New Zealand Girl Reacts to THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 🇺🇸 - OVERSIMPLIFIED PART 1

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[@Huntress_Hannah]

I love how she’s surprised when the war starts lol

[@alexanderwilliamhassaikay]

Lol I was like that as well when I first heard about it

[@davidchristie6676]

No spoilers!!! 😂

[@michealdrake3421]

I watched a reaction to this video where one of the people didn't know who won. They just kind of had a brain fart for a second, but they really were briefly unsure of who won this war. They were British too, so it really could have only been funnier if they were American.

[@dahlizz99]

@@michealdrake3421 I mean it's kinda scary that they couldn't figure that out when it's called "the american revolution" and it's not like america doesn't exist today😅

[@michealdrake3421]

@@dahlizz99 Eh, like I said, they just had one of those moments where you just can't recall the info

[@mikek0135]

Alright guys, don’t be a spoil-sport. Nobody tell her how it ends, let’s keep that a mystery! OK?

[@originalname9191]

Im sure she already knows the british win

[@mikek0135]

Dude - uncool!

[@shibboleth5768]

Yeah dont spoil the ending. I wanna see who wins. :D

[@captin3149]

@Jackson Carpenter The blue line is symbolizing support for the police. Some also have red, green and/or white lines for Fire crews, Military and Lifesaving crews respectively. (See: Thin blue line)

[@shibboleth5768]

​@Jackson Carpenter Sure. Its a part of the 1st Responder community that came about a number of years ago. So the thin blue line represents the men and women of law enforcement who stand in the gap between the lawless and the innocent. There is actually a color to represent every 1st responder group. Red line for Fire. Gold line for Dispatchers. White line for EMS. Grey for Corrections.

[@JKM395]

I love that you have no clue about any of this. I've known these things all my life, but seeing them through your eyes makes it interesting again. Merry Christmas Miss Courtney.

[@cookmatthew920]

Its why we care so much, especially about the little things... we fought so hard for so long for rights today many would say would be unnecessary. BUT IT HAS NEVER BEEN MORE NECESSARY.

[@paulschirf9259]

It is important to remember that at the outbreak of the war they were not fighting for independence. They were fighting to be treated as full English citizens, with a voice in how they were governed. They were willing to lay down their lives for liberty, but were not seeking independence (yet). The taxes were offensive to them not for how high they were (they were not that high), but because English common law guaranteed a person being taxed the right to help decide how they were taxed. But as a colonist they didn't have representation in parliament. Representation was a difficult matter. With the American population approaching 50% of that of England and growing fast adding the American colonists representatives directly to parliament would be a major shake-up in the balance of power. And to make matters worse, if land ownership was used in any formula for calculating representation the massive amount of land in the American colonies could turn them all into voters. Intelligent people foresaw an England where the population at home would become a minority dominated by British citizens living outside of the homeland. There were attempts at compromise, but they were poorly designed and failed. I do living history presentations and sometimes portray a loyalist. It is surprising to Americans today to learn that the idea of independence wasn't popular at first - they're fooled by the modern media into thinking we hated England. We didn't - we hated parliament - and who doesn't at any point in history? This was a civil war, with families being very split on the issues. Brothers fought brothers, literally at times.

[@marc2382-n8r]

What's changed all these years later? People still HATE congress, no effective difference with parliament at the point of the revolution. Those in congress are still more concerned with their own power than they are about getting a job done. Hate how history repeats itself.

[@adirondackmama7724]

Beautiful brake down. I hate how meny people act like it was a simple matter of paying our taxes and we threw a tantrum about it. When you start braking it down you realize how much was done before we decided indapance was the goal. Half my ancestors were loyalists and went to Ontario some came back to NY in the 1840s.

[@dondavis2524]

Well they ran through the briars and they ran through the brambles, and they ran through the bushes where a rabbit wouldn't go. They ran so fast that the hounds couldn't catch them, down the Mississippi to the gulf of Mexico.

[@paulschirf9259]

@@dondavis2524 Wrong war.

[@Tijuanabill]

As an American, we are surprised you Aussies and Kiwis never revolted. One would think you would want to fully free yourselves from dictators, tyrants, and monarchs, but I repeat myself.

