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[@IsThisThePrizeIveWaitedFor]

Americans weren’t pissed off about being taxed per se. It was about “taxation without representation”.

[@Rickyp0123]

In DC we are still taxed without representation. That's why all DC license plates say "Taxation without representation"

[@Steve-zc9ht]

@@Obstacle22 SAME like why did we brake away from the UK if we just gonna taxes ourselves

[@speedy01247]

No government can exist without taxation.

[@jacobthomasm]

@@Steve-zc9ht The Founding Fathers themselves implemented state and federal taxes before and after ratifying the Constitution. They definitely intended for taxes to be collected.

[@docinabox258]

@@Obstacle22 Well ur pissed about being taxed without representation. If ur tax dollars are not circling back to u in the shape of paved roads and better schools in your town, you are being taxed without representation. That's why I am against socialism in America. It's contradictory to the very reason our ancestors revolted

[@jamesbelshan8839]

The first colonies were 150 years old by the time the revolution started brewing, so it wasn't just 1st and 2nd generation, but also 6th and 7th. Some people probably felt pretty distant from the Old World.

[@fyanle1382]

@Channon Legier back then it was, life expectancy was in the 30s

[@marcom6089]

@Channon Legier Actually, @James Belshan is pretty much spot on with how many generations would have lived in 150 years. Life expectancy was shorter back then and the usually accepted value in a century is of four and ten in 250 years. This is based on scientific research. As a matter of fact I think they still use the 25 year marker for an average.

[@marcom6089]

@Channon Legier and you’re entitled to your opinion.

[@marcom6089]

@Channon Legier I don’t have to prove anything to you. I am sure you are quite capable of looking it up yourself if it interests you that much. It is not my job to educate you. Besides my comment to you wasn’t a personal attack on you so chill. Your response to the first comment is dismissive and you didn’t provide proof yet you have the audacity to demand that of me. 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@jamesbelshan8839]

@Channon Legier I was assuming 25 years old on average when having kids. I wasn't saying 6 or 7 lifetimes, if that's how it was interpreted. My point was that it was a lot more than 1 or 2, is all. I suppose there were a few families where the men became dads late in life and the 2nd or 3rd generation was still alive. But that's not who I was thinking of.

[@tanneradams20]

It’s a hard shock when you realize almost all the founding fathers were under the age of 35… and some were mid 20s. Man I’ve done nothing with my life

[@MD-jf1ml]

Every day is a new opportunity my friend

[@dinosaurfan3678]

@@MD-jf1ml master oogway in human form

[@Topstriker01]

Well the life expectancy was like 40 so…

[@tanneradams20]

@@Topstriker01 and oddly pretty much all of the founding fathers made it to their 60s. Even a load in their 80s

[@KingKing-cz6xh]

Shorter life expectancy meant you were introduced to more responsibilities earlier on it’s amazing what you can do when you have no other choice Alexander the Great started leading armies at 15-16 because that’s what was expected of him

[@ggibby0909]

"George Washington was British? I thought he was one of the founding fathers." And thus the question answers itself.

[@joeymaterese8095]

George Washington was a Virginian His allegiance with solely to Virginia he was not english in his eyes other than blood.. ... His loyalty was solely Virginia prior to July 04, 1776 then America Even when his allegiance was to the Crown he did not consider himself English....bottom line...Why would he....He was born in Westmoreland Virginia.. usa

[@apolakigamingandmore6376]

@@joeymaterese8095 What's up with all of these periods? ......

[@kck9742]

@@apolakigamingandmore6376 That's text dictation, I think.

[@iancruz6617]

Here some wrong here. His from virginian. The Dde over simplied forget mention on the slaves he treated them kindness ad want to do something without offending the south. Besides before he die he free slves to north.

[@kck9742]

@@iancruz6617 OMG, please learn how to read and write.

[@davididiart5934]

"We civilized the world... don't ask how..." I want that sentence framed. XD

[@ejjkejjejej8346]

God bless everyone..,

[@therandomkingofanything4654]

@Lady Wharton I do believe medicinal practices actually began in Africa with the ancient Egyptians, as for schools and roads, I’m not sure.

[@WePositivelyCharged]

@Lady Wharton this is the most ignorant comment I have ever seen

[@R4M_Tommy]

@@therandomkingofanything4654 for roads, I think we can thank the Romans.

[@WePositivelyCharged]

@Lady Wharton And I'm sick of feeling the repercussions of it so deal with it.

