very good episode. It asks the questions that I would have likely come up with, because I'm always curious about fleshing out history and seeing it as a web of events, and not all in isolation, but interconnection.

[@wordytoed9887]

Goodness gracious, I just love this channel. Right up my alley.

[@EnemyAtom65]

Just a small note; The 7 years war and the French and Indian war are not the same thing. The French and Indian war was just a smaller part of the 7 years war, that took place in North America. It's a small detail, but it's like saying the North African Campaign was the entirety of WW2

[@AidanC850]

The French and Indian war is the same .. it started when the 7 years war started and ended when it ended too.. It was a part of the same global war going on at the time. I don't think anyone said this part of the war was all fought in America.. most of the fighting would have been fought in Europe, America was only a side note in the fighting which was the 7 years war as a whole

[@EnemyAtom65]

@@AidanC850 He was using the context of European affairs.

[@stproducciones9140]

all of latin america: Ferb, i know what we're gonna do today

[@Scarp7141]

Luv Fire of Learning, simple as

[@MariaMartinez-researcher]

One of the Chilean Founding Fathers, José Miguel Carrera, traveled to the newborn USA and came back with lots of ideas - guns, and the first Chilean printing press, plus American typographers.

[@luisfilipe2023]

It’s amazing how nowadays we see the American war of independence as the first of revolutionary conflicts or wars of independence in America but at the time it was pretty much treated by the great powers as just a continuation of the seven years war

[@Moribus_Artibus]

3:51 Lovely painting by modern master, Augusto Ferrer-Dalmau

[@stargazer-elite]

Thank you to Morocco for recognizing our country first 🇺🇸❤️🇲🇦

[@jtgd]

“We have your sailors hostage” America 😡 “Our demands for them is a trade deal” America 🤔🥳

[@RX-8GT]

2:18 cool a computer😂😂 Got me dead 💀 laughing

[@zyxey]

4:06 my god that guy looks like a loony toons character

[@Blorpuck]

dude i had to stop the video when i saw this MF

[@marshabaker6153]

Thanks! That was really interesting!

[@alphacentauri7468]

How many Americans know Morocco? The first country who recognized the USA independence and signed together one of the oldest “friendship and cooperation” treaty’s between USA and any other country.

[@daxeckenberg]

yes and that was very much about the Barbary pirates thankfully the Moroccan State wasn't part of the Ottoman empire or whatever it was called that particular point in time

[@juni5093]

hey, can you make history of Italy Part 2? loved the first part and have been waiting for the second part for awhile

[@lickerswalrus5781]

Just wondering, are all these pixtures of around the time (1750-1800 ish)? If so, very cool! I love creating mental images of what the time looked like then

[@martinschmiedt3075]

Mostly yes.The European map was correct as of 1772 for instance (as it already features the First Partition of Poland-Lithuania.

[@johnreddick7650]

@12:00 It should not be forgotten, though, that the French too hired soldiers from the smaller German states, such Pfalz-Zweibrücken, which supplied the French regiment known as "The Royal Deux-Ponts" (French deux-ponts, "two bridges," having the same meaning as German Zweibrücken); in the well-known painting of the surrender at Yorktown, two sons of the Duke of Pfalz-Zweibrücken, the Count of Forbach and the Baron of Forbach, can be seen on the extreme left in their white French Royal Deux-Ponts uniforms.

[@lmlm_]

0:15 This is why it kills me when people say the US is such a “young country.” Half the world’s countries didn’t even exist when we gained independence. 😂

[@Caseyuptobat]

My friend, we are less than 300 years old as a nation state. We are, on the scale of civilization, merely the eldest of the young nations.

[@MoonPump]

@@Caseyuptobathis point still stands and is correct. You’re arguing nonsense.

[@binauralbeat4476]

@@Caseyuptobatthat was a pointless add on

[@dipgrizzly25]

​@@CaseyuptobatMy friend, you said nothing of value.

