I don’t think any of my family was here during the American Revolution. I think most of them arrived about a century later. I wouldn’t be a fighter, but possibly a cook, nurse, or seamstress. I really enjoy these history lessons. Please keep them coming.
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As a Canadian (which I guess didn't exist yet), I most likely would have been welcoming all the loyalists who were moving up here. But as an Asian woman, I'm not sure if I would have been allowed on this continent yet lol.
It's interesting to note that many archaeologists and scholars have reason to believe Chinese sailors may have visited the West coast of the USA well before Columbus and even before the Spanish plundered Latin and South America. It's dangerous to deal with absolutes. In fact, I'll bet that today, there is someone wearing a blue leisure suit, a person is playing with a pet rock, and Jacob Monnin (one of the commenters) actually has a civil and respectful attitude toward fellow humans. Oh wait. The third is quite unlikely.
@Jacob Monnin Chinese Exclusion Act and the Immigration Act of 1917 barred people of Asian descent from entering the US. So it's pretty true and she's right
Willy Wong prior to that there had been lots of Chinese people here, they helped build the transcontinental railroad in the 1800’s. It was just harder to travel back then and they probably didn’t have much interest in visiting here in the 1700’s
@Lars Chue yes, American history is so skewed. Those who accept the truth knows that China, Spain, Mexicans, and the Vikings were here long before the British. But yet the narrative of US history would leave all those other non-white nations off the history books in fear of showing that white supremacy isn't actually supreme at all.
It is a province/territory, just like US virgin islands, Guam, among others who's names I currently cannot remember. America is the new age version of the old British empire, puerto Rico is not a state, currently, because as far as I have found, they keep voting that down in their elections, but they do have a governor. I want them to be a state, because we need more not old white male senators.
@Brains00007 The reason we make everyone speak the same language is so we can understand each other. I agree with the decision to only speak English in congress but I don't entirely disagree with speaking Spanish but that's only because I love politics and want to learn to speak Spanish lol.
ARTICLE V PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE IM CALLING ON ALL GODS CHILDREN. I'm begging all patriots to sign and spread the PETITION. let's take back our COUNTRY. im sick of all LIARS and deceivers!!! I love God and he is calling on us to rebuke all the evil our gov has reigned down upon us!!! please sign if u agree!! our lives literally depend on the conventions of states!!!I WILL NOT STOP SCREAMING CONVENTIONS OF STATES RISE MY BROTHERS AND SISTER'S AND SHOW THE DEVIL GOD WILL NOT STAND FOR IT ANYMORE. I KNOW EVERYONE FEELS THIS!!! RISE SIMPLY SIGN THE PETITION IF U DO NOTHING ELSE TODAY JUST PLEASE SIGN IT EDUCATE URSELF LOOK AT THE SITE. KNOWLEDGE IS THE TRUE POWER!!! conventionofstates.com/?ref=57686 SPREAD THE WORD LIKE A LIGHTING BOLT. ITS THE ONLY KILL SWITCH WE HAVE TAKE A STAND. BE BRAVE STRONG AND PROUD. DO NOT LET THESE VILE EVIL LIARS STAND. CONVENTION OF STATES. GOD BLESS EACH ONE OF US!!! UNITE. UNITE NOW IS THE TIME. U R BEING CALLED UPON UNITE!!! PRAY PRAY PRAY PRAY.
This was really interesting! Are there going to be more videos like this in the future? I really like learning about the lives of normal people throughout history, I'm an anthropology major of course which makes me even more interested.
ARTICLE V CONVENTION OF STATES OUR KILL SWITCH ON THE GOV. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE IM CALLING ON ALL GODS CHILDREN. I'm begging all patriots to sign and spread the PETITION. let's take back our COUNTRY. im sick of all LIARS and deceivers!!! I love God and he is calling on us to rebuke all the evil our gov has reigned down upon us!!! please sign if u agree!! our lives literally depend on the conventions of states!!!I WILL NOT STOP SCREAMING CONVENTIONS OF STATES RISE MY BROTHERS AND SISTER'S AND SHOW THE DEVIL GOD WILL NOT STAND FOR IT ANYMORE. I KNOW EVERYONE FEELS THIS!!! RISE SIMPLY SIGN THE PETITION IF U DO NOTHING ELSE TODAY JUST PLEASE SIGN IT EDUCATE URSELF LOOK AT THE SITE. KNOWLEDGE IS THE TRUE POWER!!! conventionofstates.com/?ref=57686 SPREAD THE WORD LIKE A LIGHTING BOLT. ITS THE ONLY KILL SWITCH WE HAVE TAKE A STAND. BE BRAVE STRONG AND PROUD. DO NOT LET THESE VILE EVIL LIARS STAND. CONVENTION OF STATES. GOD BLESS EACH ONE OF US!!! UNITE. UNITE NOW IS THE TIME. U R BEING CALLED UPON UNITE!!! PRAY PRAY PRAY PRAY.