[@Alex-ej4wm]

The fact Washington was able to keep his army together during the harsh winter at Valley Forge after so many defeats, no payments, disease and hardly any supplies (food/ clothes) is nothing short of a miracle. Washington is a major reason why we even exist today.

[@harmanjotsingh4230]

yeah he even supressed a military revolt by himself in a conference with the pissed off war heroes and commanders all he did was take off his glasses lol

[@Dustyholes]

it really is a testament to his leadership capabilities.

[@iancruz6617]

He even pla sttack on the british durng wnter when alot of them was sick and push british empire in thst battle and won. He

[@kayzeaza]

I can only imagine having to live like that in the winter. Winters in Bucks County can get pretty freaking cold, id die if I had to stay out in it

[@ZEBEEtheoriginal]

@@Dustyholes ...and how he chose his men.

[@caseyrogers573]

They were all “English” until they were American, but George Washington was born in Virginia. Edit: Apologies to Daz, Dave and Mike for a thread about American national identity 😂. Hope it’s okay.

[@GoEasyxD]

Not to mention Columbus came to America in 1492, the Plymouth colony founded in 1620 and Washington was born in 1732. It seems like a bit more than one or two generations.

[@kbrooke469]

That's correct-a lot of these Patriots were 2nd or 3rd generation Americans. George Washington was American, the British simply reached out to him from Britain while he was obviously in America and asked for his help at first...

[@Gutslinger]

Oh cool. I wasn't aware that he was born here.

[@yashar6595]

It just makes me laugh how people from the UK always get mad how Americans don't understand Great Britain/UK difference, YET they never get how "Americans" were colonists so they were Scottish/Irish/English settlers that were still citizens of the UK, America was not a country it was a colony. So all of the "Americans" were British

[@caseyrogers573]

@@yashar6595 That’s why you get a continuation of British imperialism from America after independence. New brand name, same great taste lol

[@hopefulhyena3400]

"we learn about wars that we win" Well, you've been around for quite some time. I suppose history would get boring after the 6th time you heard "and then France declared war on us"

[@blueoval250]

I thought you were going to say “and then France surrendered”

[@burniejarvis9298]

@@blueoval250 They surrendered again?

[@aieo471]

@@burniejarvis9298 HAHA

[@bruceturnbull4219]

Pre-revolution it’s common for people in the American colonies to be called British because they really were British (since they were in British owned colonies)

[@docinabox258]

They didn't get the same rights as the British. They had no representation in British government, were subject to taxes that those in Britain were not. Their tax dollars didn't even go to developing the Colonies, they went directly to the kings pockets. They sure wanted to be British. Hell, that was basically what caused the war. They wanted a say, and they wouldn't be given one. They were just like all the other colonies of Britain. They existed to be exploited by the British, and exploited they were.

[@ms_scribbles]

@@docinabox258 The British people didn't have any representation back home, either, unless they were rich. And, of course, the rich landowners in the colonies wanted that kind of representations...for themselves, not for the people. And the claims of wanting freedom and liberty was only half true. They wanted it for themselves, not for anyone else. That's partly why the Electoral College came to be. The oligarchs who created the Constitution (especially those in the slaveholding South) thought the rest of the people who weren't part of the ruling class couldn't be trusted with a vote (yes, even when the vote was only given to those who owned land!) and so they created the Electoral College.

[@docinabox258]

@@ms_scribbles bruh the electoral college is because the US is a Union of Independent Republics. They all want representation. Electoral college makes it so you can’t just go to NY, Cali , TX, and Florida and win the election

[@5x7m]

People of American colonies were simply Colonists then later called Patriots when they fought the British and Loyalists (Colonists who were loyal to The King)

[@0816M3RC]

@@docinabox258 "The US is a Union of Independent Republics" That is more like the Soviet Union.

[@maciedixon3983]

Most founding fathers have British roots.

[@laboot7447]

They all do, none were native American. Even I have British, German, Spanish, we all have a bit of Europe in us. As well as African, where our ancestors started.

[@Lmv2841]

Well, they were born before independence, making them British citizens.

[@alexmason2659]

@@laboot7447 actually people started in Africa and Asia both and my mother is full blooded Native American her grandparents on her mother's side was Blackfeet and Chickasha and on her father's side they were Cherokee and Choctaw however my father is Scottish and Welsh so that explains my last name

[@ramongarrison6935]

@@alexmason2659 started in Africa alone

[@docsavage8640]

Fortunately they overcame that handicap

[@SAVikingSA]

What's often lost is that Washington was like 6'4", which was an absolute unit at the time. Imagine a 7' tall, 300 pound guy leading a band of rebels today, must have been absolutely terrifying.