[@alexandrostheodorou8387]

@@Caseyuptobat what are you talking about America is based off the British Puritan Cromwell era. Its not some country out of the ether completely unique in culture to everyone

[@Edmonton-of2ec]

4:05 Interesting thing about his family, his great-great granddaughter Infanta Eulalia, Duchess of Galliera, was actually admitted into the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution in the 1890s, due to her lineal descendant from Carlos who brought Spain into the war effort

[@cavalr1002]

I know that in Denmark the Danish king was somewhat happy about it. In one way, he was happy that Britain has gotten a bit weaker. But on the other hand, it he did not like peasants rising up against the monarchy. The Danish parliament's reaction was basically, well, they're happy they got some independence, but they didn't care much else about it. The Norwegian parliament was very happy for the Americans.

[@fastertove]

Makes sense that the Norwegians were more positive, given their uneven connection with Denmark

[@gustav331]

What you write is completely false - all of it. In every aspect. First of all, Denmark-Norway was an absolutist state. The most absolute monarchy in all of Europe. There was no parliament. Secondly, Norway was not independent, and even the term 'Denmark-Norway' is somewhat faulty, as it is an anachronism. The term was in fact invented by Danish historian Edvard Holm in 1869, taking heavy inspiration from the newly proclaimed Austria-Hungary. 'Denmark-Norway' was actually simply known as 'Denmark' or 'The Danish Crown' at the time. Thirdly - the Danish government, then led by a regency council headed by the Hereditary Prince Frederik due to the mental illness of King Christian VII, was pro-British. It was feared that the French would be able to surplant the British maritime supremacy. This was seen as a great threat to Danish trade, as it was feared that the French would be much more tyrannical in their exercise of naval supremacy than even the British. Most importantly, the French government was *the* staunchest supporter of Gustav III - the newly-created absolutist King of Sweden with ambitions to take over Norway. Sweden had run on French subsidies since Gustav's coup d'etat in 1772, and although the Danish Navy was much superior to the Swedish Navy in 1777-1780, it could not expect to remain so if France was allowed to knock out Britain, and thus left without a head-on naval competitor that could prevent it from directly interfering in the Baltic. Denmark's relations with Britain were not great at this time, due to a variety of factors - primarily the former Queen Caroline Mathilde, who was despised in Denmark. The ill-treatment of her had in turn also made the British dislike Denmark. However, the pragmatic Danish government still prefered annoying British dominion of the seas to pro-Swedish French dominion of the seas. Thought was given to sending military help to the British, and the Foreign Minister A. P. Bernstorff was the biggest proponent of this. However, the principal ally of Denmark at this time was Russia, and the leading Danish statesman of this time, Ove Høegh-Guldberg, would not move if not in complete concert with the Russians. The Spanish entry into the war disturbed Russian trade in the Mediterranean so that Catherine the Great actually gave serious thought to declaring war upon Spain and France in 1779, and therefore Denmark too prepared itself for war to defend the waters of the Atlantic against France and Spain. A squadron of 10 ships-of-the-line and six frigates was outfitted and put under the command of Vice Admiral Carl Frederik le Sage de Fontenoy. These ships awaited the arrival of a Russian squadron in the Sound. Upon such a squadron's arrival, a decision could be taken with regards to whether or not Denmark and Russia should support the British. Catherine did in fact outfit 15 ships-of-the-line and six frigates in February 1780, but the Russians had by this time decided against an alliance with Britain. A. P. Bernstorff had by this practicably already concluded a Danish-British alliance, but Guldberg went against this once he heard news of Catherine's decision. The Hereditary Prince too became nervous about the prospect of a Anglo-Danish alliance without Russia, and so the alliance ultimately came to nothing, and Britain would receive no help from either Denmark nor Russia. The First League of Armed Neutrality was instead concluded that same year, 1780. A. P. Bernstorff would fall from power in November of 1780 due to complications from all of this, but he would return in 1784 upon the Crown Prince Frederik's palace coup against the Hereditary Prince Frederik. He would remain the first man of the Danish government all the way till his death in 1797.

[@cavalr1002]

@@gustav331 goodness you took that way too personal mate.

[@GG-ir1hw]

@@cavalr1002 I mean all he did was call out you spreading misinformation?