More than likely I would have personally leaned toward maintaining the status quo (loyalist), but as a female, I would have supported the decision made by my father or husband.
I'm Haitian-American, too. I think it would be pretty hard. to choose because there was still a lot of racism on both sides, but I would have most likely joined the colonists because not only was there racism in both America and Britain, but the British literally lost the war and most black loyalists who fled to Canada, according to research were enslaved because most of them went into either upper Canada, or lower Canada.
Well, it's hard to say if I would have joined or not. But, I am eternally grateful to several of my ancestors for doing so, on the Patriot side of course. The only notable one was James Potter of Pennsylvania who rose to Brigadier General under George Washington. I am proud to be 9th generation American, and have researched my family tree for 25 years and counting.
The Patriot side...you mean Britain? The "patriots" as you called them were the terrorists back then. They tarred and feathered (a disfiguring and painful torture) those that disagreed with their ideology, they burned down businesses of citizens who did not support their terrorist activities, etc. One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter. Yes, britain was not responsive enough (though taxes they raised were to support their defence of North america), but isn't today's American govt as well? The president has more power than King George III could have ever dreamed of. Would you support a group of "patriots" who would bomb businesses who were loyal to the American govt? Would you torture those that disagreed with your group's ideology? Just trying to show you what the equivalence of that would be today. And have you seen modern American taxes v colonial (taxes on income and payrol [21% of income average], property taxes, sales taxes, fees, etc - compared to around 5% sales tax...on only certain items and a slight tariff). Rebellion time? And regular riots and lobbying would've still increased democracy. Look at Canada, Australia, etc. Not going after you, just showing the other side. Cheers 😁🍻
@Jacob Monnin gender dysphoria is a symptom trans people typically experience, but it is not the proper term since not every trans person experiences dysphoria. Gender dysphoria is actually not listed as a mental illness either. Maybe I'm speaking to a wall here and your opinion cannot be changed, but here's a link that I think explains it pretty well: www.healthyplace.com/blogs/thelifelgbt/2019/3/gender-dysphoria-vs-transgender-identity
Hmm. Interesting question. Like Timothy McLean commented before me, if I had been born back then I would be a COMPLETELY different person. I would be devoutly religious because almost everyone was, if my feminist rebellious tendencies existed at all it'd only be in small, sneaky ways, and I'd definitely be not only a mom, but a grandma. WHOLE different person. That said, I like to think I'd be one of those badass, tough, frontier housewives who instead of being all meek and ladylike, would grab the musket and fire out the door at invaders and place herself between danger and the children like a meat-shield. "GET OFF MAH PROPERTAY!" is a long-standing American tradition; and when soldiers are trying to take over your house to sleep there, it's kinda understandable. I've got this very ornery can't-push-me-around streak that I assume would be there no matter what, as I've been that way since forever, but does that mean I'd also be all Don't Tread On Me? Not necessarily...as a _poor_ white woman who has to struggle all the time, I'd probably just want whatever was best for my family and to be left alone. Now, it gets even more fun when we consider the idea of not just being ourselves (ish...VERY ish) born into Revolutionary times, and instead think about Quantum Leaping into one of our actual ancestors who would've been around at the time. In my case, I'm almost entirely white _now_...but in the 1700's my Native American ancestors were still directly interacting (coughbreedingcough) with my Caucasian ancestors. So there's every chance that, if I "leapt" back into a time-appropriate ancestor's body, I'd end up AS a Cherokee. And that would change everything around yet again!
@@1515327E true. But history proves me correct time after time. Just look at how many "pledges" the crown made and broke with India alone, let alone the rest of their "empire".