[@aj897]

He was probably on a horse most of the time, who cares, guns/cannons don't care about height

[@sld1776]

Constantly on horse with his body slave, a huge black dude.

[@shrekeatscupcakes3918]

Nothing close to 7ft

[@SAVikingSA]

@@shrekeatscupcakes3918 an idiot would say that, a smart person would understand that the average human has gotten larger since Washington's time.

[@waberoid]

I really like that they pause to talk. Rather than watching and just going "Ah" "Hm" "Heh". Also from my understanding, it was called "The Short Heard Around the World" is because the United States was the first country to fight for and win it's independence from it's mother country, which inspired other countries to do the same.

[@mahadaalvi]

Oh hell yeah. You’ll love Oversimplified. Every one of his videos are 100% worth watching.

[@citisoccer]

Lol yes, thats the same George Washington. George was vitally important BECAUSE he possessed so much military knowledge being a former British officer of high standing, which is why the Fathers eagerly sought him to be our first general.

[@b-beale1931]

There were other more qualified British officers in the colonial rebellion too, he was however a good option

[@ronclark9724]

@@b-beale1931 At the time George Washington was one of the wealthiest man in America as well... Most of that land that is now the District of Columbia was owned by you know who, it bears his name...

[@jamesricker3997]

More importantly he had diplomatic skills he was able to unite the colonies

[@harmanjotsingh4230]

@@jamesricker3997 yeah, gave rest of colonies a sense of inclusion otherwise some bloke in georgia wasnt going to give his life because people in Boston were pissed off having a virginia man the face of the revolution was a brilliant tactic by John Adams and other new englanders to get the south on board

[@ekerilaz723]

He was also unkillable

[@Marthyboy88]

Crazy to think that American schools focus on this part of history SOOOOO much, but in the UK it's a footnote.

[@anastasia-fr1gn]

Same with other relatively “young” nations. The US is only 244 years old while England is roughly 1,066 years old. (I counted England and not the UK because the UK is a modern union formed from the English empire.)

[@hectorsmommy1717]

No, it isn't crazy at all. 1776 is the important focal point in US history, just like 1066 is the most important single date in British history. How much is taught about Hastings in US schools?

[@superdood8059]

Well it’s how we became independent, so no shit it’s taught so much lol

[@robwalsh9843]

For the same reason Mexican schools would focus on their war of independence, but in Spain it's likely a footnote.

[@shrekeatscupcakes3918]

DUH were taught this a lot, how is it crazy

[@overanDownUnder]

I moved to the USA from Australia in 4th grade, skipped to 6th. I was taught all about the revolutionary war. -people hated housing British soldiers against their will. -Boston massacre -shot heard round the world - taxes Those were roughly the reasons we were taught why the colonists went to war.

[@drewdederer8965]

As said, everyone was "British" (even the Dutch and Germans) before the rebellion kicked off). One detail they gloss over was that Washington was a Virginia Colonel (In fact by the end of the 7 years War he commanded all Virginia Troops and Militia), BUT he never managed to wrangle a King's Commission in the British Army (Gates had been a Major in the Royal Army, before he retired to the colonies, so had Charles Lee). And yes he showed up at the 2nd Continental Congress in his Virginia Militia Uniform (he didn't like giving speeches, so he just dropped hints).

[@johnalden5821]

The fact that the British refused to give him a commission really caused Washington to hold a lot of personal resentment. He did not like being treated with disdain as a "colonial." In truth, he was very young during the French and Indian War (Seven Years War), and his record was not exactly stellar at that point. But Washington was, throughout his life, nothing if not ambitious.

[@baraxor]

George Washington was a native-born Virginian...however, his elder half-brother Lawrence served under Admiral Vernon (the inventor of grog, named after the Admiral's nickname of "Old Grogham" for the grosgrain cloak he habitually wore) and named his home "Mount Vernon" to honor his commander. George eventually inherited Mount Vernon after the deaths of Lawrence and his heirs, and the Mount Vernon we see today was designed and built by George. The various colonies had habitually quarreled with the sometimes high-handedness of Royal governors at least since Bacon's rebellion; and there was the long-simmering resentment at the Board of Trade (essentially the London managers of colonial affairs) and their deliberate policy of putting American trade at a disadvantage to British trade. However, when the colonial population was modest and the grave threat of the French and their native allies just over the mountains very real, the security of the colonists outweighed concerns about infringement of Glorious Revolution principles and liberties. That all changed, of course, with the removal of the French menace by Britain's victory in the Seven Years' War...just as the UK was thought to be at the height of its power, Britain had unwittingly grasped a poisoned chalice. Yes, people pay taxes on everything...but these are supposed to be levied by the representatives of the people subjected to the taxation ("taxation without representation is tyranny"). Even today, the U.S. Congress cannot levy Federal taxes on non-state territories like Puerto Rico or Guam. I remember what Winston Graham's character Ross Poldark said when he'd returned to Cornwall after serving with the British army in America, and was asked if the Americans were really different (to explain the reverses of the war), and he replied that, no, the problem with the Americans is that they are too much like us. Yes, this was Winston Graham's opinion, but apparently shared ruefully by a lot of Brits who'd actually fought in America, and thought this was a kind of second English Civil War.