[@TheGoldenEra_4547]

This is one of the reasons we have value our 2nd Amendment the right to bear arms, it specifically says that this amendment "shall not be infringed"

[@thenewguy6839]

Fun fact: When the British soldiers were being tried for firing into the crowd of civilians at the Boston massacre, nobody wanted to defend them, but one colonist lawyer took the case because he believed they deserved a fair trial. He got them acquitted. That was John Adams.

[@rickwalker8241]

Not sure how well known this is but I think it should be mentioned. The 13 colonies did invite Canada "Province of Quebec" to join in the rebellion. They supported the US colonies but refused to join in fears that most of the fighting would take place on their land. In response when the US drafted the Articles of Confederation they left an open invitation for Canada "Province of Quebec" to join as the 14th colony. This is still approved and still legal for Canada to join the US if they agree to the constitution.

[@rickwalker8241]

Article XI. Canada acceding to this confederation, and adjoining in the measures of the united States, shall be admitted into, and entitled to all the advantages of this union; but no other colony shall be admitted into the same, unless such admission be agreed to by nine States.

[@bluebird3281]

lets get blue states to agree to to the constitution first.

[@rickwalker8241]

@@bluebird3281 Which part do they not agree with?

[@bluebird3281]

@@rickwalker8241 most of the first and all of the second amendment. They are not overly fond of the electoral college either.

[@HeckinMoonMoon]

This is essentially a good explanation also of where the American love for firearms originated. Most other countries had an army to protect them, Americans didn't, they had to defend themselves through a good majority of this war. A lot of Americans are taught that you should respect your government, but also hold them accountable, NEVER TRUST THEM, and take extreme action when warranted. They are not to be trifled with

[@davidnolan575]

my 6th and 5th great-grandfathers, father and son were in a militia at Concord where they engaged with the British, forcing them to retreat from "the shot heard around the world."

[@frankhyde151]

Pretty epic not gonna lie.

[@oryan4395]

between the fog a few other acts and even the tornado in the war of 1812 that destroyed the British army that was burning down DC you can see why Divine Providence plays such a key role in most of our Founders writings.

[@doctor8342]

Watch the HBO miniseries John Adams explains everything very well.

[@pensnut08]

The founders did want to tackle slavery, but it was decided that would be done down the road. It was a very contentious subject. And these meeting they had... Yeah, there were actual fights.

[@CaptainFrost32]

French & Indian War... that is literally in my backyard.... [North of Pittsburgh] At the confluence of the three rivers, Point State Park has Fort Pitt. French had Fort Duquesne when they were in control. Feel free to study up about Pittsburgh's history, it is very interesting.

[@robertewalt7789]

The flight across NJ went down a busy shopping street (now) in Paramus, NJ

[@hectorsmommy1717]

My 4 times great grandfather fought in that war. He lived near where Jim Thorpe is now. While away fighting his entire family was killed by Native Americans and his farm burned down. He also fought in the Revolution.

[@AustinStarDust]

Interesting tidbit of information -- some of the more astute leaders of the colonies knew that the "taxation without representation" rally cry was effective at gathering popular support. However, these same leaders really did NOT want taxation with representation. The leaders knew that If the colonies could send their representatives to England, they would have been easily outvoted in Parliament on matters of taxation. It was a bad decision by King George III and other British leaders not to grant representation. They could have continue to tax the colonists and perhaps avoided a war.

[@Robertz1986]

"Posterity! You will never know, how much it cost the present Generation, to preserve your Freedom! I hope you will make a good Use of it. If you do not, I shall repent in Heaven, that I ever took half the Pains to preserve it."- John Adams

[@bluebird3281]

All our posterity turned out to be raging posteriors.

[@brianhenley1732]

Way to make to make with the guilt trip. Sit down, John.

[@Cifer77]

Oh snap the big one! Can't wait for part 2! Fun Fact: When the aggressors win, it's called a Revolution. When they lose, it's called a Civil War.

[@Fireguy716]

Now you know why we don't drink tea....tastes salty over here lol

[@ShakespeareChan]

Umm. Where do you live? The south(Southern States) loves our tea! Especially me cause I am Southeast Asian so I also drink the original herbal tea.

[@Rob-hv5zq]

Dude the entire Southeastern and Midwest drinks tea.

