Why American Independence Was GOOD For The UK

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[@ibx2cat]

Sorry about the missing web cam! It was accidentally set to "stream only" so I'm gesturing at the camera a lot and it's all missed lol I think this is my first map style video without face cam, so it's a science experiment at least

[@stargazer-elite]

It’s ok thank you for doing this 🇺🇸❤️🇬🇧 🎉🥳🎉 happy 4th of July Even though John Addams said it would be the 2nd lol

[@99thExtent]

It feels unnatural.

[@sandrios]

give face back next time

[@chrisrus1965]

02:30 What is that bit of Orange Spanish part near Denver?

[@flawyerlawyertv7454]

It's ok. 😃

[@asdaneedsfunds]

I can't believe toycat forgot to take off his green suit before filming this video, can barely see him at all

[@DeKevers]

Good one

[@quinnardgreen]

​@@DeKeversyou think this is some kind of joke, Funny man??

[@Tardvark]

In the 1940s there was a famous European artist who a lot of people thought was the next great thing But after unblinking himself, his art prices tanked and all of Europe went into recession

[@animejat]

In the 1900s (the decade not the century) there was an aspiring painter from Austria, and, for some reason, after World War II, he committed suicide. Something about him being the most wanted man in history or something, I don't know.

[@christopherellis2663]

Picasso gave a sigh of relief, and was happy to have been commissioned to paint Gernika ( Guernic a )

[@candyneige6609]

​@@animejat"(the decade not the century)" is redundant, when you say "1900s", people will usually understand it as the decade spamming from 1900 to 1909 anyway, not the century spamming from 1900 to 1999, that would be what they understood if you said "20th century" instead.

[@animejat]

@@candyneige6609 First off, people use "the 1900s" to refer to both the decade and the century. Second, why did you feel the need to comment this?

[@candyneige6609]

@@animejat Because to designate the century spamming from 1900 to 1999, the term "20th century" is almost always used, and because of that, the term "1900s" is almost always used to designate the decade spamming from 1900 to 1909.

[@eadsd]

OMG I actually grew up in Paris, Kentucky and I was caught off guard when you were searching for places and picked my hometown. I worked at the Walmart you me mentioned. Of course, no matter what town you chose someone would be from there. But thanks for picking Paris, KY. It’s the Thoroughbred Horse Capitol of the World and final resting place of the most successful horse racer ever, Secretariat. It’s also home to the worlds tallest three story building. Whatever. I was born in Germany, lived in Metro Atlanta for nearly 20 years, and now live in Austin, Texas. But little ol’ Paris, Kentucky is my hometown and a great place to visif

[@dijjidog]

The last bit was the best bit.

[@MrFrazierCampbell]

ToyCat has developed the power of invisibility

[@21Kyzix12]

We finally got the toycat true accent reveal.

[@Femyoz]

So glad to see Toycat finally reveal his true accent

[@newwaveinfantry8362]

That twist at the end is the greatest in cinematic history. Better than Fight Club, honestly. Ten guns stuck in hamburgers out of ten for you sir.

[@scoopskicat]

THAT ENDING LMAO Great video, I really liking seeing both sides of the story. Learned quite a lot. Thank you!! 💜💜

[@hexateron]

did anyone else hear the minecraft cave noise at 11:21 💀

[@queencityking6145]

I couldn't tell I was playing Minecraft while listening to this video lol

[@scoopskicat]

i was so confused lol

[@MutaliMusic]

That Southern accent at the end is spot on

[@AlfieMcSloy]

"For you, it was the most important day of your life. For us, it was a Thursday."

[@rogink]

Erm, I think you mean Tuesday...

[@AlfieMcSloy]

@@rogink Yeah I guess lol

[@antidotebrain69]

I love the British KZbin acknowledgement of the 4th lol.

[@nperceived]

Can you make a video about the Orkney Islands wanting to join Norway?

[@ibx2cat]

sure haha

[@DaBIONICLEFan]

I don't think that's really a thing

[@Merle1987]

Free money is always a thing.