[@deletdis6173]

Yes, the American Revolutionary War was essentially a Civil War.

[@funnyturtles825]

Not really after July second after Declaration of Independence. After that it was country against country rather than country against colony. But before declaring independence yes it was a civil war

[@fanofauburn11]

I spent a WHOLE semester(semesters are August-December and January- May) studying this time period... and I’m pretty it was taught at least 6 times in the 12 years I spent in school. And then in college I took another class on American history. Also us Americans BE ROASTING YALL IN HISTORY CLASS. Like we are obsessed with this time period and we love hating on y’all in this time period

[@stealth1692]

Because it means more to you than us I never learned anything about the our former empire at school

[@michaelterrell5061]

@@stealth1692 You would think that the British would know more about their empire which lasted for close to thousands of years, then we do of our history which has lasted for barely four hundred years.

[@shaunrogers2256]

It's known the world over that yanks are ignorant.

[@michaelterrell5061]

@@shaunrogers2256 I find that odd since everyone seems to send their kids here to go to college. It’s also odd since for all of the greatest high schools and middle schools around the world, a great deal are seen here, the same with elementary school. We also have the most Nobel prizes in all fields and have won some of the most international science(and other subjects) olympiads. Also odd since we have organization’s such as NASA and NOAA, and were the country that put man on the moon as well as the most likely candidate for the country to put man on Mars. Lastly you’re writing that response on KZbin which is an American made website.

[@alkalineacid2539]

@@michaelterrell5061 Lol got emm

[@moleyholy2911]

Just another day at the office. You guys are awesome

[@apgtimbough947]

Just to add George Washington was a born Virginian (American) and was a lieutenant colonel in the Virginian militia during the start of the French and Indian War (which was one of the fronts of the larger Seven Years War). He fought for the British because the colonial military was British. Americans at the time were subjects of the English Crown and considered themselves such, but as with time and distance the colonists developed their own identity and began to see themselves as something apart and began to resent what they perceived as unfair treatment from Parliament.

[@keithandlinus]

You guys nailed it at the 11 minute mark. The Colonies WERE a part of the Empire. So yeah, it was like a long distance British civil war

[@KMartin1311]

16:46 "I've started saying ass now" Sir, you're sitting across the table from a bloke wearing a hat representing an American Football team, the New York Giants. You're slowly becoming one of us!

[@romemedina4712]

We're still a young nation so they teach us alot of world history in school.

[@AJKam1kaz3]

You can say such videos doesn't completely replaces the history book, but more give a simple run down on the main events. By doing so, it can encourage people to look up more history information on their own.

[@drakesims4824]

As a current 12th grader in the US a majority of what we learn is about Wars. Had a whole unit based purely on different battles of the American Revolution

[@GreenJeepAdventures]

There is a saying that the only reason Americans know about geography is because of the wars we fought.

[@isabellaangeline2175]

As a lover of history, I think OverSimplified is such a great channel. I heard that some teachers are using their videos in their lesson plans and I think that’s such a brilliant way to get more kids to love history as well.

[@SomeHoe69]

Americans previously thought of themselves as British. Their main issue wasn't even taxation much as having that taxation imposed without any representation (as was mentioned in the video) or having any say in the matter. Subbed 🎄

[@BenPfei]

I'm in Portugal and remember studying this LMAO

[@michaelterrell5061]

Wait why would someone from Portugal learn about our revolution? I’d think it would be boring to anyone else.

[@anotheraccount444]

@@michaelterrell5061 In Brazil we also study It. Mostly because of the U.S revolution the others americans colonies in the Americas searched for their independe as well. Yeah... I agree it is boring as hell, and most of us just don't care about it.

[@michaelterrell5061]

@@anotheraccount444 That’s fair enough.