Hahaha yea ok British offer freedom. We left the American values in the past which is why America sucks today but the original founding was all about freedom
What a lot of Americans do not know is that the so called first settlers were not actually seeking freedom of religion as such, these people were intollerant religous fanatics who abhored any sort of happiness or self enjoyment and believed in the devil as a constant threat. They left behind a relatively carefree society to create their own strict miserable society.
cool thought experiment! I am a white woman. I honestly believe in following my convictions, and also find satisfaction in helping out, so I can see myself helping out in the camps for troops. Possibly helping in nursing injured men, as I have an interest in medicine. However, I am uncertain which side. It depends on how my life had been going up until then (was I happy under british rule? had I personally been affected by the things the rebels were rebelling against?). And possibly where i was living and how close I was to an encampment (If i lived near a british encampment, that might make the decision for me). I am thinking I very well may have chosen the rebels though.
This is a question posed to me by a teacher back in middle school days (in the '70s). Given my leftist leanings and indignation at bullies, be they local or higher up the food chain, and being a social historian, myself, I suspect that I would have joined with the local "patriots" against the crown. That said, it certainly was a frightening time.
A lot of these answers are based on hindsight which as we know is 20/20. The people that came to the colonies were a motley crew, tended to have a lot of grit and faith. As always, we humble lot, outnumber the privileged few. We don't know the pressures that our forebears were feeling to survive. I suspect since so many chose to support the patriot cause, there was more at stake than our 1st world, modern, life of material, eyes can see.
Within this conversation, the plight of the conscientious objector must be considered as so many of the new settlers were Swiss and German pacifists of varying faiths. "Colonial archives are replete with heartfelt appeals from pacifists to their state assemblies, town committees of safety, and other civil authorities, beseeching them to acknowledge their religious scruples and to recognize alternative forms of support such as prayer and aid for the sick and hungry. Here we read a selection of these appeals from Quakers, Mennonites, Moravians, Schwenkfelders, and German Baptists (Dunkers) in Pennsylvania, and Sandemanians in New Hampshire. Also included are internal Quaker documents that highlight the challenge of specifying the actions that contribute "to the promotion of war." What decisions were thrust upon religious pacifists as the revolution began? How did they work within their churches to define their political stance? How did they attempt to persuade civil officials for official tolerance of their views?"
The founding fathers were a mix of atheists and deists who were wealthy, landed and white. And the only reason why some claim to be deists is so they could be masons a fraternal group with a religious requirement. The taxes on them were pretty fair and the reason for them was to pay for the French and Indian war which cost the crown a lot of money and this war was fought for the colonists. They were greedy and didnt want to pay or fight so they tricked and exploited the poor to fight for them ( which is what always happens) .Washington and a lot of the rest were cruel slavers. This whole thing about the founding of America is a myth. And would not have happened If not for the French and Spanish. Somebody should do a real movie or documentary.
The famous founding fathers we know had a lot too lose also their lives for even mentioning a revolution against Britain and even more amazing is they were only 18 through 21
I would have supported it. Though, if I was a landowner with large assets and investments, I probably would have stayed neutral and not join the revolution as there was a lot of compromise that would harm my investments and wealth. Most wealthy land owners with strong ties to Britain naturally opposed the American revolution. It was all the connection to business that really sparked the idea of a revolution. Just like today, it's still all About business.
I suspect the relative lack of black Patriots actually has more to do with economics and less to do with racism. Colonial America was almost exclusively based on an agricultural economy. The problem, however, was that there simply weren't enough whites to tend the fields even before the war. With so many whites fighting, there would have been no one to keep the plantations and farms, and thus the colonists would have starved and their economy would have plummeted even more than it had. Slaves allowed the colonies to soldier on, so to speak. Slavery is and was tragic and horrible, and I'm not at all condoning it, but it was the only way to do mass agriculture at a time before modern farming equipment. Secondly, I wouldn't be so quick to paint the British as shining knights for black slaves. Keep in mind we inherited slavery from the British, who by and large had a very poor viewpoint on blacks at that time. The British government did officially offer emancipation for American slaves during the Revolution, but this was done for political, not ethical, reasons.
John Boone good points, except that slavery is as necessary to mass agricultural production as rape is to spreading one's genes... it's an uncomfortably equivalent analogy... there are many better alternatives to both, even at that time period.