[@rogink]

@@DaBIONICLEFan That's not the point with Toycat videos.

[@adityas9377]

I am so tempted to make one of those speech bubble memes with a British flag and this video

[@davisranger]

It is still so werid to me, as an American, that people don't have even base level knowledge of the revolutionary war. Especially prople from countries that were involved

[@joshuapartridge5092]

in early 1940's europe there was a severe shortage of american dollaris in germany, which made a certain austrian very angsty, so the u.s came to europe to gib money and make happy.

[@captainiceberg8637]

The founding fathers were true English liberals. They held the true spirit of England with them.

[@superlynx98]

Could you please elaborate

[@BasicLib]

@@superlynx98That America’s founding fathers were to Liberalism what Lenin Trotsky and Stalin were to communism They were the ideologies who launch the worlds first revolutionary state, founding on Liberal Enlightenment principles and created the worlds first and oldest Liberal Democracy in the form of a Federal Constitutional Republic with seperation of powers and secular(non theocratic) government. The USA is to Liberalism what the USSR was to socialism only vastly moser successful as Liberalism is now the worlds dominat ideology.

[@captainiceberg8637]

@@superlynx98 they were English men dissatisfied with the takeover of England by a ruler who wasn't even Enlish but German. They saw the end of Feudalism as a good thing but instead of the Renaissance England quickly turned into a series of mad Kings, takeovers by foreign leaders and religious dictators. That's why the constitution tries to protect against all these things.

[@navbravic1355]

That American accent is uncanny.

[@The_Soviet_Onion]

It’s beautiful

[@joemungus6063]

As an American I only heard a couple weird pronunciations but I wouldn’t even bat an eye if it was in person 🤣🤣

[@navbravic1355]

@@joemungus6063 also as an American, I think you may be deaf in one or both ears.

[@zainmudassir2964]

It also increased European colonization and forced labor in Africa and Asia especially in India. Afghanistan is one of few nations to successfully resist colonisation for which I have lot of respect to the Afghan people

[@bruhbruh-us6gl]

They “resisted” colonization by being in the middle of nowhere and having nothing of value

[@Wicked_Knight]

That outtro made the video feel like a backhanded complement.

[@byzantiumgaming]

Amazing video very informative!

[@jwil4286]

1:57 Minor nitpick: when it says “Oregon Treaty, 1846,” it’s missing one small archipelago that was won through arbitration (by Germany) that was held in dispute due to said treaty’s poor wording.

[@HistoricalFanatics]

1. A strong ally 2. It made britain focus on other things God bless america, and I’m glad the best country on earth was built on apart of britain instead of france, spain, Austria etc

[@pao5567]

"God bless America"? Why would God bless the Whore of Babylon?

[@MattMarkYT]

God bless America. I love being assimilated and forgetting my ancestors' traditions. This country is amazing. No other country is better than this one 💯 🇺🇸

[@Aspenstorpemusic]

@@MattMarkYTThe Russians, Chinese, British, French, Canadians, Ottomans, Mexicans, Spanish, Portuguese, Romans, Germans, Italians, etc. also did this and more but okay btw the US is the reason things like planes, the light bulb, the internet, pc's, the assembly line, the TV, the microprocessor, modern films, the microphone, etc. We're also the reason authoritarian governments have declined, and free democratic governments form.

[@echidnanatsuki882]

​@@MattMarkYT if you like your ancestral home so much, then why not move their?

