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AARevolution.net is not your basic U.S. History 101! We are not about chronicling the American Revolution, storytelling or mythologizing. In Analyzing American Revolution (AAR), professors analyze the American Revolution from many different angles in in-depth interviews with host, Adel Aali. AAR is a production of History Behind News (HbN), in which Adel has interviewed 197 professors (and counting) about U.S. and world history. And now Adel brings that experience to interview and analyze scholars of the American Revolution.

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episode The Bizarre Plot That Armed the American Revolution | S1E19 AAR artwork

The Bizarre Plot That Armed the American Revolution | S1E19 AAR

Royal blackmail. A cross-dressing spy-decorated soldier diplomat. A ruined American patriot. A genius playwright, clockmaker. Spies. Secret arms deals. Before the Franco-American alliance became official, the American Revolution survived because of a desperate covert operation stretching from Philadelphia to Paris and London. A Connecticut shopkeeper with no diplomatic experience, a flamboyant French playwright, and one of the strangest figures in European history helped smuggle weapons to the colonies while British spies followed their every move. Their unbelievable personal stories did not merely surround the American Revolution — they helped shape its outcome. 📄 ⁠⁠⁠⁠Interview transcript & takeaways⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://analyzingamericanrevolution.com/revolutionary-era-blog/] 🚩About My Guest: Prof. Joel Richard Paul Joel Richard Paul is emeritus professor of international law at UC Law, San Francisco, where he teaches and writes about constitutional law, international business and trade, and foreign relations and national security law. In addition to his legal career, and relevant to our program, Prof. Paul is a historian and has written the following books 1. "Without Precedent: Chief Justice John Marshall and His Times", 2. "Indivisible: Daniel Webster and the Birth of American Nationalism", a book that we discussed in the History Behind News program, and 3. "Unlikely Allies: How a Merchant, a Playwright, and a Spy Saved the American Revolution", which is the subject of this interview. You can learn more about Prof. Paul below: Academic Homepage [https://www.uclawsf.edu/people/joel-richard-paul/] Personal Website [https://joelrichardpaul.com/] ▶️Other Related AAR Interviews: ►Prof. Paul - History of Republican & Democratic Parties [https://bit.ly/HbN-S3E1-RepublicanDemocraticPartiesHistory] ****************** ▶️About Featured Image: Image of Adel Aali (program host) and his guest, Prof. Joel Richard Paul, superimposed on the Betsy Ross flag, along with images of Silas Deane (the shopkeeper), Pierre-Augustin de Beaumarchais (the playwright), and Chevalière d'Éon (the spy). All images are in the public domain. ***** 🧭 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Explore AAR⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🖼️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Image Gallery⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🗂️⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Thematic Collection⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📝 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠T⁠⁠ake the AAR IQ Quiz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ***** 🔔 Follow AAR: 🎞️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎞️🎧 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📰⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AAR's Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ ***** 📑 Video Chapters: 00:00 Selected Highlights 02:41 Guest Introduction 04:34 Prof. Paul's Initial Wow Moment 10:00 The Shopkeeper & Ben Franklin 11:05 The Shopkeeper, the Playwright & the Spy 14:46 The Improbable Diplomat 22:21 Alone in France 25:51 The French Genius 29:03 The Military Hero 35:39 Arming the Americans 49:31 Man or Woman? Millions at Stake! 1:01:57 Battle of Saratoga 1:06:14 The Powerful Lee Brothers 1:13:32 Betrayed & Destroyed 1:18:31 Was America's Diplomat Murdered? 1:24:21 Just One Point ***** 📽️This video is made with Filmora. ☑️Image Attributions: All images are in the Public Domain 🎵Music Attributions: "Yankee Doodle" in our videos: ►⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Choral, U.S. Army Band (Public Domain) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We incorporate parts of this fabulous performance in the beginning and end of our videos. ✅⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to our YouTube channel ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🫶⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support AAR⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: We appreciate your⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠financial support ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠of our program. *****