[@alwayzchillin0714]

I grew up in Virginia and learned a lot about the Founding Fathers considering that’s where the first permanent settlement was in “The New World”, Jamestown. It was all very interesting even then as a kid.

[@krbailess]

Before the Revolutionary War, Americans were British Citizens, and considered themselves British. Part of the reason for the War of Independence was that the UK considered Americans “colonists,” not British. Americans REALLY resented that.

[@user-lf7nf3kl7t]

Oversimplified is one of the best channels on YT in my opinion. Fun to watch even as an adult haha. Also reacting to these will grow your viewership.😉

[@kevinb314]

Personally, I’m not into them

[@paxmorgana]

Big thing is that britain was also forbidding us from trading with other countries, WHILE taxing us exorbitantly.

[@ekerilaz723]

Without any say with where our money was going

[@natestein8]

All of the founders were British citizens until the war was won. The founding fathers even described themselves as British and held out hope of remaining British even after the war broke out. A lot of them lived 40-50 years as British citizens and only a decade or so as Americans.

[@Andrew-wd3qi]

“This is the best way to teach history to kids”..me at 30 years old watching that channel all the time

[@raven2795]

Oh by the way, thanks for George Washington, we REALLY needed him 😁

[@jimlee6856]

You guys should definitely react to more oversimplified. He's awesome

[@kcuzz4091]

It was more about being taxed without representation that pushed us into rebellion against the crown. We’re talking about farmers, shopkeepers, sailor’s rebelling against the most dominated military in the world at that time. My family came over in 1634 and, yes, we fought in the rebellion.

[@larjohnsonrfl6161]

Fun fact: During the Boston Tea Party, so much tea was dumped overboard that in New Zealand 🇳🇿 you could taste the tea in the ocean 🌊

[@themistoklestheodosopoulos6253]

I love that the England vs France rivalry is still going strong today. Lol so great.

[@ViolentKisses87]

I've watched quite a few Office Blokes vids Upon hearing "the Americans are showing us how Brexit should be handled", I subbed.

[@JPMadden]

For much of the history of the American colonies the English had ruled with a relatively light touch, which of course the colonies expected to continue. One of the reasons for this light touch was that the English had been distracted in the mid-1600s by the chaos of their civil war and Oliver Cromwell's reign.

[@cniknik9863]

I think Ben Franklin's words said it best when he summed up the beginning of England-Colony tensions as "England is like an Old mother who is trying to scold and already grown child" (I'm summarizing).

[@CamoJan]

Greetings from Minnesota! New subscriber here. Continue with OverSimplified videos. They are great and so educational! I'm learning things I forgot and picking up new knowledge as well.

[@BetaJackMaxis]

"We were only taught about wars we win." Yeah I'd only ever heard about the War of the Rises on my own, and I was given the idea in school that "America won every war we were in, and Vietnam didn't count. Everyone didn't want to fight that one, and we left, we didn't LOSE."

[@TheAnnoyingBoss]

We didnt lose in vietnam. It was a tough situation too they basically did it because losing like 25 million in a war to topple communists actually saves like 75 million lives vs if you didnt and just let nsver ending communost mass starvations set in. They marched all the way up toppled the regime and were wonderint what to do so congress said to it was over to go home. They didnt see a reason to be there anymore. Any war is a loss but i mean vietnam had thus crazy peace era after thenwar ended thats gone on until today.

[@scud553]

"in a way we're pioneers". Classic British optimism, love it

[@BloodTwosWar]

I'm from Vermont and just the mention of the green mountain boys warmed my heart

[@impulsivereply9360]

Where is part 2 I’ve seen these oversimplified videos before I have no idea why I enjoy watching other people react its weirdly entertaining 👋🏼 from Louisiana

[@benedictfishy1218]

Them: we civilized the world America: but you guys taxed us unfair amounts of money and slept in our hou- Them: C I V I L I Z E D

[@TheAnnoyingBoss]

"You disarmed them so they were outnumbered against tribal attacks" "Ahh, civilized"

[@zillathezalo9342]

I’m happy America and the British are back to being family again.