[@Fireguy716]

@@Rob-hv5zq How stupid are you? The comment is obviously a play on the boston tea party. Of course people drink tea. You felt you needed to weigh in on a 6 month old comment with THAT answer? Good christ

[@ShakespeareChan]

@@Fireguy716 LOL. Ikr

[@JayEdelgardVT]

aye, Merry Christmas! My ancestor was a Brigadier General in the Continental Army at Valley Forge with Washington! He was also in the Virginia Militia with Washington as well! The Seven Years War.

[@Cicero82]

You GOTTA do Oversimplified’s new one on Prohibition.

[@rebelranger]

@Curtis Hardy Not quite. She already responded to the Civil War and the Cold War. There's no harm in requesting a reaction to a video that just came out.

[@Rrgaas]

@@rebelranger sorry, but what did he/she said? because he/she deleted the comment

[@rexracer3221]

IF England had kept America under their rule, the British Empire never would have fallen. With the vast resources and manpower of North America, the UK would have been the world's sole Superpower. Her power would have been too much for even France, Germany, and Russia combined to take on.

[@Kevin-cm1dn]

The only reason Britain survived was because on India lol

[@marc2382-n8r]

If "if" were a fifth, we'd all be drunk

[@TheAaronChand]

They had other colonies India was a big cash cow for them. They had Jamaica and Barbados. Australia and New Zealand become further developed after the American Revolution. And they added new colonies such as In the 19th century such as Singapore and Hon Kong.

[@darthnox2210]

Yankee Doodle Dandy was a song the British sung to the Colonies each time they one, up until the Colonies started winning and forever took the song away from the British by turning the song against them.

[@billnickerson2006]

You'd be surprised how many US citizens don't know these historical events.

[@salemkitty5786]

I’ve never heard someone at least not now the overview of this. What kind of state are you from? Lol

[@salemkitty5786]

*know Whoops

[@mechanomics2649]

@@salemkitty5786 Doesn't matter, they're making shit up.

[@terryjohnson5579]

As a guy whos kinda obsessed with history in general its always interesting to see people learning different aspects for ths first time. Odd how many of these nations have gone to war with Britian over Similar problems 171 of 197 in the past 2000 years or so its just amazing to me that one country can not just stand but thrive after this.

[@ticklicker11]

I'm from Boston. This is ingrained in our consciousness.

[@gregorydunbar8282]

I also saw this and I learned a lot from it that I wasn't taught in school. I am an American.

[@hectorsmommy1717]

I just started working on my family history and found several ancestors who fought in both the 7 Years War and the Revolution. Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey. One NY family had brothers fighting on both sides and the loyalist brothers fled to Canada afterwards.

[@michaelalbert1291]

Great reaction! Looking forward to part two!

[@TheSYPHERIA]

Here's some good information to remember when watching these… 1st British loyalists meant normal Americans because you have to remember then these Americans all saw themselves As British subjects including the Founding Fathers because all of their parents or grandparents came from Britain. The country was split in half, half of the people wanted to stain British the other half wanted independence. The 2nd thing you to remember is This is the 1st time in history a group of people has in the people of the country are able to use their own form of government.

[@pdogone1]

vikings landed in Newfoundland and greenland...aux meadows is still there..visited many years ago when visted my relatives ..my mom was a Newfie

[@iAmMrBrandon]

It’s crazy to think that I’m apart of the brotherhood that fought the British and now we do military exercises together.

[@ronaldlangway3021]

The church was built in 1825 and dedicated in February 1826. Nine parishioners contributed to buy the 600-pound cut-glass chandelier in the new building. It contains a 12-pound cannonball that was shot into the church during the 1775 British attack on Portland (then called Falmouth).

[@PsychoC4rnivore]

This video definitely stokes the American Pride

[@nonpartisangunowner4524]

13:30 Would like to point out that Thomas Jefferson’s initial drafts of the Declaration of Independence renounced slavery (which Great Britain still practiced) but these were rejected to avoid alienating southern colonies.

[@yashjoseph3544]

Oversimplified mentions this in the second part

[@ronaldlangway3021]

Based on one of these raids, an apocryphal story that has circulated in various versions states: When Benedict Arnold was leading the forces of the King against his former compatriots in Virginia, among his prisoners was a certain plucky and witty officer, who, in answer to Arnold's question, "What will the Americans do with me if they catch me?" replied, "They will cut off the leg which was wounded when you were fighting so gloriously for the cause of liberty, and bury it with the honors of war, and hang the rest of your body on a gibbet."[1] Benedict Arnold is not mentioned by name on the Boot Monument; the monument thus serves as a form of damnatio memoriae.