20 May 2026 - 1 h 29 min
episode Was the American Revolution an Immigrant Revolution? | S1E18 AAR artwork

Was the American Revolution an Immigrant Revolution? | S1E18 AAR

Half the population in Revolutionary America was made up of immigrants and their descendants. Germans, Irish, enslaved Africans, indentured servants, and even foreign soldiers shaped the politics, land conflicts, and violence of the American Revolution. Colonists demanded more land, pushed into Native territories, and clashed with British imperial limits after 1763. This is the story of migration, loyalty, citizenship, expansion, and revolution in early America. 📄 ⁠⁠⁠Interview transcript & takeaways⁠⁠⁠ [https://bit.ly/AAR-Home] 🚩About My 216th Guest Scholar: Dr. Aaron Fogleman Dr. Aaron Fogleman is a Distinguished Research Professor at Northern Illinois University. His work focuses on (1) the Atlantic World, (2) transatlantic migration, and (3) the intersection of religion and culture in early America. He has published extensively about these subjects, including the following books: —"Two Troubled Souls: An Eighteenth-Century Couple's Spiritual Journey in the Atlantic World", —"Jesus Is Female: Moravians and Radical Religion in Early America", —"Five Hundred African Voices", and —"Hopeful Journeys: German Immigration, Settlement, and Political Culture in Colonial America, 1717-1775". Dr. Fogleman is also working on “Immigrant Voices: European and African Stories of Freedom, Unfreedom, and Identity through Four Centuries of Transatlantic Migrations to the Americas,” a project that is supported by a Guggenheim Foundation fellowship. You can learn more about Dr. Fogleman here: Academic Homepage: [https://www.niu.edu/clas/history/about/faculty/fogleman.shtml] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ***** 🧭 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Explore AAR⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🖼️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Image Gallery⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🗂️⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Thematic Collection⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📝 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠T⁠⁠ake the AAR IQ Quiz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ***** 🔔 Follow AAR: 🎞️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎞️🎧 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📰⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AAR's Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ ***** 📑 Video Chapters: 00:00 Selected Highlights 01:33 Guest Introduction 03:34 Forced and Free Migrants in Colonial America 06:05 Indentured Servants and Paying for Passage 07:58 Immigration Growth in the 18th Century 09:57 Why Immigrants Came to America 11:54 Colonial Recruitment Projects and Imperial Expansion 14:30 "Hopeful Journeys" and German Immigration 18:44 Catholic Immigrants and Anti-Catholic Restrictions 20:18 Germans, Irish, and Immigration Numbers 24:07 Recruiting Immigrants to the Colonies 30:24 Immigration Processing and Oaths of Allegiance 33:53 Citizenship, Naturalization, and Property Rights 38:52 German Political Participation in Colonial America 40:36 Hyphenated Identities in Early America 43:45 Immigration Backlash and Land Pressure 45:59 The Proclamation of 1763 and Westward Expansion 49:00 Immigrants and the American Revolution 51:19 Hessians, Desertion, and Revolutionary America 52:34 German Regiments in the Continental Army 54:06 Loyalists, Patriots, and Immigrant Communities 55:53 German Newspapers and Revolutionary Politics 58:42 “No Immigrants, No America” ***** 📽️This video is made with Filmora. ☑️Image Attributions: All images are in the Public Domain 🎵Music Attributions: "Yankee Doodle" in our videos: ►⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Choral, U.S. Army Band (Public Domain) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We incorporate parts of this fabulous performance in the beginning and end of our videos. ✅⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to our YouTube channel ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🫶⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support AAR⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: We appreciate your⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠financial support ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠of our program. *****

