Revolution | The Empire Builder | 2

American History Tellers

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Kids & Family, Education For Kids, Society & Culture, History

4.6 • 19K Ratings

🗓️ 4 July 2018

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

In 1776, the British Under Secretary of State for the American Colonies was giddy. The Americans needed to be punished like children for their bad behavior. “Roman severity,” he called it, and then when he crushed the rebellion, the American children could come crawling back to their British parents, begging for forgiveness. It would be his crowning glory, he thought. It was not.

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0:00.0	Hey, prime members, you can listen to American History Tellers add free on Amazon Music,
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0:07.0	Imagine your tavern keeper in the English city of Liverpool.
0:16.6	The year is 1776.
0:18.1	Your place is right near the harbor.
0:20.8	You can hear the calls of sea goals in the cries of sailors redding their vessels from
0:24.5	outside your window.
0:26.0	Your customers are merchants and shippers, the sort of people who transport the goods that
0:29.9	make the British Empire run, tobacco, salt, sugar, grain, and yet slaves.
0:36.9	The sun is setting in a few of your regulars walk in.
0:40.0	As you get them their usual drinks, rum, wine, coffee, and tea, they start chattering about
0:45.0	the latest news they've picked up at the dock.
0:47.4	It's outrageous.
0:48.7	What do the Americans think they're doing anyway attacking British soldiers?
0:52.9	They have every right too.
0:54.6	The mayor of London himself says so after what our soldiers did to them last year, shooting
0:59.2	down unarmed injured old men.
1:01.7	That was a damned lie spread by the rebels.
1:04.3	How are we supposed to know what to believe if people are making up news?
1:08.0	I just hope it's over quick.
1:09.6	It's going to bankrupt me.
1:11.2	There's no more trade with America.
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