The American Revolution * OverSimplified * (Part 1) Reaction
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- Опубліковано 8 вер 2024
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I loved the fist tap when Quebec was mentioned lol
😉 -Adam
I was going to mention it if no one else did! Loved it!
"No.
Don't do it.
**stamp** "
I’m in southern Vermont 3-4 hrs from the Canadian border and an hour from fort ticonderoga! Ethan Allen and the green mountain boys are local heroes up here. Nice piece of history
I’m from the New York side of Lake Champlain, and the first white settlers in my hometown were Vermonters.
"Spain was smart to give up Florida". Even though I'm from the AWESOME state of Florida, that comment made me laugh. Apparently, Florida Man is famous in Canada, too, lol.
The oversimplified videos are so educational but really funny to watch.
Thanks for the great reactions
My Great (×6) Grandfather Sergeant Benjamin Haskell was actually one of the revolutionaries who fought on Bunker Hill. Supposedly, he was near General Joseph Warren when the general was killed during the battle.
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
Not sure how much it means to anyone but I'm a history major and know quite a bit about the buildup to the revolution and I have to give some credit where it's due sir. @Arenan Steelpelt, Not only are all your facts correct but I totally concur on the issue of how the taxes were being paid and how it was as much of a grievance to the colonists as the money itself because your asking people to go from an economy that encourages diverse methods of barter/crediting to a standard currency that has limited circulation in that population. Of course there would be friction and why none of the members in Parliament at the time did not recognize that as an easier method of reducing tensions I remain unsure. Again, great comment, very well articulated and accurate as well.
Everybody always laughs and comments about the oyster shells being thrown at the Boston massacre, but if you think about it it’s like throwing something the size of a ninja star with edges that can be as sharp as a knife blade. It would be hard to stand up to that without doing something. That’s why at their murder trial they were found innocent by a jury of Bostonians. John Adams was their lawyer and won the case. He later went on to become the second President of the United States. I laughed out loud at your fist bump when Canada pushed the Americans out! And I liked your comment at the end about the British being relentless. When the British came back with 25,000 troops, that was 1/4 of their entire army worldwide.
Fun fact: Future 2nd US President John Adams defended the British soldiers accused in the Boston Massacre in court and got them acquitted.
I never knew this until I read a biography about him last year. Definitely made me think of the situation in a different way. He was someone who always did the right thing, even if unpopular. (Minus somethings during his presidency lol)
A personal question: some Canadians trace their ancestry to loyalists who were forced / chose to relocate. Do you know if any of yours had to make that choice?
Interesting. My mom’s family actually came down from Canada to fight in the New York regiment during the American Civil War.
Just the opposite in northern NY and VT. So many families up here ancestors that immigrated from Quebec. Shitloads of French surnames…
Columbus actually didn’t think he found ‘new land’ even after traveling there 3 or 4 times. But the next person to show up, Amerigo Vespucci, did realize he found new land. A German mapmaker(wassmer-something) was the one who decided to name the new world after Amerigo, but changing it to the Latin: America(I think it was Latin).
That silent fist bump when the US got pushed back out of Canada...lol
😂
By the end you say how great a leader George Washington was. Yes he was a great leader but he was a crappy tactician.
I’m glad it does talk about the South but it is woefully inadequate to explain the Southern theater of the war. South Carolina has the most revolutionary war battles and skirmishes and he didn’t talk more about Morgan and the battle of cowpens. He doesn’t mention the battle of kings mountain at all. Jefferson called that battle the turning point. And he doesn’t mention Francis Marion the Swamp Fox either.
There are good the oversimplified lot
Columbus believed he reached the west indies until his death, and he never landed in what is the USA today.
Loved the Canadian pride fist bump.
Damn Florida y’all gotta chill yk it’s bad when even Canadians hear about the crazy shit y’all be doing down there y’all like the cousin we can’t take anywhere 😂😂
13:23 The difference between hung and hanged is crucial.
Indeed. For instance, I'm hung. :D
I love this historical funny stuff. I am loving this content.
Loving the flannel drip.
Go blue jays, they play in my city for spring training!
Since you guys are into learning stuff, can you please find out how Joey Diaz found true friendship at a memorial service? Thank you.
Not 100% sure but I'm guessing you guys are Canadians, never viewed this channel just yet; just a hunch by the way the 'out' sound as in about; it's got a vague Scottish twang - not that it matters either way (except to Family Guy) because we're pretty much all one any ways, being a linguist you pick up on that stuff.
Yes we are 🇨🇦
Did you check the evil empires link I sent you ?
We will for sure! Don’t wanna watch until we film -Adam
Guys check out graystillplays video where he plays a game and Canada takes over the world
Ironic how the American Revolution was inspired by a free-thinking atheist who spoke out against slavery. Oh how far we've fallen. lol What isn't mentioned here is how much Thomas Paine inspired the French Revolution as well, but then again, it's probably best we don't talk about how that turned out. lol
Idk about ironic, US was one of the first countries on the planet to take a serious stance against slavery (Remember, while slavery was banned in European France/UK earlier than it was in the US, it continued long after in the Colonies, far as I'm concerned, slavery at home, slavery abroad, same diff, so as far as I'm concerned the US actually banned slavery before the Europeans). On top of that the US has always been represented by a core of secular intellectuals and progressives that continue to push our nation forward, like Lincoln, then Teddy Roosevelt, then Franklin Roosevelt. And to say we've had no social/technological/scientific progress in the last few decades when in reality we are the representation of those ideas and their progress is not an accurate portrayal of the states. Basically, don't let a few loud-mouths on the left talking about how horrible things are or some loudmouths on the right being overly conservative and non-progressive change your view of the states, it's still a shining beacon of Democracy, Secular Scientific Thought, and Progress. Just a bunch of hypochondriacs making a few problems seem like America isn't all those things, we are, we are still inspired by those free-thinking atheists who speak out against slavery and the majority of the US fought for that progress and stands by it, at least at the time of FDR, US is still following in the footsteps of the founders. They never expected instant progress, but many realized slavery and equality would eventually become topics and they expected future generations to be able to handle them, and they did. Our generation will handle the chaos and hate coming from all sides in this modern predicament. And it's defin. not just a one-sided problem, as people like you are somehow convinced America isn't represented by free-thinking, secularism, or great progress, we still are, trust me.