13 May 2026 - 1 h 1 min
episode How Taverns Fueled the American Revolution | S1E17 AAR artwork

How Taverns Fueled the American Revolution | S1E17 AAR

Taverns were not just places to drink during the American Revolution. They were communication hubs, recruiting centers, political clubs, propaganda networks, and spaces where ordinary colonists transformed anger into rebellion. Long before independence, many colonists saw themselves as deeply British — until fights over taxation, liberty, and imperial power turned taverns into centers of resistance. In this conversation, we discuss rum punch, liberty poles, mob violence, class divisions, the Sons of Liberty, and why revolutionaries gathered in taverns before marching into the streets. We also examine the darker side of these spaces: slavery, exclusion, disorder, violence and revolutionary intimidation. 📄 ⁠⁠Interview transcript & takeaways [V]⁠⁠ 🚩About My 214th Guest Scholar: Dr. Vaughn Scribner Dr. Vaughn Scribner is a professor of British American history at the University of Central Arkansas, where he teaches (1) British history, (2) Colonial & Revolutionary America, (3) the Enlightenment, (4) the Atlantic slave trade and (5) historical methods. His scholarship reflects his broad interests, as evident in the following works: —"Under Alien Skies: Environment, Suffering, and the Defeat of the British Military in Revolutionary America", a book that won The Society of the Cincinnati Prize; —"Merepeople: A Human History", a book about humanity's obsession with merfolk since ancient times; and —"Inn Civility: Urban Taverns and Early American Civil Society", which is the subject of this interview. You can learn more about Dr. Scribner here: -Personal Website [https://www.vaughnscribner.com/merpeople] -Academic Homepage [https://uca.edu/history/facultystaff/vaughn-scribner/] ⁠⁠⁠ [https://analyzingamericanrevolution.com/american-revolution-secret-committees-three-reasons-for-secrecy/] ***** 🧭 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Explore AAR⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://bit.ly/AAR-Home] 🖼️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Image Gallery⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://analyzingamericanrevolution.com/images-of-the-american-revolution/] 🗂️⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Thematic Collection⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://bit.ly/AAR-Thematic-Collection] 📝 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠T⁠ake the AAR IQ Quiz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://bit.ly/AAR-Newsletter] ***** 🔔 Follow AAR: 🎞️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@UCG7dqG9iXCn7G6Zk9CYm68A ] 🎞️🎧 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://open.spotify.com/show/7hOxTKzLL18ffv5BajVdTD] 📰⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AAR's Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ [https://bit.ly/AAR-Newsletter] ***** 📑 Video Chapters: 00:00 Selected Highlights 01:17 Guest Introduction 02:57 What is tavern? 05:19 tavern vs. coffee house 06:52 tavern vs. pub 10:06 Dr. Alexander Hamilton 15:22 Imperial Pubs… Spaces of Empire 21:19 Benjamin Franklin 23:25 inequality in taverns 27:02 religion & taverns 28:46 taverns & American Revolution 32:51 revolutionary tavern meetings 37:41 a royal disappointment 42:05 Washington's farewell address 44:15 Dr. Scribner's research 46:23 Just One Point 48:37 London coffeehouses ***** 📽️This video is made with Filmora. ☑️Image Attributions: All images are in the Public Domain 🎵Music Attributions: "Yankee Doodle" in our videos: ►⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Choral, U.S. Army Band (Public Domain) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Yankee_Doodle_(choral).ogg] We incorporate parts of this fabulous performance in the beginning and end of our videos. ✅⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to our YouTube channel ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@UCG7dqG9iXCn7G6Zk9CYm68A ] 🫶⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support AAR⁠ [https://bit.ly/Support-AAR]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: We appreciate your⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠financial support ⁠ [https://bit.ly/Support-AAR]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠of our program. *****

6 May 2026 - 52 min
episode The American Revolution Didn’t Free Women—It Strengthened Slavery | S1E16 AAR artwork

The American Revolution Didn’t Free Women—It Strengthened Slavery | S1E16 AAR

The American Revolution promised liberty. But inside the household, almost nothing changed. Married women did not gain legal identity. Enslaved women had none to begin with. And the same system that placed men over women, continued to exist and even helped justify slavery. 📄 ⁠Interview transcript & takeaways [https://bit.ly/AAR-Post-S1E16-Women-Revolution]⁠ 🚩About My 212th Guest Scholar: Dr. Kathleen Brown Dr. Kathleen M. Brown [https://live-sas-www-history.pantheon.sas.upenn.edu/people/faculty/kathleen-m-brown] is David Boies Professor of History at the University of Pennsylvania. She is a historian of gender and race in early America and the Atlantic World, which are the subjects of this interview and about which she has published extensively, including: ►"Undoing Slavery: Bodies, Race, and Rights in the Age of Abolition" ►"Foul Bodies: Cleanliness in Early America" ►"Good Wives, Nasty Wenches, and Anxious Patriarchs ", which we discuss in this interview. ▶️Other Related Interviews: —Dr. David Silverman: Nativ Peoples - the biggest losers of the American Revolution [https://bit.ly/AAR-Podcast-S1E16-NativePeoples] ▶️Meeting AAR Scholars: 33 Historians - 33 Perspectives [https://bit.ly/AAR-Scholars]: a structured body of thought on the American Revolution. ⁠ [https://analyzingamericanrevolution.com/american-revolution-secret-committees-three-reasons-for-secrecy/] ***** 🧭 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Explore AAR⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://bit.ly/AAR-Home] 🖼️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Image Gallery⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://analyzingamericanrevolution.com/images-of-the-american-revolution/] 🗂️⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Thematic Collection⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://bit.ly/AAR-Thematic-Collection] 📝 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Take the AAR IQ Quiz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://bit.ly/AAR-Newsletter] ***** 🔔 Follow AAR: 🎞️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@UCG7dqG9iXCn7G6Zk9CYm68A ] 🎞️🎧 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://open.spotify.com/show/7hOxTKzLL18ffv5BajVdTD] 📰⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AAR's Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://bit.ly/AAR-Newsletter] ***** 📑 Video Chapters: 00:00 Selected Highlights 01:37 Guest Introduction 03:49 Defining Women 05:59 Legal Rights of White Women 10:26 Marriage 14:18 Regional Differences 19:31 Urban vs. Rural 23:43 Religion 29:50 Education 35:25 "Good Wives, Nasty Wenches, and Anxious Patriarchs" 45:33 Gender and Slavery 52:34 Women’s Expectations 1:03:55 After the Revolution 1:10:04 Just One Point ***** 📽️This video is made with Filmora. ☑️Image Attributions: All images are in the Public Domain 🎵Music Attributions: "Yankee Doodle" in our videos: ►⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Choral, U.S. Army Band (Public Domain) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Yankee_Doodle_(choral).ogg] We incorporate parts of this fabulous performance in the beginning and end of our videos. ✅⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to our YouTube channel ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@UCG7dqG9iXCn7G6Zk9CYm68A ] 🫶⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support AAR [https://bit.ly/Support-AAR]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: We appreciate your⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ financial support [https://bit.ly/Support-AAR]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠of our program. *****