[@MattMarkYT]

@@echidnanatsuki882 Welp. You didn't correctly interpret the words I wrote. I didn't say anything about home. Maybe you should've rephrased that. It could easily be interpreted as racist. Racial discrimination is a big problem in this country. I just think it's funny how I live in a country where there's so much patriotism. I can't take it seriously. When I have to put my right hand over my heart for the national anthem, I ironically say "Gosh darn, This country is amazing" and then laugh about it. I didn't say I love my ancestral home. I said this country has an effect on people. It can easily wash away someone's culture. I'm made fun of because I speak my secondary language like a white person. And I can only remember a few traditions from my culture. This country forces you to assimilate to get anywhere in life. You'd know that if you read political literature in high school. That is if you're American and read American Political literature. And it's "there", not "their". "There" is a place. "Their" is someone else's possession. I personally enjoy the good parts of American Culture. The social aspect. If I have to sacrifice some traditions to get to middle class, that's fine by me. It just kinda sucks

[@OlagGan]

As for where Napoleon ended up, sorry wrong. He was initially exilled to Elba off the coast of Italy. In about 1813 he escaped launched a revivalbid and in 1815 was defeated. He was then exiled to St Helena in the middle of the Atlantic.

[@notkaty]

So he did end up in St Helena?? 🤡

[@theninjabird9510]

🤡

[@OlagGan]

Not originally. Elva was his first location (apparently it's owned by Austria) then he was captured and moved to St Helena. He should have made it clear that Boney was defeated twice not once as it appeared. BTW Boney WAS poisoned but it's not what you think. Decent wallpaper in the 18th and 19th century often use arsenic to provide a green colouring. However St Helena has a warm humid subtropical climate which dissolved the arsenic in the paper allowing it to remain in the atmosphere, thus giving Boney his personal gas chamber.

[@TheBreadthatcausedLesMis]

Have you ever looked into the r/imaginarymaps or r/imaginaryelections subreddits feel they'd be up your alley.

[@Wintrois]

4:41 the U.S. did succeed with dealing with Tecumseh (that conflict was one of the ones that lead to the War of 1812). As for the Quazi (pronounced kwa-ah-zzz-eye over here), it is similar to the Korean or Vietnam war as in there was no declaration of war. 15:51 thanks, and I hope you have a lovely day!

[@stargazer-elite]

Thank you for making a video about us on this day 🇺🇸❤️🇬🇧 Happy 4th of July my fellow Americans 🎉🥳🎉

[@Batmans_Pet_Goldfish]

John Adams was the main person that helped start to foster a good relationship.

[@LordMelbury1953]

Yes Vancouver Island is in Canada, and American relatives visit us. 😊

[@DavidSolimano]

This is quite the word salad to say that your great grandparents surrendered at Yorktown

[@buckeyefan9251]

I enjoyed this video. Thank you for creating it and HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY!

[@LewisHillier88]

Has anyone ever told you that you look like a young Otto Witt from the film Zulu?

[@rustyshackleford234]

Hey, I’d recommend doing a video about the federal subjects of Russia! They are really interesting, and there are 83 of them, and 1 out of the 2 Jewish states exist there!

[@MasayaShida]

did not expect that outro lmao happy murica day to the muricans out there thanks for top gun and stuff

[@JeffKaylin-ft5cx]

Yeah, something happened around the 1940s. Something like "The War to End All Wars". When did the one get put into the name. It would be silly to have "The War to End All Wars 2". And there is an IBX2Cat as well as IBX4Cat, but no IBX1Cat. How silly to call an Apple computer an Apple 1 just because there is now an Apple ][. Of course you'd never call a stream "Doing this in One Take 1".

[@James_72302]

An interesting way to look at the world from this perspective

[@nomdeplume5446]

In the US sometimes you don't have to specify the country. In Indiana we have Milan, only we don't pronounce it like you pronounce the city in Italy, we say Mylin.

[@arkaig1]

Is it callous to pronounce Calais as Calais? (Maine and France, or is it vice versa?)

[@nomdeplume5446]

@@arkaig1 Indiana also has Hindustan Falls pronounced Hin-Da-stun… well really we just had a place called Hindustan Falls, it’s just a public recreation area and a place where you have to portage the East Fork of the White River.

[@jwil4286]

3:54 interesting example: if you live in Seattle and you say you’re headed to Vancouver, without specifying which direction you’re going, you could mean north or south.

