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American Revolution

History 102 with WhatifAltHist's Rudyard Lynch and Austin Padgett

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National Identity Shapes Governance

The American Revolution was largely a product of British mismanagement of its colonies, fueled by a burgeoning sense of British nationalism among American colonists after the French and Indian War. Colonists identified more with their British roots than with each other, leading to a dynamic where individual colonies functioned almost as independent entities. This distinct identity was rooted in the demographics of the colonists, who hailed from specific regions of England and maintained connections back to their origins. In contrast to Spanish and French colonies, which lacked self-governance, the British colonies enjoyed a level of autonomy that contributed significantly to their development and the eventual emergence of the United States as a powerful nation.

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