KEN BURNS AMERICAN REVOLUTION DOCUMENTARY - A FEW THOUGHTS

KEN BURNS AMERICAN REVOLUTION DOCUMENTARY - A FEW THOUGHTS

Author: Bruce Carlson December 6, 2025 Duration: 20:30
My History Can Beat Up Your Politics
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No I don't think the Iroquois Confederacy influenced th Revolution much. (Nor do I think Burns says this). And I take a little issue with American Revolution as a Civil War theory. (If it was merely that, it would have been quickly settled). Sponsored by: The University of Aberdeen: https://on.abdn.ac.uk/online-history-courses/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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