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Tango01  | 15 Aug 2025 4:35 p.m. PST |
… REVOLUTION ON THE PACIFIC
"From 1775 to 1783, Americans fought and won a War of Independence against Great Britain – a nation that was arguably the world's most powerful in the late eighteenth century. This event not only created the new United States, but also reverberated across the Atlantic World and inspired radical intellectuals like Thomas Paine to spread their revolutionary message to the people of France. Though historians agree that the effects of the Revolution were not confined to North America, few have looked at its impact on the Pacific. And yet, it was the independence of the United States that directly led to Britain's first attempt to create penal settlements in the antipodes. As such, the founding of Australia can be seen as a prime example of the way the revolutionary era was globally transformative…"
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| Frederick | 15 Aug 2025 4:55 p.m. PST |
Well, that explains a lot Now I understand how my ancestors wound up in Pennsylvania! |
| Tango01 | 16 Aug 2025 10:05 p.m. PST |
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paints brigs for the British fleet.