[@skyden24195]

I'm surprised it took you this long to watch this wonderful, Oversimplified, video. :-) --you have a wonderful laugh. The "Who's Who" of American historical figures... that part cracks me up too.

[@DanJunkins]

To be perfectly honest, it is this exact point in time, in history that marked the beginning of America's Military might. It was because of England that every American has the Right to bare arms. It is because of England that America rose to such might and power....... we said, "never again". thnx UK haha

[@Snowflake8173]

Love seeing you react to these kinds of videos

[@larrycollins1538]

Happy Birthday Courtney! 🎂🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@skyden24195]

It's your birthday? Ha ha ha ha!!! That's great! I concur.

[@larrycollins1538]

@@skyden24195 grrrrrrrr It's COURTNEY Birthday 🙄

[@skyden24195]

@@larrycollins1538 😁 oh, I understood that, I was just quoting a sentiment shared by "Kronk" from "The Emperor's New Groove." It doesn't play well in the comment section here, apparently. 😄 I wanted to share the "happy birthday" sentiment, but didn't want to act like I knew prior to reading your comment.

[@larrycollins1538]

@@skyden24195 oh Okay!! 👌👌

[@flamebirdm6173]

After you watch the 2nd part of this video, you should watch "prohibition" by oversimplified

[@jeriokamura6064]

By far the most entertaining version of the American Revolution that I've ever seen.

[@maxwellharris507]

The song "Yankee Doodle" was meant to be an insult but we colonists made it our anthem

[@davidcooley275]

its not our anthem...

[@maxwellharris507]

@@davidcooley275 not national anthem per se, anthem as in rally cry

[@yjwrangler7819]

Technically it is Connecticut's State anthem

[@yjwrangler7819]

@@maxwellharris507 I doubt 99.9% of Americans know the whole song. If "Yankee Doodle went to town riding on a pony, Stuck a feather in his cap and called it macaroni." is a rally cry, that's fucking sad lol

[@TheBTG88]

@@yjwrangler7819 As Maxwell stated, it was a British song that denigrated the Colonists, but the Americans took it and adopted it as their own, hence taking away it's ability to shame. The more you know...

[@justspaceex1589]

Can you react to “Star Spangled Banner As you’ve Never heard before”

[@caderiddle5996]

very powerful video long may it wave

[@77Catguy]

@@beautifulbliss5883 Guys, that's from the War of 1812! She's chosen to keep her reactions chronological--let's comment on point!

[@thetwilightgamer]

@@77Catguy but she’s already done videos on the Civil War and the Cold War?

[@saheb-jg9nj]

We indians are Powerful 😤😤

[@lakebay972]

You need to watch Schoolhouse Rocks videos. They teach Math, Science, Grammar and Government all in song. You’d like the latter. The animation is circa 1974; but the messages still hold up today.

[@Four9sFineJewelry]

His channel is by far one of my favorite. I’ve seen every one of his videos at least twice. PS - now you can see why the right to bare arms is in our constitution.

[@ronaldlangway3021]

Falmouth Massachusetts later became Portland Maine .there's a church that has a cannonball in a chandelier from that bombing

[@pdogone1]

i think that gov was Huntchinson btw ralph waldo emerson poem.. here once the embattle farmers stood.. and fired the shot heard around the world...Lexington Green

[@forreal2398]

Sadly for the last 30 years most American kids have either not been taught anything about the Revolutionary War or they have been taught that what we did was wrong.

[@josephgarcia2006]

Now that’s a bullshit lie I’m in high school and everybody knows what happened.

[@justin2308]

It’s honestly a reason why we Americans focus on politics so much. That was freedom fought and earned. It needed a bit of refinement throughout the decades, but it’s why when politicians make (Congress), sign (President), and ok bills (Supreme Court) bills that actually seem to violate our Constitution and Bill of Rights, there are still those of us who are like, “Wait a second, what the heck is this...?”

