{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"433 Entangled Revolutions: Haiti, France, and the American War for Independence","description":"What if the American Revolution was never just an American story? Historian Ronald Angelo Johnson helps us uncover the deep connections between the American and Haitian Revolutions to reveal how both revolutions emerged from the same Atlantic imperial struggle for empire, racialized power, and war. Using details from his book Entangled Alliances, Ron will guide us from the Treaty of Paris in 1763 to the Siege of Savannah in 1779, where hundreds of Black soldiers from French Saint Domingue landed on Georgia\u2019s shores\u2014not as enslaved laborers, but as uniformed volunteers ready to fight for American Independence. Ron's Website | Book | Show Notes: https:\/\/www.benfranklinsworld.com\/433   EPISODE OUTLINE 00:00:00  Introduction 00:01:08  Episode Overview 00:04:50 The Treaty of Paris 1763 and its Impact 00:09:09 Consequences of the Seven Years' War for Saint Domingue 00:18:39 Saint Domingue Society Post-Seven Years' War 00:24:32 French Imperial Reaction vs. Local Resentment 00:28:36 Circulation of News Between British North America & Saint Domingue 00:39:22 France's Strategy to Assist American Revolutionaries 00:50:42 Reception of the Chasseurs Volontaires Regiment in Georgia 00:54:42 Re-evaluating the American Revolution 00:57:32 Time Warp 01:05:38 Conclusion RECOMMENDED NEXT EPISODES \ud83c\udfa7 Episode 052: Diplomacy in Black and White \ud83c\udfa7 Episode 151: Defining the American Revolution \ud83c\udfa7 Episode 228: The Boston Massacre (King Street Riot) \ud83c\udfa7 Episode 325: The Everyday People of the American Revolution \ud83c\udfa7 Episode 361: The Fourth of July in 2026 \ud83c\udfa7 Episode 421: Loyalism & Revolution in Georgia \ud83c\udfa7 Episode 432: How France & Spain Helped Win the American Revolution SUPPORT OUR WORK \ud83c\udf81 Make a Donation to Ben Franklin\u2019s World REQUEST A TOPIC \ud83d\udce8 Topic Request Form \ud83d\udceb liz@benfranklinsworld.com WHEN YOU'RE READY \ud83d\uddde\ufe0f BFW Gazette Newsletter  \ud83d\udc69\u200d\ud83d\udcbb Join the BFW Listener Community \ud83c\udf0d Join the History Explorers Club TAKE THE QUIZ \ud83e\udded Discover How You Explore History (under 2 minutes) \ud83d\udc49 https:\/\/www.benfranklinsworld.com\/quiz LISTEN \ud83c\udfa7 \ud83c\udf4e Apple Podcasts  \ud83d\udc9a Spotify  \ud83c\udfb6 Amazon Music \ud83d\udedc Pandora CONNECT \ud83e\udd8b Liz on Bluesky \ud83d\udc69\u200d\ud83d\udcbb Liz on LinkedIn \ud83d\udedc Liz\u2019s Website SAY THANKS \ud83d\udc9c Leave a review on Apple Podcasts \ud83d\udc9a Leave a rating on Spotify *Book links are affiliate links. Every purchase supports the podcast. ","author_name":"Ben Franklin's World","author_url":"http:\/\/www.benfranklinsworld.com","html":"