[@chrisk5651]

Do they use the term bargain-basement prices in the UK? I thought that it was more of an American thing

[@rogink]

Americans don't use this term. The 'basement' is lower ground floor :)

[@kajunsblerdeye9325]

I've been to that Wal-Mart in Paris KY

[@solace6700]

Ibx2cat try not to pull up the peak of the british empire map challenge

[@ssssaa2]

It was inevitable given the rapidty of growth in North America, and a good thing for both in the short medium and long term. The US definitely benefitted the most though, it had many advantages in becoming so powerful in recent times.

[@GeographerWilson]

Shortened Version: UK was better off without the US because we wasted their tea

[@testiclegaming1250]

It's good because they were a waste of money and manpower to a more important place. India

[@sozzysucks]

you gotta work on your rhotic R's toycat 😆 i feel like they're even stronger in the southern accent

[@UpliftedCapybara]

The Stoner fork of the Licking River really sounds made up lol

[@hetakusoda2977]

There's no Paris in Georgia but there is a Rome and an Athens, both are college towns

[@MarLikeIt]

The last 40 seconds of this video 😂😂

[@mskatonic7240]

Seamless nonviolent transition?? No, there very much was a war over it. That definitely happened. Only Britain in the end didn't have the resources to deal with a transatlantic war and decided eventually to cut its losses and focus efforts elsewhere. A relatively peaceful ending wasn't inevitable though.

[@octaviusmorlock]

Hey Toycat, I think you confused the War for Independence with the War of 1812 when you said the UK was busy in Europe. As a funny aside, your wondering how the UK could control the US, is exactly what Thomas Paine was wondering in Common Sense. P.S. China was colonized by the Mongols, change my mind.

[@randallgvideos]

The UK was ALWAYS busy in Europe back then.

[@englishtwister]

3:39 point to Paris, Texas on this map.

[@markaxworthy2508]

So, Thanksgiving should be a BRITISH national holiday?

[@angusmacdonald4860]

Hey toy cat. The first American flag. The grand union flag was the flag of thr British east Indian company

[@tiffysofcornwall]

I buddy could you do a video on Columbia and Darren gap and panama please thanks buddy

[@isosubject5169]

Can you talk about Uruguay?

[@ringthatbell9597]