[@king_fisherXX]

@@cavalr1002you say that like your comment was supposed to be a joke when you're just spreading misinformation 😂

[@thomask1424]

Fascinating look at the bigger picture, thanks. What I found particularly interesting were the paintings of the magnificent buildings, another reminder of how advanced civil society was back in "olden times".

[@rexmann1984]

So glad we speak 'merican and not English.

[@stevelynch4233]

What are the is owned island on the map shown at 4:34?

[@zeinfadel]

Speaking English instead of American? *shudders at the thought*

[@kowalityjesus]

Fascinating video thank you

[@MrBrewboy785]

What was the Polish Lithuanian commonwealth’s response? I think I remember seeing that they sent the US two generals and some soldiers to help.

[@Macion-sm2ui]

Those generals went to America on they own. Poland was at the time at the great strugle and had their own problems. Poland wasn't a sovereign state and Russia had huge influence on the state and on the king. In 1768 rebelion agains the king and Russians started. One of it's leaders was Kazimierz Pułaski. Some extremists planned assasination attempt on the king, but it was view as radical and unethical by majority of population so leaders of uprising were sentenced to death. Pułaski escaped from Poland and visited many European countries that wasn't happy about his presence. Eventually French sent him to America where he fought in the Revolution and even saved live of George Washington. He died in battle of Savannah. Second general was Tadeusz Kościuszko. He has quite opposite history. He was educated to become general and he looked for some place to serve. After he visited Paris he was told that there is revolution in America. He went there to fight, as he also believed in ideas presented by revolutionaries. He was a good general and was appreciated by American leaders. He was also one of early abolitionists and opted for abolition of slavery. For his services he received much money, but he spent it for buying some slaves and releasing them. After that he returned to Poland, where situation was even worse than before he left. In 1792 Poland declared their own constitution and wanted to reform the state, but that wasn't a good thing for Russia. Some wealthy magnates that also disliked reforms allied with Russia and rebelled against reforms. Kościuszko fought for reforms, but after king joined the rebells fighting became pointless. Whole thing endend with second partition of Poland in 1793. In 1794 Kościuszko with other Polish patriots started the last rebelion against Russian dominance and they were even initially succesfull, but after all they were defeated and Poland was errased from maps in 1795. Kościuszko wanted also to embrance equality in Poland and is famous for encouraging peasants to fight for Poland in exchange for realasing them from dependence on their overlords. He is generaly rememberd as one of most important Polish heroes.

[@badatit576]

@@Macion-sm2uireally interesting read, thanks for sharing

[@SirPippintheNotsoSmart]

Couldn't really do much. In 1772 they had the first partition and lost a lot of land to their neighbors. Later they lost a war between Russia and experienced a second partition in 1792, later losing everything in the third. They were just too weak to do much.

[@Damian.84]

​@@Macion-sm2uipoland helped when at its lowest and usa did not help at its highest😢

[@TerryB751]

Amazing how diplamacy could ever occur in a timely manner since it would take months to cross the Atlantic, then even much longer to get to the destination country. By the time you got there, your information would be months old and maybe irrelevant I would think. I'd like to see a video on how this was done centuries ago since information could only be transmitted by means of the quickest transportation.

[@mbern4530]

I remember reading that Britain did ask Portugal for help, but the Portuguese refused since the British had refused to help Portugal when the Spanish conquered Uruguay from Portugal which was part of Brazil at the time. Not sure how true it is though.

[@yulurkinbrah]

mr fire of learning whats your stance on cheeseburgers

[@SageRedowl-gt6kb]

"Peanut" is still on his New Year Resolution Diet they have been laying off the cheese!

[@Fireoflearning]

Great stuff!

[@SageRedowl-gt6kb]

Sir,You do know the customary polite reply means you have to send Capyfather "100" White castle cheese burgers ! "Peanut" wants a raincheck since Valentine's Day is Sooo close he doesn't want Cheese Burgers at this moment!

[@yulurkinbrah]

@@Fireoflearningcan you make the historical evolution of the cheeseburger please

[@luxdove3084]

"Fire of Learning" wtf. The fact you said, "Americans might be speaking English, instead of American" was an instant classic. MURICA F* YEAH

[@washguy9577]

I find it ironic that England created a nation that would save all Europe twice from total destruction.