Andre P Don't get me wrong, slavery is as disgusting to me as rape is, to use your analogy. No one should ever be enslaved. However, as I've stated, I'm unaware of any other commonly available method to sustainably achieve mass agriculture during the 18th century. If you do, I respectfully ask that you enlighten me.
John Boone Sir, you sound arrogant as if someone owes whites something! Black people do not and did not owe whites any labor! You all chose to come to America! If you didnt bring enough white labor with you, that was your problem! You dragged Africans into it who had NOTHING to do with it!
John Boone Yeah I see where you're coming from. But Britian and America were both devils, unfortunately blacks only had those two options. Not saying Britain actually cared about us but America sure as hell didn't either. Yeah America inherited slavery from the Brits, but at the time the British were starting to make an effort to end it, something America didn't do till 1865, 32 years after the British did. And without a civil war.
Joel Afamefune Let's keep everything in context. Why did Britain end the trans atlantic slave trade! Tell the truth! Please dont give me the "it went against their morals" bullshit! We both know that ain't true!
As an American, I am loyal to the United States because I was born into it and have always enjoyed the basic freedoms and benefits that have come from being a citizen of this country. But because I (assuming I would be basically the same type of person I am now) am loyal, had I been in the time of the American Revolution, I would have very likely been a British loyalist, because I would have taken my vows to the Crown very seriously, just as I take my former vows as a US veteran seriously. I probably would have fled to Canada so as not to be persecuted by the American rebels. Since my loyalty would be to the Crown and not to America as such, this would pose no issue for me.
and for all you know, your ancestors could have taken that same path, because we do know many loyalists returned to the usa after the war if they fought and never left if they didn’t
After the British parliament passed laws that they themselves called the "Coercive Acts", many more people would have been inclined to rebel. The choice really was rebel or submit. As one with the beliefs I hold, who loves liberty, and lives in New England, I hope that I would have stood with our forefathers that fought against oppressive government. I believe that few in New England would today.
back then coercive didn’t mean malicious, kinda like propaganda back in the day didn’t mean knowingly false. bottom line huge amounts money and weapons were injected into the 13 colonies in the french indian war, it was logical that they would effectively pay back for their protection, hence why many american born ppl opposed the revolution, just wasn’t necessary at that time honestly, but then again, had they not, they wouldn’t have expanded, meaning west of virginia likely would have remained native land
It makes me think of a similar thought. Would you invest in Apple before Apple was a thing? Probably not. Even one of Steve Jobs' buddies bowed out before it took off. So would the average colonist joined the fight? I guess it would have depended entirely on what they experienced in their own lives. Did they feel like ties to Britain were a help or a hindrance? Luckily we know how it all played out but at the time it was a mystery and leap of faith.
If you read past the beginning paragraph of the Declaration of Independence the rest of its lists all the reasons why the founders made the break, their ideals are great, they did not know how good a system they’d come up with, in fact the 1st system didn’t last long at all. Our current gov bureaucrats are probably no better than king George’s but we do have a system for grievances as opposed to what the colonists had-an out of touch insane king. I’d like to think I’d join up, we found a great grandfather in our family tree that did, but we probably had a loyalist grandfather too. Life liberty and the pursuit of happiness! And if you are a nonwhite, well the high ideals are meant for all of us now, so get busy living and pursuing happiness. Work hard, make good decisions and things work out.
I would have joinied the british side because i wouldnt know which side would win. I would also want things to saty the same as they were. and i would like to be a part of britain.
As a black man in that revolution, I would have been aware that the abolition of slavery seemed assured in London. So I would have fought for the UK. Dr. Gerald Horne describes this phenomenon in his book, The Counter-Revolution of 1776: Slave Resistance and the Origins of the United States of America. This way, the UK would have placed my name in The Book of Negroes. After the war, I'd spend the rest of my days living as a freeman in Nova Scotia. I think there's a BBC Canada mini-series called The Book of Negroes. On the other hand, black men fighting with the revolutionaries risked kidnapping, and risked a forced return into slavery in a southern state.
I don't know many things about history mate, but i doubt that living in Nova Scotia as a Black- loyalist veteran would be better than alongside patriots
@@IchabodvanTassel98 The Counter-Revolution of 1776 by Gerald Horne, in case you're interested. BTW: No one is saying black life in Nova Scotia was Shangri-La. But compare that to slavery, and I think you'll see my point, maybe. PEACE.
i think I probably would not have joined. I'd be wrong, but here are my reasons: I'm a Jewish woman (was that white at the time?) and would have been from Boston. I think we would have honored the tradition of isolation from the fray. I'm also personally very risk averse. I would have been among the 30% who didn't commit to a side.