Haven’t watched the video yet, but doubt, let’s see if my opinion changes. Edit: I’m 2:54 in, the trade would still have taken place even if the USA was apart of the empire, you basically just said that the USA had the same access to the British market as the other British holdings. So I don’t consider that a good point. Edit2: I’m 5:34 in, the Louisiana purchase happened because Napoleon knew that whether or not he won the wars in Europe that he’d loose the territory, I’ll continue this point but I’ve got work. Edit3 continuation of edit2: anyway Napoleon knew he couldn’t hold the territory, therefore if the USA was still apart of the British empire then it’s likely that Napoleon would use it as a bargaining chip in negotiations with the British at some point and give it away anyway, even if the British/ American colonist had to take it by force it wouldn’t be to difficult as the territory was very lightly populated and defended. Ie not much would change. Edit4: I’ve got a point to talk about at the end regarding the European balance of power at 6:02, also why cut? Was it just an oversight or what. I do want to mention that I’m not being overly critical because I don’t like you, in fact I’m subscribed and I like your vids, I just think your wrong and suffering from national copium. Edit5: I’m 8:00 in, the balance of power argument is a fair one however, if the British did give Spain Louisiana back they’d still end up loosing it to Mexico. I’ve heard/read that Mexico at some point asked to join the British empire though after half an hour of light (very light) research I haven’t been able to find anything that corroborates this however, assuming Mexico did at some point ask to join the British empire then that would make the conquest or purchase of the Louisiana territory redundant because they’d all be apart of the British empire anyway meaning the colonists could continue to manifest destiny their way across the country. Assuming that Mexico didn’t ask to join the empire then it’s likely something similar to the Mexican American war would happen anyway except this time the Mexicans would also loose Louisiana. The Mexican American war would still happen because the Mexicans wanted American settlers to migrate into the region to help develop it however at some point just like Texas it’s likely that these anglo American colonist would revolt just like Texas did meaning the American colonies would gain access to the area anyway making your point redundant. Edit5?: I forgot to mention Alaska, the Russians sold Alaska to the Americans so that the British wouldn’t have it because the Russians lacked the ability to hold onto it in the event of war, you are correct however, Russia holding onto Alaska doesn’t really change much for the people of the USA nor does it change anything for the British empire and I’ll explain why, Russia sold the territory in 1867 and the last war between Russia and Britain was in 1858 (off the top of my head) which was the Crimean war, which means that Russia holding Alaska has next to no affect on history until the Russian revolution where upon either a white government is established in Alaska (in a sort of North Korea South Korea situation) or the uk annexes the territory anyway which means they’d gain access to it anyway. Edit6: I’m 11:03 in, why wouldn’t the USA gdp be allowed to grow past all of wester Europe, I’m assuming what you mean is it wouldn’t have been able to without expanding in the way it did while it was independent however, I’ve just stated why it would expand whether or not it was apart of the British empire. Edit7: I’m 11:10 in, I was going to talk about the world wars thing later but I guess I’ll do it now, I’m just gonna watch so I can hear the point your about to make about balance of power politics. Edit8: ok I’m 12:59 in, balance of power politics wasn’t simply hay that country is powerful let’s all gang up to take them down. The way it worked was I don’t want that country that in either on my border or is interested in the same area I’m interested in to become to power else I’ll either get conquered or I want get what I want in the areas of mutual interest. However there’s no threat of the British empire conquering a european country which removes one big aspect of it, secondly it would be impossible to build a European coalition large enough to threaten the British empire especially if they kept their American colonies. Why is building this European coalition impossible? Because it’s impossible to reconcile the strategic interest of all the European great powers, to take the British out you need 2 or more European great powers and the remaining ones to remain neutral, balance of power politics isn’t just a way for European countries to maintain their independence and national prestige, it was also a tool of the British to keep Europe divided, the 7 years war proved that to defeat the uk you need all of the European great powers to if not help you then to remain neutral just one country with British support turns the war from an eventual victory to a humiliating stalemate/defeat. Edit9: I’m at 14:13, you really seem to be grabbing at straws, the USA and Britain gain nothing from being independent of each other that they wouldnt get from being in a union. The USA and uk are very close to the point that america can and does influence the uk, most of the western world, especially the anglosphere is influenced/ controlled by the USA and the same would apply if the Anglo sphere was united under the British empire. Edit10: I’m at 15:51, if the USA was apart of the British empire then there wouldn’t need to be a transfer of power because the empire would still be no.1 so that’s a non point. Edit11: I just remembered the point you made about Africa during the balance of powers thing, during the scramble for Africa Britain may have gotten less however most of the African colonies cost more then they made meaning the uk would have been better off without most of the African colonies, the cape to Cairo railway was mostly a vanity project for imperial pride, in fact I might go as far to say that it could have been detrimental for imperial rule as Britain was an ocean based empire not a land based empire, if they need supplies transferred across Africa it would be safer to ship them, also connecting the colonies with a railway makes it easier for a land based empire or natives to expand against British Africa. I’m certain the uk would have gotten the main parts of Africa it wanted even if they had to give up other parts. Edit12: time for my input firstly it’s unlikely that the world wars have been as bad as they were if the British empire included America in addition the world wars mostly wouldn’t have happened or at least in the way we imagine them, it’s unlikely the Germany would be stupid enough to get involved in a large European conflict such as the July crisis, even if they did and the First World War happens anyway, the empire would either crush Germany with the help of the French and Russians or the meer threat of British entry would lead to the Germans signing a condition peace, either way the war would be ended much faster mean the Russian revolution wouldn’t have happened which means the threat of communism isn’t large enough to allow hitler to persuade the German public into giving him power, even if hitler did still come to power the power disparity between Germany - France, 1930’s imperial Russia and Britain with the USA is to large for even hitler to take on especially because they’d all be allies through France. The only way a I see the Second World War happening is if it’s between the Russians and British. I think both world wars would be avoided. Another thing is slavery one one hand slavery in the USA would be banned sooner on the other hand it MAY take longer to ban slavery across the rest of the empire. Pros and cons I suppose. Also if the British still controlled the USA and was the worlds super power then (this is personal opinion) I think that slavery wouldn’t have returned, all across Africa slave labour is used to extract resources that then go to Asia to be manufactured/ refined and then those manufactured goods go to the west, (in my opinion) if Africa was still ruled by Europeans or if the process of decolonisation was slower and more organic then slavery wouldn’t have returned to africa. I wish I had a brighter point to end on but to bad that’s human history I guess, I’m a history buff not Jesus, anyway ibx I like your videos but I think your wrong on this one Kudo‘s if you read this much, also thanks to the person who said I’m right it feels good to have your opinions validated before your even finished writing them down, he replied at the 2nd or 3rd edit.

