India and the Global Forces Behind the British Defeat at Yorktown

In Analyzing American Revolution, the global nature of the Revolutionary War has become an inescapable theme. As you will see in the examples below, many of our guest scholars reference and discuss how the fighting in the Thirteen American Colonies transformed into a truly world-spanning conflict. It should therefore come as no surprise that Britain’s […]

How Britain’s Imperial “Modernization” Shaped the American Revolution

Global Story of the Revolution What we often miss about the American Revolution is that it was a response to Britain’s empire-wide push for modernization—from India to Ireland, the Caribbean, and the colonies. The French and Indian War elevated Britain to unrivaled world power, but it also compelled the empire to overhaul its political, economic, […]