As a Brit, I hope I would have not honked the Americans off so much that they would revolt! It was not a popular conflict in most of Britain anyway! The Tories had a lot to answer for even then...!
Since I’m irish American I would because at the time the Irish and English let’s say didn’t get along. And also many immigrants joined to show loyalty to there new homes
I'm hoping what ever life I would've lived back in that time would've encouraged me to consider the value of the lives and culture of the native Americans. It weighs so heavily on my conscience what our nation did to them. Unfortunately, I'm certain the majority of the colonists resented the natives in a similar fashion that people today irrationally hate Muslims or Mexicans due to rhetoric alone and having never personally engaged with them on a meaningful level besides terse trading or straight up fighting. And it only got worse from then.
Yes, I would have joined, given the fact that I am mostly of African descent, I would have had no other choice but to joint. In order to gain my freedom ofc
I recently read the story of Phyllis Wheatley, a young African American woman who came to 1700s America as a slave girl, but eventually gained her freedom and was known as a celebrity poet on both sides of the Atlantic (pretty darn impressive for that era). She became an ardent supporter of the Revolution (even writing poetry and messages to George Washington himself), and when asked why she chose to go with the colonists, she replied something along the lines of "How could I ask them to support my people's struggle for freedom, if I would not support theirs?". When Britain was forced out in 1783, she said that a new age had come, and one that hopefully would bring freedom to all the people (and in the long run, she was correct, although it took longer than it should have). An incredibly fascinating story and a powerful thought about the ideals of that war.
I, being a white man and not even owning an apartment, if I would transfer my current status to that time and place, would probably be afraid of these circumstances. Although owning land and having the ability to rise in societal status I can’t imagine myself actively participating on either of those sides. If i had to choose one side over the other though I would probably pick the British. But I’m also German and live in today’s Europe - therefore, I wouldn’t have been on American soil back then and would probably live the life of a poor white man in one of the several German dwarf states.
I would have to assume that I would basically be of the social status my family was in at the time, ie... Rich white landowners, I don't think I would have joined. If I were to just be me going back in time I know I wouldn't have.
When you say white colonists, you include all Caucasian males even though most Irish, German, and Italian people were not in the same category as other Europeans. We were often forced here to stave off starvation, and forced into conscripted service with a sailing vessel which became indentured servitude or through direct indentured servitude. Even though we were supposed to be freed after seven years maximum, often time was tacked on to the contract, especially for women who were not allowed to live alone and were therefore assigned a man. If she got impregnated by the man she didn't have a choice about, you guessed it, her indentured servitude period was extended. This all finally ended officially when all forms of slavery was banned by the Thirteenth Amendment.
African Americans didn't have large numbers at this time in America , the majority of black were indigenous Indians ..A lot of black Creeks were fighting as well as other tribes !!
