Quotulatiousness

March 20, 2025

The REAL Cause of the Revolutionary War

Filed under: Britain, History, Religion, USA — Tags: , , , , — Nicholas @ 04:00

Atun-Shei Films
Published 15 Mar 2025

What caused the American Revolution? Let’s dive beneath the surface-level understanding of British tyranny and unjust taxation and try to understand the long-term social, political, and economic forces which set the stage for our War of Independence.

00:00 Introduction
03:00 1. The World Turned Upside Down
13:50 2. The Paradox of American Liberalism
28:34 3. The Rage Militaire
38:12 Conclusion / Credits

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