Brittain Rule: A Video Analysis

There was a time in the youth of America where the colonies had no ties to each other besides a shared British identity. Early colonialists have been on record for stating they were, “Warmly attached to the King of Great Britain and the royal family”. No one doubted at the time that the future of America would be British. However in the years to come Independence was claimed from Britain. There was an unexpected course that took place where the country was looking for explanations. With the Indian uprising the British had to keep armies in America. They were blocking westward expansions to prevent further trouble, but also wanting America to help with costs with keeping an army on foreign soil. Molasses was taxed first which had little fight. …show more content…
With an alliance with the French the odds became more favorable for the new nation to fight for its newly founded independence. The surrender in Yorktown by Cornwallis of the English army lead to the start of the end of the American Revolution, and a start for a true Independent status of America. From there America started its strenuous path of western expansion under their own terms. America was truly and undoubtedly Independent. The events in the video detail a systematic set of events which lead to the colonies to sever ties with Brittain. It is with my full belief that if one of these events took a different course we may still today be under Brittain rule. What if France decided not to be our ally? What if Brittain decided to take leniency in some duties or taxes to appease the Colonialists? These small variables coalesced together bring us the outcome of which we are learning today. I can only speculate when I think about possible outcomes because merely 240 years ago our nation was in such infancy it could have gone in many directions. I do take pride in some of the choices our forefathers made. Those choices they made in Americas infancy lead to the culture that we live in