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This is a humorous and simplified retelling of the events leading up to and during the American Revolution. It covers the following topics:
- The colonists' resentment of British taxes and their protests against them
- The Boston Massacre and the Boston Tea Party as acts of defiance against British authority
- The First Continental Congress and the Declaration of Independence as steps towards forming a new nation
- The battles of Lexington, Concord, Bunker Hill, and New York as the first major clashes between the British and the Continental armies
- The retreat of Washington's army across New Jersey and Pennsylvania after suffering heavy losses
1. Christopher Columbus set sail with the intention of finding a new trade route to India [Document(page_content='00:00:07.30: "So you know how we\'re looking for a new trade route to India, right?"\n"Right"\n00:00:09.78: "And the earth is round, right?"\n"Right."\n00:00:11.08: "So I\'m thinking we can just sail the oooother way around the planet, right?"\n"Yeah?"')].
2. Columbus landed in Central America in October 1492 [Document(page_content='00:00:37.22: Columbus landed in Central America in October 1492')].
3. Columbus and his crew engaged in a theft and murder spree, stealing gold, jewelry, people, and a hammock [Document(page_content='00:00:41.22: And by that, I mean, he went on a huge theft and murder spree.\n00:00:43.32: He stole gold, jewelry, people, and a hammock.')].
4. Columbus returned to Spain to show off his riches, including previously undiscovered items such as tobacco, pineapple, turkeys, and a hammock [Document(page_content='00:00:45.72: And then he returned to show off all of his riches,\n00:00:47.56: Including a few previously undiscovered items, such as tobacco, the pineapple, turkeys, and a hammock.')].
5. The continent of America, which Columbus "didn't reach", was discovered by Vikings in the 11th century [Document(page_content='00:00:58.14: In the 11th century, Leif Erikson was the first European to land in America.')].
6. The British colonies in America were claimed by both the English and the French [Document(page_content='00:01:56.02: including this area which both the English and the French claimed is theirs.')].
7. The French built forts along the claimed area, which infuriated the English [Document(page_content='00:01:59.02: One day, the French said,\n"I\'m gonna build some forts along here."\n00:02:01.20: And the English were like, "Could you not?"')].
8. The English sent George Washington with a combined force of British troops and Native Americans to stop the French [Document(page_content='00:02:06.04: And they sent an upcoming British lieutenant-colonel by the name of George Washington,\n00:02:10.38: with a combined force of British troops and Native Americans.')].
9. The French surrendered after a short battle [Document(page_content='00:02:14.49: "Alright, alright, we surrender."')].
10. Britain won a seven-year long major global conflict after the French surrender [Document(page_content='00:02:27.66: which Great Britain won!\n(football\'s coming home plays)')].
11. Britain's victory came at a cost of £60 million [Document(page_content='00:02:35.20: A £60 MILLION cost.')].
12. Britain imposed new taxes on the colonies to repay the debt [Document(page_content='00:02:36.96: So they went to the Colonies and said,\n"Okay listen up."\n"So a huge part of the war was spent protecting you from the French.\n"And now we have no money because of it."')].
13. The colonists protested against the new taxes, leading to the British introducing the Sugar Act and the Stamp Act [Document(page_content='00:03:11.52: forcing the colonists to import sugar and molasses exclusively from the British, and to pay duties on them.\n00:03:16.14: Then,