Tea, Taxes, and The American Revolution: Crash Course World History #28

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Published 2012-08-02
In which John Green teaches you about the American Revolution and the American Revolutionary War, which it turns out were two different things. John goes over the issues and events that precipitated rebellion in Britain's American colonies, and he also explores the ideas that laid the groundwork for the new American democracy. Find out how the tax bill from the Seven Years' War fomented an uprising, how the Enlightenment influenced the Founding Fathers, and who were the winners and losers in this conflict. (hint: many of the people living in the Colonies ended up losers) The Revolution purportedly brought freedom and equality to the Thirteen Colonies, but they weren't equally distributed. Also, you'll learn about America's love affair with commemorative ceramics and what happens when rich white guys take the reins from rich white guys and put together a society of, by, and for rich white guys.

Chapters:
Introduction: The American Revolution 00:00
Tensions Rising: The Stamp Act, Townsend Act, and Boston Massacre 0:52
An Open Letter to Tea 2:25
How Colonists Protested Unfair Taxation 3:10
British Loyalists & Sympathizers 5:02
Revolutionary Ideas: No Taxation 5:54
All Men are Created Equal? 7:07
The Enlightenment 7:58
Changes After the American Revolution 9:16
Credits 10:52

Learn more about the American Revolution in these other Crash Course videos:
Taxes & Smuggling - Prelude to Revolution: Crash Course US History #6:    • Taxes & Smuggling - Prelude to Revolu...  
Who Won the American Revolution?: Crash Course US History #7:    • Who Won the American Revolution?: Cra...  
The American Revolution: Crash Course Black American History #8:    • The American Revolution: Crash Course...  

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All Comments (20)
  • @angelquintana2639
    The Declaration of Independence is the greatest break up letter ever
  • @archvermin
    "Nothing challenges one's belief in equality quite like becoming rich and powerful" That's a great quote mate
  • @alexjames2416
    England: flavour America: flavor England: colour America: color England: What are you doing? America: Getting rid of u
  • @humptydumpty47
    2:08 , gotta love how he says that It's the least massacre-y massacre of all time, but overlooks the fact that it literally started because people were throwing snowballs.
  • @LEGOMANIAC419
    'This was back when Congress did things, by the way. It was awesome.' Lol
  • @marleyandmitchg4204
    My AP World teacher loves you so much that he assigned us to watch 4 Crash Courses to remedy lost time due to snow days. Honestly, this is amazing. I was expecting 3 essays.
  • @cubemanXD
    In my history class in Canada, this is all my teacher played for us about the American revolution. John, even teachers think you are awesome.
  • @treyspencer1659
    The British are just mad because we have one tea they don't Liber tea
  • @gennybaratta2460
    You cry in your tea which you hurl in the sea when you see me go by.
  • @Neroxx170
    The American Revolution or as it is also called The First Brexit.
  • @skykid
    For those who haven't figured it out, the reason people thought that democracy was anti-theistic was because Western religion up to that point was based around the notion that God and his creations were a monarchy, and that kings and emperors were part of that monarchical structure. Establishing a democratic society was like trying to overturn all of that.
  • @Codiliabra
    The battle of Yorktown...1781. Monsieur Hamilton!
  • @thomaschung4051
    Everything he said, I already knew because I played Assassin's Creed 3.
  • @felix.y
    7:14 starts singing to the tune of schuyler sisters
  • @Artifying
    I am literally boiling water to make tea with right now. I feel judged, John. 
  • @AdaBug
    "We hold these truths to be self evident that all men are created equal"- I say along with John to the tune of The Schuyler Sisters from Hamilton
  • @BelleroseQC
    Do not forget the Frenchmen like Lafayette and Rochambeau who fought for the freedom of the United States.
  • @caliaguilar4
    My AP World History teacher (who I don't like because he doesn't really teach) finally showed this video in class today, and I was so happy! It actually got kids to listen and I love using these videos to study. Thank you John Green!