If i could go back now.I would have fought with the British because they would of done a much better job at the running of America and we wouldn't be where we are now.We would be more like Canada.EDUCATED
@@Armed-Forever Undoubtedly there would have been less genocide and war generally. People forget that ultimately is a Civil War. The founding fathers lifted most of the British law, human and Civil Rights legislation into the Bill of Rights and American constitution from existing British legislation, and relatively Britain was a free society and was only propaganda that George had much control as he was marginalised by British Parliament. Manifest destiny would not have happened, therefore over the decades expansion would have happened more slowly, with Native Americans having the chance to integrate and slowly transition their culture to adapt and lead to less misery and guilt amongst white Americans now. British Parliament was focused on sophisticated investment practice, with fractional reserve, already having worked for centuries and free market capitalism was about to kick off even more with the steam engine driven 2nd phase of the Industrial Revolution, Exclusively in Britain. Britain's government enabled incredible synergy throughout Britain ffrom 1750 onwards, so as a British colony and think it's safe to say that this highly developed calculated risk-taking mentality in Britain at the time, would have fostered good conditions for the future of the American continent..it would have been better in many ways, and certainly power wouldn't have been hijacked in a nepotistic, plutocratic duopoly like it is now. The current British Parliament is very right-wing and corrupt, but that was mainly due to the Brexit debacle, before that British politics was much more centred, and sensible, with the Tory party being centre-right to fully right-wing, and the Labour and Liberal party being centre-left to fully left-wing.However, they were not extreme at any wing of the party, unlike the extreme right wing Republicans we see in the United States today and in a assessment based on conventional political science, despite the propaganda, the Democrats are also centre-right to fully right-wing, they are not left-wing by any traditional assessment.But in modern American politics If you focus in anyway on collective responsibility and responsibility towards other citizens, or takes responsibility, giving public services, rather than harping on about personal rights all the time,You are commonly labelled a socialist or even worst = a communist
@@Rowlph8888 British politics is only corrupt due to brexit? huh? brexit happened because british ppl wanted less immigration and the gov refused to give it... in terms of democracy, the USA is a real democracy, the uk is not. we know this because the uk parties select candidates Nd there's no primaries, in the US, anyone can run in a primary for any party, meaning it's way more democratic, that's a big reason why i sought to become an american, imagine if the republican party got to pick all their candidates, it would just be a bunch of neo cons, and democrats would pick a bunch of hillary clinton's, no thanks. uk picks ppl like boris johnson and dianne abbot 😹 dear god! and let's not forget free speech, in the uk, cops arrest you if someone is offended.
Fundamentally, if I were born in the 1750's, I would not be who I am today. I mean, even more so than most people-my turn to atheism (which was triggered by philosophical concepts that weren't common and scientific knowledge that wasn't known) and the effects it had on my relationships with family and (former) friends were a major force shaping my adolescent years, and most of the things I want to/enjoy doing were even more nonexistent. That's not getting into how my political beliefs would have changed, growing up in different time periods! All that said...I think I'd probably want to try and stay out of it. Find some place away from the fighting, try to avoid conscription without breaking the law. I'm one of those guys who thinks that _both_ parties are flawed in their own ways, and I'd probably think much the same about Royalists and Republicans.
This is a solid point, since it's not as if we would travel back in time as we are today but would be entirely different people all together. I'll be giving your comment a shout out at the end of tomorrow's episode. Thanks for watching!
Lots of 18th century people were skeptics or Deists, but almost all of them were influenced by Enlightenment philosophy. Maybe it wouldn't be as different as you think. :)
Even the idea that 'both parties are flawed' would have been hard to come by. I doubt the flow of news etc was as streamlined. So if someone came to you and said that the other side is terrible and they are planning to kill us all etc, you might believe it just because it would be difficult to fact-check. So it could become a battle of who could reach a bigger audience convincingly.
+Me --I've often thought of this same idea as it relates to 'fake news' in pre-mass media times. Since it would have been almost impossible to do any fact-checking, I've wondered if it was simply a matter of who got to deliver the news first. Perhaps this is this a twisted view of people of the past in that it may simply not have occurred to them to completely re-write the unfolding of events to suit their needs the way people do today with what appears to be no qualms whatsoever.
Not so at all. Starting in 1700 was the age of scientific enlightenment. Benjamin Franklin was a leading scientific proponent of this movement which questioned organized religion and non- scientific understanding of natural phenomena.
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My family that joined the war were Palatine Germans in Germantown, NY. I would love to research what drove their decision to join up. What did they have to gain/lose?
My family was divided by this war. One side came to Canada as loyalists and the other side became revolutionary heroes. I would love to do more research into why. And also to have been a fly on the wall for those family dinners!
Being Scottish the genral opinion of Scotland at the time (and mostly still is) was feeling disconnected from the British parliament only joining with the English parliament in 1707 after Scotland went broke trying (and failing) to set up their own colony. Most felt as unrepresented as the Americans but there wasn't that much they could do about it without another round of braveheart. So I think had I lived at the time I wouldn't care either way as long as I had food in my stomach and a roof over my head.