[@mr.osclasses5054]

A couple points of clarification from a history teacher in America. First, we teach various forms of history in our schools: World History I (ancient civilizations, up to about 1500), WHII (~French Rev. to present), U.S. History I (every state controls its education system, so some start as early as the Pilgrims, others go bit later, and it goes until somewhere around the Civil War to WWI, which is a 60 year difference), U.S. II (either just after the Civil War, or WWI, to the present), European History, etc. The point is, we are not starved for topics. I know a lot of teachers throughout the states, myself included, who absolutely hate textbooks and the bias that they have in them...and there's a lot. Instead, we rely on primary sources from the time of the event/period, along with the general facts of the event/period, to teach the topic. The students seem to prefer this because they aren't just reading from the book and answering questions, they're reading the stories told by the people who lived through those times. Often times, we incorporate lessons that are local to our city/town that the kids live in to make it more personal. Personalizing education is what makes it work the most. You can talk about things that happened, dates, etc., but if you don't make it relevant to the students, there's a solid chance it won't stick. Anyway, about this video: A bunch of people have explained why Washington was considered British, so I won't go into that. However, at the 17:06 mark, they mention the town of Falmouth, Massachusetts. The confusing part comes because they actually show the attack up in Maine. Why? The answer is something a lot of people in the U.S. don't know or forget. Maine was part of Massachusetts up until the Missouri Compromise in 1820, when it became its own state. So in the case of this video, they are accurate that it was Massachusetts that was attacked, but they were using a contemporary border outline of the states/countries today when showing that, which could lead to some confusion since Canada didn't exist yet, either and were just colonies like we used to be, so there shouldn't have been any borders showing. There is still a Falmouth, MA, but it is down near Rhode Island.

[@joefosh5208]

I love these oversimplified videos I’m so glad you guys are watching them

[@imthezombieslayer]

Founding Father John Adams actually defended the British soldiers that were in the Boston Massacre

[@jamesricker3997]

It took a lot of effort on the part of the British to get John Adams to side with rebellion

[@huthutify]

To help with the confusion George Washington was not born in England, but Virginia. His father was born in Virginia. His grandfather was born in Virginia. Only his great grandfather was from England so a large amount of time has passed since then.

[@willhendrex5501]

The weird thing the British don't understand is until the ride of Paul Revere, we all considered ourselves to be British. Including Washington. Until then, the idea of the US wasn't even alive.

[@charlottedrolet9000]

Thank you for this! Office Blokes have discovered Oversimplified. Merry Christmas to me!

[@jhrapsky2255]

Brilliant!! I'm American and I'm learning a lot.

[@marksmith4892]

Yes you are correct it was essentially UK vs. UK because at that time nearly all the colonists were British. Most left the UK for religious freedom as well. This is why we often refer to ourselves as the rebel children of the UK 'cause that's pretty much what we were. Didn't want to live by UK's rules, wanted to branch out on our own be autonomous, and refused to be taxed without representation. Afterward, there was also a massive influx of Germans who left Germany for pretty much the same reason, religious freedom. Also, nearly ALL of the immigrants were a solid wall of protestantism, which is why at the core of our politics are protestants/evangelicals. Thus, the UK and Germany intermarried and now we're mostly German, English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh protestants all stirred up in a big soup kettle.

[@fredcookerly9385]

I seen all of the Oversimplified. It would be great to see you continue with that channel.

[@LizJasonHEA]

I love your channel and your reaction to this was really entertaining. I look forward to seeing your reaction to part two. I taught social studies and history for many years. I wish I'd had something like Oversimplified when I was teaching. I remember In USA middle & high school in the 60s & 70s we studied ,American & world history. We didn't go into great detail about every nation but we looked at regions as a whole and how they influenced the world. We took Western civilizationand saw the world mainly from a western point of view back then. British history and the influence of the British in the world was part of the modern era. But I can't say I knew details about specific time periods in British history until I started reading historical fiction novels. They are laced with just enough interesting characters that the history was more fun to learn. And now we've got great tv drama to teach us.. For example, I know that what I learned about Henry VIII from watching The Tudors on HBO isn't all historically accurate but it was a great introduction to the time period and the way he impacted Britain as a whole , including kicking out the Catholic Church and creating the Church of England because he wanted a divorce. Those are the kind of interesting little details I like about history . It makes it more personal.

[@SilvanaDil]

Oversimplified is a great channel. (The most recent video is an unusually long one-parter on prohibition.)

[@occamsrazor1285]

19:25 "Gentleman; We must, indeed, all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately."

[@OddBallPerformance]

It was way more than 2 generations ago by the time the War for Independence was fought. Jamestown was settled and founded in 1607, and 13 years later the first settlers at Plymouth, MA arrived. That's over 150 years of \settlement in the American colonies. My family had 4 generations in the new world before the war for independence kicked off.

[@topherd1011]

Yes! That’s THE badass forever known as George Washington!

[@scottmiller299]

No taxation without representation!