[@johntoemilytransitionvlog9418]

You are Right

[@ringthatbell9597]

@@johntoemilytransitionvlog9418thanks it feels good to have your opinions validated before you’ve finished explaining them. I’m just realising that that might sound like sarcasm but I’m being genuine.

[@johntoemilytransitionvlog9418]

@@ringthatbell9597 I'm American live state of Georgia. Most Americans see British as Tyrants in the American revolution war. This farest from the truth. I agree with you.

[@ringthatbell9597]

@@johntoemilytransitionvlog9418 based I’m Australian, and grew up being told that I should feel guilty for the actions of my ancestors and that they were evil imperialist genocidal slavers. They didn’t use such strong words but that’s what they meant, with all the things we do like flying their flags next to ours and doing a acknowledgment of country and the constant reinforcement of that idea made me feel like I was living under occupation. The result was hyper British nationalism. I’m more into the Britishness then the British themselves lol.

[@matthewhosier5084]

It most definitely wasn’t good at first. The reason the war started was because the uk needed money, and taxed the colonies. Fighting a war over it didn’t help. Everyone certainly did well in the end, but the british empire definitely wasn’t happy.

[@Stoffies123]

Well hello there

[@marym7104]

Within 5 days!

[@cinnamondan4984]

Best ending. So shocking.

[@sahilhossain8204]

Lore of Why American Independence Was GOOD For The UK Momentum 100

[@AmstradExin]

Tom Scott collab? :D

[@bobhope4288]

Oh no! He hasn't released another video sense this one! I think his prediction at the end came true, he might be dead.

[@originalname9386]

a lot of people dont know that most of British investment went to America not anywhere else(India wasn't even close)

[@trueriver1950]

The idea that the US gained territory due to the War of Independence is mistaken. The bulk of the extra territory was sold to it by France (and we can debate whether the French had any more right to it than the British or the settlers, as there were people already living there) The French sold their claims in North America to the US in order to find another way against the English, but that occurred after US had obtained independence and was a separate thing entirely. No doubt the US settlers liked what the French planned to do with the money, but as the US was already independent at that time, it came be claimed as being a result of independence. Sequence does not always imply causation

[@legososiska8767]

Cool Idea, but camera broke(

[@lensho3163]

ToyCat is john cena😮

[@jonathansaavedra8135]

It would be nice to make a video explaining why it is in the United States' interest for Canada to remain independent, instead of simply annexing and absorbing it.

[@rajkaranvirk7525]

Actually following what they preach and respect the will of the people who don’t want to be a part of your country? That’s a good reason

[@adrianreyes2318]

Spot on American accent. Congratulations 🎉

[@zozetamad3022]

If the United States remained part of the UK, at some point the Americans would have gotten equal representation in Parliament, and the House of Commons could have become majority American and an American could have became elected Prime Minister. The UK could have then essentially been a colony of the United States.

