American Revolution

History 102 with WhatifAltHist's Rudyard Lynch and Erik Torenberg

In this episode of History 102, 'WhatIfAltHist' creator Rudyard Lynch and Erik Torenberg provides a detailed overview of the American Revolution, covering its causes, key events, major figures, and outcomes, while exploring the political, social, and strategic factors that shaped the conflict and led to the birth of the United States.

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TIMESTAMPS:

(00:00) Intro

(02:00) British American colonization and expansion

(07:00) Comparison of French and American Revolutions

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(16:00) British colonies and tensions with Britain

(26:00) Political aspects of the American Revolution

(38:00) Start of the Revolutionary War

(45:00) Battle of Saratoga and French involvement

(52:00) British southern campaign

(55:00) Siege of Yorktown and end of the war

(56:00) Post-war America and the Constitution

(57:04) Book recommendations

(57:48) Wrap

BOOKS MENTIONED:

American Revolutions by Alan Taylor

The Cousins' Wars by Kevin Phillips

Atlantic America by D.W. Meinig

The Oxford History of the American People by Samuel Eliot Morison