Was the American Revolution a Civil War? | AAR S1E8

Was the American Revolution a Civil War? | AAR S1E8

Were American Loyalists simply “traitors” to the American cause — or were they defending what they believed was constitutional government? Did most American colonists support breaking from Britain, or was the American Revolution really a "minority project," as my guest argues in this interview?

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🚩About My 205th Guest:

Dr. Rebecca Brannon is a professor of early American history at James Madison University. Her research focuses on 18th century American history and is concerned with broad questions about the American Revolution and its consequences, including the American Loyalists and what happened to them, which is the subject of this interview.

She is the author of the award-winning book "From Revolution to Reunion: The Reintegration of the South Carolina Loyalists".


Dr. Brannon's academic homepage and personal website.

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📑 Video Chapters:


00:00 Select Highlights

02:04 Guest Introduction

04:35 Defining Loyalists

08:30 Loyalists — No Taxes

11:07 British Miscalculations

14:22 % of Loyalists in America

20:42 Predicting loyalties

27:39 Franklin & his son

31:19 Fluidity of Loyalty

38:01 A civil war?

43:28 Loyalists & modern students

47:20 Why Dr. Brannon studies this subject

50:52 A Loyalist living next door!

59:23 "Just One Point" about Loyalists

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