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How is the American Revolution taught in the UK?

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How is the American Revolution taught in the UK?
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How is the American Revolution taught in the UK?
July 4, 2012 at 11:58 am
Since today is July 4th, it made me think how the American Revolution is taught in schools in the UK. Of course, here in the states it's taught as the colonists rising up against tyranny. What do they teach in UK schools? Are the colonists considered traitors? I'm curious to know how this bit of history is taught on the other side.
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RE: How is the American Revolution taught in the UK?
July 4, 2012 at 12:18 pm
(July 4, 2012 at 11:58 am)Thor Wrote: Since today is July 4th, it made me think how the American Revolution is taught in schools in the UK. Of course, here in the states it's taught as the colonists rising up against tyranny. What do they teach in UK schools? Are the colonists considered traitors? I'm curious to know how this bit of history is taught on the other side.

Weren't taught anything about it. In fact the 4th of July is just another day. I forgot about the whole 4th of July celebrations. It really doesn't come to mind. No one mentions it.
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RE: How is the American Revolution taught in the UK?
July 4, 2012 at 12:20 pm
(July 4, 2012 at 11:58 am)Thor Wrote: Since today is July 4th, it made me think how the American Revolution is taught in schools in the UK. Of course, here in the states it's taught as the colonists rising up against tyranny. What do they teach in UK schools? Are the colonists considered traitors? I'm curious to know how this bit of history is taught on the other side.

It isn't.

We concetrated on more modern conflicts world war 2 and the cold war mainly.
I suppose my kids learn about the Gulf wars but they don't talk to me about school.



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RE: How is the American Revolution taught in the UK?
July 4, 2012 at 12:21 pm
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RE: How is the American Revolution taught in the UK?
July 4, 2012 at 12:22 pm
(July 4, 2012 at 11:58 am)Thor Wrote: What do they teach in UK schools?

Nothing at all..
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RE: How is the American Revolution taught in the UK?
July 4, 2012 at 12:22 pm
I think it would have escaped the English history books initially out of embarrassment, but now, all this time later, unless one is specifically investigating the origins of the U.S., it probably is not particularly important on a world scale. Much like 9/11. Huge deal here, eleven years on, not so much elsewhere anymore. Every country has events which are esoterically important, but that doesn't mean the world needs to care.
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RE: How is the American Revolution taught in the UK?
July 4, 2012 at 12:27 pm (This post was last modified: July 4, 2012 at 12:29 pm by Rev. Rye.)
(July 4, 2012 at 12:22 pm)Darwinian Wrote:
(July 4, 2012 at 11:58 am)Thor Wrote: What do they teach in UK schools?

Nothing at all..

I suppose it makes sense that it isn't. Not because of the fact that they're somehow embarassed at the American Revolution, but because of the fact that there's clearly too much to go over in a single year. Several times I've had to take comprehensive classes in American History going over 500 years, and the first 250 of those were fairly uneventful, and we still never got past WW1.

For the record, Bernard Cromwell has written some books about the American Revolution from the British POV (Redcoat, and the Fort)
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RE: How is the American Revolution taught in the UK?
July 4, 2012 at 12:35 pm
They don't teach anything about it here. They mainly teach European History. For my GCSE History we had a module on the USA 1910-1930, but that was the only US history I ever learned.
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RE: How is the American Revolution taught in the UK?
July 4, 2012 at 12:44 pm
Quote:For my GCSE History we had a module on the USA 1910-1930,


That was a boring time.
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RE: How is the American Revolution taught in the UK?
July 4, 2012 at 12:45 pm
(July 4, 2012 at 12:44 pm)Minimalist Wrote:
Quote:For my GCSE History we had a module on the USA 1910-1930,


That was a boring time.

I found it quite interesting actually.
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