[@allenfortenberry9924]

the best way I have heard the reason the colonies hated the brittish interferance so much explained is to imagine that the colonies are a kid, brittian is the parent, and the parent tells the kid they can do whatever they want and never give them any rules. Then, when the kid is around 17 suddenly the parents put down a bunch of rules about everything without letting the kid have any say.

[@CourtneyCoulston]

wow i love this analogy Allen!

[@TheAaronChand]

@@CourtneyCoulston also keep in mind losing America is what led the Brtish Empire to conquer Australia and New Zealand because they needed another settler colony to replace the loss of America. Both America and Australia and New Zealand where settler colonies inhabited by Brtishers White Englishman. Only difference was the Brtish Empire learned its lesson in the American Revolution and gave Australia and New Zealand more self governance which is why an American Revolution War didn't happen in Australia or New Zealand

[@maxpeck7382]

The invasion fleet sent to New York was the largest invasion fleet in history up until the 20th century.

[@ryanweintraub9448]

14:50 Dunkirk before Dunkirk

[@witchking8497]

I live 19 miles NNE of Boston...starting at about 8 mins...yup exactly like that. Center of my city was a obelisk with the names of all of the Minutemen who marched on April 19, 1775. Brits want a rematch they can come right back!

[@smoothjazzrob8061]

Love your channel! Part 2 for sure!

[@wesleypeters4112]

The American Revolution was different from all other revolutions as it didn't result in the seating of a king, dictator, or supreme ruler. The ideals and results speak for themselves, a system based on separation of powers, specific enumerated government powers, equal representation, and the proclaiming of God given individual rights. "We the People" affirms that the government exists to serve the people, not the other way around like it is for many other nations throughout history. As a first-gen American, I am overjoyed to live in the US. I couldn't think of any other place I would want to be. None of these fundamental ideas or results came into fruition as a result of the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution which later resulted in the formation of the USSR. As Ronald Regan so perfectly stated "If we lose freedom here, there is no place to escape to. This is the last stand on Earth"

[@stevengoodpaster3870]

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[@phillipj1135]

Realistically none of American history reads "they were bad we are good or they are savages we are civilized" such things inspire patriotism and alienation seemingly at the same time.

[@TheRiehlThing42]

Fun fact. John Adams represented the British troops that were put on trial for firing their rifles during the Boston Massacre.

[@thekevindeucey]

He skipped the part about Jefferson's first draft of the Declaration of Independence, in which, he did mean ALL men. The southern colonies threatened to abandon the cause because of it so he re-wrote and thus by kicking the can down the road.

[@user-cq6kh5om7c]

They didn’t threaten to leave he removed it himself in fear to losing support of the south

[@mr.mcbean8041]

I've seen this before great watch.

[@waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaluigi]

Congrats pal

[@felishahauswirth9336]

IM A HISTORY BUFF, AND ALSO A MEMBER OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, WHICH IS A GROUP HERE IN AMERICA FOR WOMEN ONLY, YOU HAVE TO PROVE THROUGH RECORDS THAT YOU HAVE AN ANCESTOR THAT FOUHGT OR AIDED AMERICA IN THE REVOLUTION. I'M VERY PROUD OF THAT, BUT I ALSO LOVE ENGLAND AND WOULD LOVE TO VISIT ONE DAY. WE ARE STILL VERY MUCH GENETICALLY EUROPEAN AS MANY NEW ZEALANDERS ARE ALSO. BUT I AM VERY PROUD OF MY COUNTRY, FLAWS AND ALL. DEFINANTLY NOT PERFECT, BUT WONDERFUL NONE THE LESS.

[@Maeshalanadae]

One major thing that pissed the colonists here off was the fact that Britain demanded such ridiculous taxes when the colonists themselves mostly wound up defending their own lands and often getting pretty serious injuries if you even survived the war. Then when you’re rebuilding your life back home and settling in, you’re demanded to pay extra on every single thing you need for survival. The biggest advantage the colonists had was terrain. When you know your environment better than you know your children, that’s a pretty big deal over an enemy who keeps stumbling over every root and hole.

[@rprs1l3nt81]

PLEASE DO PART 2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@dave77t]

5:25 the thing I don't understand is we were a British colony, it was their responsibility to protect us. How they thought trying to tax all our money away was going to work? Idfk!

