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438 The American Revolution & the Fate of the World
What if the American Revolution didn't just create the United States, but also created Australia? Most of us learned about the Revolution as a story of thirteen North American colonies pushing back against a distant king. But this episode reveals something far wilder: a genuinely global war whose consequences rippled across every inhabited continent β reshaping empires, forcing migrations, and planting the seeds of more than a hundred declarations of independence that would follow over the next two and a half centuries. Joseph Adelman joins historian Richard Bell to explore the American Revolution as a world war. They discuss: Why the Declaration of Independence was really a Declaration of Interdependence How Hyder Ali, the Muslim ruler of Mysore in southern India, became George Washington's ally by the logic of wartime coalitions How Spain's campaign to recapture Florida tied down thousands of British troops How Britain's convict crisis, caused by losing access to Maryland and Virginia, led to the founding of Australia at Botany Bay. Rick's Website | Book | Show Notes: https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/438   EPISODE OUTLINE 00:00:00  Introduction 00:06:28 Differences in Perception of the American Revolution 00:09:00 Reframing the Declaration of Independence 00:17:32 Molly Brandt and Haudenosaunee Diplomacy 00:24:38 Baron von Steuben: A Mercenary's Tale 00:29:15 The American Revolution: Myth vs. Reality 00:35:02 The American Revolution and Florida 00:43:39 The American Revolution's Impact on India 00:50:24 The Connection Between the American Revolution and Australia 00:56:50 Themes of the American Revolution 00:59:16 The Time Warp 00:62:00 Conclusion RECOMMENDED NEXT EPISODES π§ Episode 141: A Declaration in Draft π§ Episode 163: The American Revolution in North America π§ Episode 238: Benedict Arnold π§ Episode 348: Valley Forge π§ Episode 325: Everyday People of the American Revolution π§ Episode 437: The Home Front SUPPORT OUR WORK π Make a Donation to Ben Franklinβs World REQUEST A TOPIC π¨ Topic Request Form π« liz@benfranklinsworld.com WHEN YOU'RE READY ποΈ BFW Gazette Newsletter  π©βπ» Join the BFW Listener Community π Join the History Explorers Club TAKE THE QUIZ π§ Discover How You Explore History (under 2 minutes) π https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/quiz LISTEN π§ π Apple Podcasts  π Spotify  πΆ Amazon Music π Pandora CONNECT π¦ Liz on Bluesky π©βπ» Liz on LinkedIn π Lizβs Website SAY THANKS π Leave a review on Apple Podcasts π Leave a rating on Spotify *Book links are affiliate links. Every purchase supports the podcast.
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