[@mannya4120]

Morocco insisted on your independence like they knew it was gonna be a super power

[@marcusanark2541]

The intricacies of diplomacy are fascinating.

[@sw00sh9]

My Spaniard ancestors 100%! Supported them and were happy for them. US history always talk about French support but never the underrated support of the Spaniards.

[@stoopifz]

"Russia found the colony's independence beneficial to check British rule." The Cold War in question:

[@johnl5316]

In 1776 13 COLONIES declared independence, not 1 country called the USA. The treaty was between King George on one side and 13 separate colonies on the other

[@elucidator1277]

That VPN intro made me laugh way harder than it should have haha

[@bamafencer12]

Right, I usually skip ads and did not skip that one!!

[@Gia1911Logous]

What about Greece that was occupied by the Ottomans? There was similar sentiment among them and revolutionary movement was high at the time

[@RafaCB0987]

Really cool to know! Thanks

[@Megacooler96_]

Very good video

[@gimmeyourrights8292]

The Moraccans didn't support American Independence, they supported American money.

[@hatimaheddar2411]

This is probably your first encounter with geopolitics, enjoy it!

[@ChiefSuperdrew]

Would love to hear how countries in Asia reacted, if they had any opinion

[@flutterwind7686]

They hated britain so they probably were happy for britain to be slighted

[@futueplays4051]

the speekling enlish instead of american joke was very good

[@orthodox-mp6hv]

Britain managed their AE rather well and while the coalition that formed was concerningly huge and powerful timely war declarations prevented it from triggering. The constantly spawning rebels though meant that the colonies were lost. High tariffs, exploiting development and estate priviligies willi-nilly backfired spectacularly.

[@sanneoi6323]

France: alright let's do this, get the British out of America Spain: I'm with France Portugal: cool whatever Russia: I don't like Britain but Russia comes first Austria: American independence, very interesting, republican rebellions against monarchies, not very interesting Prussia: wanna see Britain bleed but not getting involved in this Netherlands: Treat others how you want to be treated Morocco: Hi wanna trade... no? I think you mean yes. Native Americans: which coloniser is going to commit less crimes against us? Everyone else: it's a country when it's a country US: funny, I don't seem to remember that

[@jimgreen5788]

Great video, Fire of Learning. Thanks for the effort it took. Just for the record, may I point out that the Oneida tribe is pronounced oh-NIGH-duh, rather than oh-NAY-duh? Thanks.

[@Fireoflearning]

Thank you, we'll remember this next time it comes up

[@williamkirk1156]

Thank you. This was enlightening. Some of the opinions I knew but not all you listed. Many do not realize today just how radical the American Revolution was. It was a direct threat to nearly every government on the planet. Since WW1 timeframe, how many new Kingdoms or Empires have been formed and how many have at least "tried" to be a republic?

[@Grenadier311]

Thanks, France, Spain, the Netherlands, and Morocco. I wager that our independance payed-off during WWII and throughout the Cold War.

[@PelleCreepy]

Based Morocco

[@theprobigdaddy]

They didn’t realize how free the world was about to get

[@rafaelcisneros562]

I'm Mexican, but I truly believe America is and always has been the most important country in history. They literally changed the world in ways we can't comprehend. Respect to all its founding Father's. Thank you for America the Great.

[@thomsboys77]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Historicalbattle100]

good job!

[@lyricusthelame9395]

It was really funny how the Sultan of Morocco would stop at nothing to get his trade agreements.

[@mannya4120]

😂 for a small country we do what we can

[@gryfalis4932]

Cool video

[@krasmazov8]

I wonder if anyone at any point will use the correct Spanish flags for each historical period, instead of just using the modern Spanish flag which has only been in use for 40 years

[@merouanebenjnane7032]

About Morocco treaty, a lot of people here commented in today's context. In 1777, Morocco was a strong country in the region. And remember that by signing that friendship treaty normally should cause problems with uk if Morocco was not a strong/confident enough my friends.