[@SebasTian58323]

Because much of the fighting in the Seven Years War was in North America, the Members of Parliament were reminded of the existence of the colonies. Up until then most of Parliament simply gave the colonies no thought. And the colonies had been thriving due to that benign neglect. As others have stated, there was a tax issue. In general, the serious taxpayers in Britain were Members of Parliament. They had to be; they were the ones with the money. They were looking for other revenue sources, and they hit on the idea of taxing the colonists. The problem was, at this time everyone in Britain thought of wealth in terms of species; that is, gold or silver coins. But due to Parliament’s own previous policies, there was very little space in the American colonies; most transactions were a combination of barter and credit. Some colonies issued limited paper currency, which basically made the barter-and-credit economy a bit more convenient. To make matters worse, the colonial governments had gone into debt during the war, and they were already collecting local taxes (in specie) to repay the debts. Thus the new taxes from Parliament hit when the colonies had an even worse than usual cash shortage. It is interesting that Mr. Hanover (a.k.a. George III) privately observed just this problem with the Stamp Act, but publicly he did nothing about it. What Parliament ought to have done was to assume the colonies’ war debt, and then tax the colonies for repayment but accept barter/credit/ colonial paper currency. It would have been cumbersome and time-consuming for the British government to convert goods to cash, but it would have been taxation in a form the colonists could actually have paid. Indeed, by eliminating the need to find rare species Parliament would have been praised by most colonists. In hindsight, we can see the souring of relations starting in 1763, but in reality, things had basically been worked out until the tea crisis of late 1774. That was caused by both sides’ escalating overreactions

[@Bobbyliscious]

The Boston Tea Party was a political protest that occurred on December 16, 1773, at Griffin's Wharf in Boston, Massachusetts. American colonists, frustrated and angry at Britain for imposing “taxation without representation,” No tax should tax the populace.

[@jaredp8874]

You NEED to do his new one on Prohibition

[@DeMoNiikSlaYer]

Can't wait for part 2

[@fkthedemlibscum7026]

I'm Swedish & Danish, Irish & French, and my ancestors came to America "LEGALLY" in the early 1900's on a ship to Ellis Island in New York, long after the Revolution.... As we all know, some people of England went to North America, and to make a long story short, wanted to start their own country which pissed of the British.... Ok, and then the French & Spanish joined in by moving to North America too, and everyone was fighting, including with the Native Americans (the Indians).... Ok, that's enough because it's a long story.... LOL

[@alanjanos652]

Courtney, for a humorous "take" on part of this, do a KZbin search for "stan freberg boston tea party". It's a purely audio clip - no video.

[@brandonl8545]

After you’re done with part 2 definitely check out Oversimplified’s WW1 and WW2 videos. Probably his best. Great vid$

[@dylandreisbach1986]

It's sad how little we are given details about our history. I am 21 and this is literally the first time I learned that they weren't actual Native Americans who threw the tea off the ship. Our country is so vast with so many people attached to this idea of the country being the best with absolutely no mistakes in the past, and we really need to learn about how many horrible things we did to the natives. We cant change the past, so we need to learn from it, but a lot of people like to ignore it which worsens the problems.

[@DevilSlayer502]

Love the video. I don’t know if it’s just me but the beginning of the video it sounded like there was a lot of echo.

[@JohnSmith-mv4dy]

Is there going to be a part two?

[@papamaniac2410]

At 7:50 you find the gun answer. Had the colonist let the British take their guns they would never have been able to stand up to them. This is why the right to bare arms is included in the Constitution. This why USA has a gun culture.

[@w41duvernay]

I would recommend Courtney also check out King Philips War on Atur Shei channel. It will fill in the time from the discovery of the America to the Revolutionary War.

[@sce2aux464]

(Benjamin Franklin Speaks to John Adams, Sam Adams and John Hancock:) BF: So you want to operate your businesses without someone else taking it over? JA: Yes. BF: And live in your own houses without the fear of someone taking it? JH: Absolutely, yes. BF: You want the, uh, SA: the right... BF: to not be at the whim of a king. SA: Exactly. BF: Well, gentlemen.... I've been in England for more than a decade, and I can assure you that you're not gonna get any of those rights or freedoms from them. You're not talking about defending your rights as Englishmen. You're talking about a new country. JH: A country? BF: Yes. All the colonies united. A new nation. It's the only way it's gonna work. Is that really what you want? JH: - Well, I suppose... JA: - Yes. BF: Well, that, uh, that's an absolutely batshit crazy idea. It's exactly what I want too. So... Let's see if we can sell this idea to anyone else. - Sons of Liberty miniseries (2015)

[@stuka80]

Hey Courtney! looking good as always!