[@TheAnnoyingBoss]

If we dont support s tax we shouldnt pay the tax.

[@steelers6titles]

Washington was a fourth-generation American. He was born in Westmoreland County, Virginia, in 1732. His great-grandfather, John Washington, had emigrated in 1656 from Sulgrave, Northamptonshire, England, and became a wealthy landowner.

[@thewasatch208]

How do you not know this?! THIS is what binds our counties!

[@Dud3itsj3ff]

Love the over simplified vid’s. Really well done!

[@harmanjotsingh4230]

10:32 nope, you are undermining how autonomous Americas had become they basically fended off on their own for the most part and conducted their own diplomacy with natives etc. for over a hundred years since Jamestown being established around 1607 or so huge cultural differences had propped up with all different types of people, anglicans, quakers, puritans, etc... representing ideas different from Britain colonial history was dense and plenty of nothinngness to do with far away British it had evolved into a country of immigrants carving a nation out of wilderness literally several generations of people that had never even been to their motherland in Europe were technically "British subjects" and forced to abide by laws made by distant legislators the bonds that connected the two were weakening every generation

[@ExUSSailor]

At the time they're talking about, the 7 Years War, and, pre-revolution, there was no concept of "American". They were ALL British subjects. It wasn't really until after we beat Britain again, in 1812, that people really started to embrace their identity as "Americans".

[@sodblitz3445]

4:30: George Washington was born in Virginia, he was the Lieutenant Colonel of the British Colonial Militia 8:00: The British taxes on the colonies were also an embargo on goods from all other nations,. The were only allowed to buy from Britain and since they couldnt look for an alternative importer they had to pay whatever taxes the british wanted. 10:30: The colonies were established in the early 1600s,. So while many were first generation Americans some had been here for 5 or more generations

[@AmountStax]

The good ol' days, when government feared the people.

[@ekerilaz723]

Time to water the tree of liberty

[@MelaniePoparad]

Taxation without representation is the phrase we learn here in America. Taxation is theft in my opinion but taxation without representation means we have no say in those taxes etc. :) love your reactions.

[@jektonoporkins5025]

John Adams' first job after the Revolution was to be the ambassador to Britain and he stayed in London for several years afterwards. When people brought up that being a descendant of the British and thus he must have had family in Britain he said the following: "Neither my father or mother, grandfather or grandmother, great grandfather or great grandmother nor any other relation that I know of or care a farthing for have been in England these 150 years. So that you see, I have not one drop of blood in my veins, but what is American."

[@emobx02]

Looooove oversimplified! If you guys start doing all the oversimplified videos, I might have to bite the bullet and get that Patreon subscription!

[@mikenellis3149]

You guys should check out "history of the entire world, I guess"

[@martinwu19860626]

16:42 That "Arse" killed me a bit. Great to hear some British viewpoint.

[@jacobnemeth7634]

11:33 As an American, I took a 2 college level history classes in high school, World history and US history. I also took half a semester of a US government class about how the government works and stuff. Some people take European History instead of World history. Classes vary by state and even school district, and there is a lot of debate over what is taught in these classes (should we talk about the bad things Americans have done, should we have African studies, etc.). Before high school (14 y/o and before) we went over mostly the history of the United States, and things about the romans, Mesopotamia, and Europe. But that is what Americans are taught

[@AnAmerican846]

I can't speak for other Americans, but I was taught basically everything in this video, mainly in middle and high school, in a similar manner to this video.

[@user-lv8oc3en3n]

The colonists were British, until they declared independence.

[@TheAnnoyingBoss]

They didnt see themselves as british they saw themselves as a different place being subjigated to the kingdom on the other side of the ocean. There was a period where they tolerated the british control because there was a war against the french who were running down the mississippi.

[@51Saffron]

I believe there is a George Washington house in England where his family use to live.

[@tereseshaw7650]

Yes, the home of his grandparents.

[@jasonpatterson8091]

The colonists included people who had come recently, but by this point there had been British colonies in North America for 170 years and some of these people were early arrival, old stock American royalty. For instance, Washington's family had been in the colonies for 120 years; he was 4th generation American. The people thought of themselves as belonging to the British Empire but not necessarily being British themselves - like Canada or Australia prior to true independence.

[@princessjava42]

I grew up in Annapolis, MD, which was one of the temporary capitals during the Revolution. And the remains of John Paul Jones are interred at the Naval Academy in Annapolis.

[@BillyMays731]

So technically before the war all people born in the colonies were “English” however they threw out the term during the war

[@mumuspain2086]

Can't wait for you to react to part 2. I've already seen these and they are great, oversimplified is a wonderful channel.