In a college history class I took, it was put forth that the revolution was fought, not over taxation (though that was part of it), but for religious freedom. The english monarch was the head of the church. When the monarchy changed, the citizens of the faith favored became entitled while citizens of other faiths became oppressed. So having separation of church and state was a driving force for many. That said. I don't know. On one hand, I'm Irish Catholic and the reigning monarch was church of England. On the other hand Irish Catholics were discriminated against in the U.S. until well into the 1900s. It was common for NINA to be part of job & housing ads. No Irish Need Apply. My father fought in WWII. He was a medic and was treated with extreme prejudice by the non-Irish patients in the hospital he served in. As a woman though, it is likely I wouldn't have had a choice as i probably would have been a bond servant and coerced to assisting one side or the other.
not exactly, many loyalists just stayed, kinda like how the civil war ended peacefully, & many troops who retreated to Canada returned to the usa since there was no lasting bad blood so it’s really hard to know whos who today, just look at william allen for example
I'm with loyalist all the way Long Live King George and Queen Charlotte and love Generals William Howe and Charles Cornwallis and Benedict Arnold and Admirals Richard Howe and George Elliot and Sir George Rodney they fought in some amazing battles and some of those British officers became great legends after the war did you know that guys
Loved this! I have been researching my family's part in the revolution . I am very proud that my ancestors took part, but I don't know If I personally would have. It really is food for thought
Not subject related. Just wanted to say that you are a great presenter. You're very engaging! Look forward to watching more of these videos. Great topic.
Interesting to look at choosing sides as a matter of how you might be better off on a personal level - the revolutionary war is often viewed more though the lens of ideology or personal views on government
I can honestly say...my entire family would have joined the Patriot Rebellion. we are working class people who are avid believers of the right to your own personal freedoms and the right to protect those freedoms.
I would definitely have actively opposed the revolutionary efforts. While I am a great fan of Thomas Paine, I have read contemporary accounts which showed the number of debt defaulters and oath breakers who jumped on the bandwagon not through any ideology, but to evade justice through the turmoil of regime change. US school history lessons have unfairly vilified the British, who had many good points at the time that are now generally completely overlooked. Smiles
The reason, Which I'd of joined, Was a huge amount of no representation(Huh imagine it), Ridiculous taxes, Arbitrary law's, King George literally told people they could not move freely. And a good many black people joined by "placing their mark" And earned their freedom. Any "Slaves" were almost always from Africa, Which their tribe sold them to Anglo people. Hate to say it but our government is no different now than in the 1770s.
@@northernpartisan7370 their tribe didn’t sell them, rival tribes did. and this whole narrative about tax is misleading, london had invested huge money into creating / maintaining the 13 colonies, including to protect them in the french indian wars, to then turn around and say we wana be independent was abit ruthless, & many american born ppl agreed, the boston governor was born in boston yet opposed independence
My mother's ancestors supported the revolution. Assuming I lived where they did and saw what they saw, I probably would have aided the revolution. But I tend to be risk-averse, so I would have tried to stay publicly neutral, unless that was an even more dangerous position than choosing sides. I love your channel, btw!
I think staying publicly neutral depended on where you lived at the time. Who your family was, which side controlled the area, who the officers were in the area, etc. Some officers on both sides were gentlemen, some on both sides were basically tyrants in their own ways. There's also the little hidden pockets of spies for both sides, little pockets of opposers to the side in charge, strong supporters of the side in charge, both that could put your family in harm's way depending on how extreme they wanted to be on any given day. There's also the "You're either with us or against us" no middle ground no gray area people.
Our 5th grade class voted 12 to 9 saying no we would not have joined the Revolutionary cause. It was too risky and without knowing how it would all end it was too difficult to choose the right side. If you chose the losing side you could lose everything...all you had, freedom, your life.
Thanks for commenting and for letting me know how the vote went! Great to see some budding historians in the making down here in the comments section!!! -Danielle
@@pbsorigins I would join if I could but my ansctors where from India and living in India Bhair region. the East India Trading Company and Brtish rule by the East India Trading Company was happing during the American Revolution period. The company ruled Bhair Odisha the modern Indian state of West Bengal and Bengal Bangladesh than part of India since Pakistan and Bangladesh where still part of India untill 1947. But I person of my heritage an Asiatic Indian from Asia India woudnt have been allowed to be in America much less join the American Revolutionaries. Plus the crimstances in India where different from America. American Patriots and colonists where the conquers fighting against there own mother County England the Brtish Empire. America was inhabited by Brtishers White Englishman and other Westerners Dutch Swedish Scotish Irish Scots Irish Welsh same ethnic heritage and cvilization western cvilization they came from Europe. There were no Colonists in India. Plus taxation without representation didn't exist in Brtish colonies where no white western people where living