[@kimharding2246]

Something you might like to watch is the film “Last of the Mohicans,” which will give you a taste of what happened during the war. Native Americans taught the Minute Men guerilla warfare instead of just lining up and shooting at each other like the British always did.

[@welpthatescalatedquickly6495]

Ik you take request on your page BUT if you want: Johnny Cash’s (old famous country singer) poem/song “Ragged Old Flag.” It’s a really inspiring poem about the history of the flag. It was played as a video for the 2017 super bowl. It’s something else!! Probably one of the most patriotic things I’ve ever heard!! I requested it on you website (for free) so there you can find the link.

[@62rowley]

👍 Luv your vids. 😁. It’s a good explanation of American’s love with guns. Citizens (minutemen) started the fight for independence, without having an army yet. Best Wishes 🌈💐😁

[@FEJK82]

She looks so cute without make up. When she laughs, she looks like my cat purring when getting her belly rubbed.

[@Ryan_Dye-r]

3:52 Taxation without representation.

[@clinthowe7629]

They put white stripes on a British red ensign to indicate tyey were in rebellion, eventually that grand union flag morphed into the US flag.

[@jmo759]

Can`t wait to see your reaction to part 2! I also can`t wait to see your reaction to `Oversimplified Prohibition` ;)

[@arthurmorgan7642]

6:37 he should have said "who then punished them severely"

[@PEPPER2323]

Courtney, Have you ever been to the states? If not, do you have any plans to do so?

[@jeffreycraig4493]

I almost spit my drink out at 11:24, hilarious

[@FlyLeah]

You gotta see the World war's from Oversimplified!

[@deadmanwalking8740]

Watch the movie Glory, very amazing movie, it’s on Netflix

[@madsandersen5586]

you should definitely react to epic history tv napoleon series seeing as you are a history fan. :) they have a playlist that go in chronological order:)

[@michealdrake3421]

So, a couple of things right off the bat. It's actually debated as to whether Columbus ever figured out that this wasn't Asia. Some say he did, some say he didn't, but as far as I can tell no one knows for sure and the evidence is conflicting. The fact that he thought this was India is why he called the natives Indians. While it isn't technically correct, Indian is a term that has been largely adopted by native people from the United States, and they actually tend to not like the term Native American because it's too general. CGP Grey has an interesting video about the specifics, but this is something he learned while traveling around the US and visiting Indian reservations to research a video series on them.

[@AustinStarDust]

Colonists' frustration did not begin in the 1760s. England and France fought many wars in the 1600s and early 1700s. Often times, the French in Canada would raid the colonists in the English territories. And while England provided little military support (most of the battles were in Europe), they were taxing the American colonists to pay for the war efforts. On some occasions, young colonists were conscripted into the English Navy. The point is, the animosity toward the British government was building up for nearly 100 years before the war broke out.

[@markiscouch6729]

Informative!

[@Gary-zq9dr]

You want to react to real underground American culture, react to Rush. Rush is a band than many people know the name but so many don't know the music. They have the third most consecutive gold and platinum records of all time, only behind The Beatles and Rolling Stones. Check out "Tom Sawyer" and "Working Man live in Cleveland"

[@JoeVideoed]

The problem w/ that is they were Canadian.

[@TheBTG88]

@@JoeVideoed - Right. Not sure why Gary thinks this has anything to do with American culture or history...

[@JimAirborne25]

I love that he assumes most Americans know most of this. LOL!

[@nathankrush3289]

I don't want to be one of those guys and - no offense- I. don't usually like blondes, but you always look so good and seem genuinely kind. I have yet to regret subscribing to your channel., Merry Christmas Courtney.

[@tcsam73]

Had the English just gone to the colonial legislatures and told them to raise the taxes that England needed, the whole revolution could have been avoided. Thanks to a century of benign neglect from England the colonies got used to a degree of self rule. The English Parliament decided that had to end and tried to exercise direct rule. As you can see, that didn't end well.

[@HolyMessInvader]

love you so much!