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American History (1600s - 1700s)

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This playlist provides clips that illustrate key moments in American History in the 1600s and 1700s.

Bet You Didn't Know: Revolutionary War Fun Facts
00:00 - 02:38
2m 38s
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american history
the american revolution

This clip describes some lesser-known facts about the American Revolutionary War. It mentions that there were actually two Boston Tea Parties and that Paul Revere did not ride alone. William Dawes, Samuel Prescott, and 40 additional men ended up joining Revere to warn fellow patriots that British troops were approaching Lexington. Also, African Americans, Native Americans, women, and pirates known as privateers supported the colonists' effort to gain independence from Great Britain.

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