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Colonial America

History 102 with WhatifAltHist's Rudyard Lynch and Austin Padgett

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The Path to Revolution: Freedom from External Threats

British policies prevented American westward settlement to protect fur trading profits, prioritizing trade over population growth. Conflicts like the Seven Years' War, which spanned Europe, America, and beyond, ultimately led to the British conquest of French colonies. With the removal of the French threat, American colonial reliance on British protection diminished. The American Revolution was catalyzed not only by this newfound autonomy but also by British attempts to tax Americans for war expenses, signaling a turning point toward independence.

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