Why The American Colonies Rebelled

In this episode of History Unhinged, the boys discuss the series of events that led up to the American Revolution and Declaration of Independence in 1776, including the important people involved, the key events, and of course, the most important of all, The Proclamation Line of 1763. Welcome back to History Unhinged... Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/HistoryUnhinged Check out our other channels: The Lore Lodge - https://www.youtube.com/@TheLoreLodge History of Everything Podcast - https://www.youtube.com/@historyofeverythingpodcast Silver Retention - https://www.youtube.com/@SilverRetention 00:00 Intro 01:19 The American Revolution Wasn’t Actually Just American 07:33 The Proclamation Line of 1763 & Why Colonists Got Furious 13:01 Smallpox Blankets, Kentucky & Frontier Chaos 18:30 Mercantilism, Colonial Trade & Why Britain Went Broke 22:18 Delaware, New Jersey & Pennsylvania Supremacy 25:20 Smuggling, Taxes & Britain’s Economic Disaster 32:30 “We Want Representation” — Parliament Says No 39:18 Ben Franklin, Freemasons & Thomas Paine 42:53 The Boston Tea Party & Shot Heard Around the World 47:21 Guns, Sedition & Why the Revolution Turned Violent 50:25 Quebec, Benedict Arnold & The War Gets Serious 53:08 Valley Forge, Retreats & Surviving the British