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The Rest Is History · July 4, 2023 · 55m

The American Revolution

The Rest Is History

The founding of America through British eyes. Holland and Sandbrook offer the perspective rarely heard in American classrooms — the British view of the Revolution as an ungrateful rebellion by the Empire's wealthiest colonists.

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Highlights

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The same event can be a founding myth or a cautionary tale depending on perspective
Americans see 1776 as the birth of freedom. The British saw it as a cautionary tale about imperial overreach and colonial ingratitude. Both narratives are true — and both are incomplete.
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Rhetoric shapes reality — 'all men are created equal' created obligations its authors didn't intend
Jefferson's language was strategic rhetoric aimed at George III, not a philosophical commitment. But once written, the words took on a life of their own, empowering movements Jefferson never imagined.
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