A Short History of the World Chapter 54 - The American War of Independence

In which the gradual emergence of European settlements in America is portrayed as an unpremeditated transplanting of culture and political ambition, laying the groundwork for new, dispersed societies that challenge the old world's notions of empire and governance. The narrative quietly traces the tensions and transformations of the British colonies culminating in their union as the United States, while also sketching the diverse paths of other American territories towards independence and the complex reshaping of empire in the New World.