Comments by "FiveLiver" (@FiveLiver) on "347. The American Revolution (Part 1)" video.

  1. Yes the American War of Independence isn't much known about here in the UK, I had come across it in boyhood, but even though I did A Level History I had never heard of the War of 1812 until I was into my 20s (1980s). You'd have thought burning down the White House would have been part of our 'national imagination' rather than a forgotten incident.
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  2. The colonists wanted to dodge paying taxes to the Crown, only to have them levied by the Muslims. Giving up the protection of the Royal Navy was such a liberating experience.
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