29 Apr 2026 - 1 h 13 min
episode The Dutch Dilemma: Supporting the American Revolution | S1E15 AAR artwork

The Dutch Dilemma: Supporting the American Revolution | S1E15 AAR

Money. Loans. Smuggled goods. War supplies. The American Revolution wasn’t just fought on battlefields—it was sustained through a shadow network most Americans never learned about. While Britain tried to crush the rebellion, Dutch merchants, financiers, and political factions quietly kept it alive—often in defiance of their own government’s neutrality. And when Britain finally struck back, that hidden support triggered a wider war that reshaped the outcome of the Revolution itself. 📄 Interview transcript & takeaways [https://analyzingamericanrevolution.com/the-dutch-dilemma-supporting-the-american-revolution/] 🚩About My 211th Guest: Dr. Peter Van Cleave Dr. Peter Van Cleave [https://search.asu.edu/profile/1027469#:~:text=Peter%20Van%20Cleave%20is%20Associate,M.A.%20History%2C%20Arizona%20State%20University] is a Clinical professor of History and Director of Online Programs of the School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies in Arizona State University. His publications include the following areas: ►the connections between the Netherlands and the United States during the Age of Revolutions ►Thomas Jefferson and the "Notes on the State of Virginia" ►religious tolerance and religious freedom in the Second Great Awakening ►the relationship between the Dutch Patriot Revolt and the American Revolution ►the legacy of New Netherland and the Dutch in American history ►John Adams and Atlantic politics ▶️Other Related Interviews: ►Dr. Sophia Rosenfeld: the Enlightenment & the American Revolution [https://open.spotify.com/episode/36drVjjPxAKZT3csKI1fsS?si=8cd4fc6bba9a4ea6] ►Committee of Secret Correspondence vs. Secret Committee [https://analyzingamericanrevolution.com/american-revolution-secret-committees-three-reasons-for-secrecy/] ***** 🧭 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Explore AAR⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🖼️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Image Gallery⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://analyzingamericanrevolution.com/images-of-the-american-revolution/] 🗂️⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Thematic Collection⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://analyzingamericanrevolution.com/images-of-the-american-revolution/] 📝 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Take the AAR IQ Quiz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://analyzingamericanrevolution.com/aarevolution-iq/] ***** 🔔 Follow AAR: 🎞️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@UCG7dqG9iXCn7G6Zk9CYm68A ] 🎞️🎧 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://open.spotify.com/show/7hOxTKzLL18ffv5BajVdTD] 📰⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AAR's Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://analyzingamericanrevolution.com/aar-newsletter/] ***** 📑 Video Chapters: 00:00 Select Highlights 01:50 Guest Introduction 04:00 Colonial Dutch In America 10:55 Dutch Influence in America 16:18 Division in Dutch Government 22:01 Dutch Decline 26:22 Dutch Recognition of America 29:07 Dutch Intellectual Influence 38:33 Dutch in the Mayflower 42:26 Dutch Loans to America 45:32 Dutch Dilemma of Supporting America 53:08 John Paul Jones 58:18 A Secret Treaty? 1:03:58 Sack of St. Eustatius & Yorktown Surrender 1:10:00 Why Dutch Contributions Overlooked 1:14:48 Dr. Van Cleave's Research ***** 📽️This video is made with Filmora. ☑️Image Attributions: All images are in the Public Domain 🎵Music Attributions: "Yankee Doodle" in our videos: ►⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Choral, U.S. Army Band (Public Domain) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Yankee_Doodle_(choral).ogg] We incorporate parts of this fabulous performance in the beginning and end of our videos. ✅⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to our YouTube channel ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@UCG7dqG9iXCn7G6Zk9CYm68A ] 🫶⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support Us⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://historybehindnews.com/support ]: We appreciate your⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ financial support ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://historybehindnews.com/support ]of our program. *****

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