[@christopherellis2663]

Indeed so! The cunning and the corrosive were let fly over the ocean, there to prey upon their own kind. 😊

[@superjumpbros64]

Mmmm

[@chrisk5651]

"China wasn't colonized by anyone"?!?!? Hello, what about Hong Kong, Taiwan, Manchuria, the Spheres of Influence?!?! What about the Taiping Rebellion & the Boxer Rebellion ?!?!

[@kevinlove4356]

If US independence had fizzled out, then all of North America would be Canada. I do not see that as being a bad thing.

[@nartnugget]

Toycat is American? You know, listening back at his British accent, it sounds super fake in hindsight.

[@bokhans]

Why UK independence from the EU was good for the EU 🎉😂👏🥂

[@rarepepe6197]

I disagree! Bring back the colonies!!!

[@monkofdarktimes]

Fight for it

[@theanonymousmrgrape5911]

People tend to say, especially about the war of 1812, but about pre 20th Century US history more generally, that the US was a weak, globally insignificant nation nothing like the Europeans, and for the most part that isn’t really true. By 1820, the US had a GDP the size of Spain’s according to modern estimates. Perhaps not yet the equal of the great European powers, but not far off either. After the Civil War, the US had an economic output closely rivaling Britain, well ahead of every other nation in Europe, and already a population about the same as the newly formed Germany. Europeans didn’t consider the US their equal in world affairs, but by the middle of the 19th Century, America was already a powerhouse, and even in the early 19th Century, not by any means weak or insignificant.

[@tomflynn8651]

True, but it was also highly decentralized until about the 1870s. Case in point is when former US Army Generals opted to serve for their home state (Virginia) in the Civil War which they felt more allegiance to compared to the broader US, regardless of slavery. In the 1820’s steel, pots, pans, firearms, rail etc were also heavily imported from the UK. New England and the South relied on trade with the UK to function. It’s only when the industrial, immigrant supplied North started to expand into the Midwest and dominate all US State institutions after the civil war that America blew Europe out of the water. However, just like Britain in the 18th century, or China in the 21st century, America in the 19th century was a clear contender for world hegemon, yet hadn’t the resources, prestige and international recognition to go the distance.

[@LesRealLlama]

10/10 American accent

[@Science12197]

T e a

[@kragardtynehad9030]

Losing 2,5 mln of population just before napoleonic era. Yeah, it was very good for the UK. I think that if Texas and California secede now from the USA it would be the best option for the USA in foreseeable future.

[@webbess1]

"China was colonized by no one." lolwut. I can't tell if that was sarcasm. China was colonized by everyone.

[@jelly4frog498]

i miss the facecam :(

[@joedou7glas200]

Nah bro took cope to the next level😭

[@Loke101]

bro forgor facecam 💀

[@leventunlimited2812]

bros coping

[@sayyedal-afghani7896]

The US didn't leave the UK. The US left Great Britain. The United Kingdom didn't exist until 1801, 25 years after the US declared independence.

[@marym7104]

17,020th viewer of this video!

[@LeePelagius]

Speeding in a driving lesson Toycat? How rude. And you need to learn your lane disciplines

[@Zaeyrus]

I don't really believe that you are a yank, but congrats on the effort not to say kebab and replace it with burger

[@redsamson5185]

china was colonized. the time period is known as the “hundred years of humiliation.”

[@jasonc6504]

nah he was wrong for that accent.

[@shenkorte7337]

11th like

[@flawyerlawyertv7454]

555th like. 😃👍

[@ImposterMonarch]

unhinged.

[@AlasdairXV]

america didn't secede from the uk it seceded from king george.

[@brandonespinoza9279]

Well, probably not French, nor Russian, as if the US were taken over by the UK (Great Britain, back then), we would end up not just speaking English, but specifically British English in that alternate reality, known as “The United States of Great Britain”, even in 2023, just distinctively British, within North America, respectively.

[@gerrardjones28]

It's unfortunate if they would've stayed with us they'd have free health care today