[@christophermckinney3924]

The colonists were British subjects and British citizens UNTIL the Declaration of Independence. A lot of families were divided in whether to support the crown or support independence.

[@xCenturion183]

Oh man were in the rabbit hole now, there is so much oversimplified to watch

[@Unknown-ln9hd]

check out juice wrld robbery, wishing well, lucid dreams and righteous. if you like those then check out more of his stuff

[@unknownuser-lz8zj]

should react to all of his stuff to be honest

[@Yeoldepube]

He’s trash dont react to him

[@unknownuser-lz8zj]

check out more juice wrld and more post malone

[@swinn848]

After that you want more post malone? You must be millennial 😂

[@tonytaylor8198]

Washington's great-grandfather John Washington immigrated in 1656 from Sulgrave, England, to the English colony of Virginia

[@MrVvulf]

10:32 By the time of the Revolution, many families had already been in the "colonies" for over 100 years, or 4+ generations. My family arrived in 1637.

[@T0xiikGaz14]

France surrendering that easy in the 7 years war ? That was basically the first world war with the french and the british fighting all over the world so i don't think so . Oh and fyi France won more battles than the british in history so ..

[@bremexperience]

This war could have gone both ways, but the British were faster in sending reinforcements in the spring.

[@kimchi2780]

The Oversimplification channel does an extreme job of mixing up and re-writing actual history. The British were taxing the US without any representation at all and all the US wanted was fair representation. When this was rejected they decided they were done with the crown.

[@theartistformerlyknownaslu3871]

My fathers family comes from across the pond and there was a pub in Ipswich called the Thomas Eldred pub and that’s one of my ancestors. He sailed around the world with cavendish on the 3rd trip ever. My family was rich in England came to Rhode Island in the 1640s and from there on out we shit the bed 😂

[@remycallie]

My son is a student at the University of Massachusetts (a major center of revolutionary activity). Their athletic teams call themselves "the Minutemen."

[@jakecollier9691]

It’s sad that apparently schools don’t teach history involving war anymore. When you forget history it tends to repeat itself.

[@jcIIXVIIIVII]

History really tends to repeat itself whether we forget it or not.

[@0816M3RC]

They still teach history involving war.. don't know what you are on.

[@jcvargas94]

8:04 I mean, just because it is still around nowadays and "everyone" does it, it doesn't mean it's a good thing 👀

[@ImDembe]

So anarchy is better? This is a few hundred years ago...i know houses that are older than that...we have been paying some kind of tax for thousands of years.

[@loas1969]

It Amazes me that the British people were not taut that Americans are European, primarily English descendant. We are Europe’s’ outcast of that time. American’s left England because of it’s political, social, and religious stands. The whole revulsion and battle for Independence was about England trying to control us as if we still belonged to them. All Americans know this and it amazes me that British people don’t.

[@TheAnnoyingBoss]

Americans are not you are wrong it shows how little you know about usa. In Thomas paines common sense it was noted how PA was only 25% british decendants during the period and the founding fathers were friends with him and so they knew that PA was only 1/4 britisg decendants and how many of them are loyal to the crown anyway? Plenty fled the crown to tbe colonies only to still be stuck under its illigitimate rule again. The founders were specificallt stating how britain specifically they mentioned how britain specifically is NOT the mother "country" of usa but rather it was actually all of europe who was the mother "country" of europe. They stated speicifically how the colonies were full of people not from britain but more so from elsewhere in even larger amounts from all over europe, they were fleeing tyranny from every corner if europe. Even in usa today arguably the largest genetic historical roots in usa is germans from germany. The colonies were filled with spanish and french polish etc. This was in the 13 colonies. It wasnt mostly british. PA itself was only 1 in 4 people of genetic british decent. The founders clearly proved that britain never had the right to nor ever should rule over, nor even have the capability to rule over usa. They believed this even when they were "british subjects"

[@ioannispolemarkhos7364]

Washington's family was from Washington, near Newcastle. Some notes about American-British colonial history. -Jamestown (named after King James), in Virginia (Named after Elizabeth I) was the first permanent town established by the English. -After the English Civil War, a lot of people saw "The New World" as a place to escape the troubles at home and to find better opportunities. -People like the Dutch, the Swedes, the French, etc. were already going to the New World as well -People got rich off crops like cotton and tobacco, people like George Washington's ancestors became so. When the War of Independence came, there were plenty of rich and middle-class people in the Colonies already.