Invasion of Quebec: America’s Founding Disaster | US History | Extra History | Part 1

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The taking of Fort Ticonderoga was key to the success of the Colonial army because it kept their troops supplied with number 2 pencils.

-What about Benedict Arnold? -Who? -The other commander we sent! -Never heard of him! (ouch)

Hearing about Benedict Arnold is always so funny to me as a Canadian. Because before we learned about him in history class, I learned about him from extra history and oversimplified and other American sources. So I learned about him as a villain, and then in our Canadian textbooks he’s considered a hero (I personally consider him as an opportunist). And it’s really interesting to see the different perspectives clashing, makes me wonder about different perspectives we’ll never hear because the other side was wiped out.

Thank you so much! The failed conquest of Canada is hardly talked about in American history. I'm glad you guys are talking about it. Keep up the great work.

Ah yes, one of those classic "AND THEN WE'LL BE GREETED AS LIBERATORS" plans which have always gone so well for everyone throughout history.

The story of commanders waging war with no concern for the people but only for their own personal gains is, unfortunatelg, timeless.

A slight correction, they actually went up the Richelieu river to Saint Jean, from where they went to Montreal before going up the Saint Lawrence river to Quebec City. The Richelieu is a tributary of the Saint Lawrence, but only actually joins it well to the north of Montreal

The irony of Arnold is so sad. In his need for recognition in the time he doomed himself to be remembered not for his great deeds but for his betrayal

Being Québécois myself, I got to study this event from the French side, so it's nice to see the other side of the history, in a non nationalistic way. Love every single one of your well researched videos and hope to see more to come!

As a Canadian passionate about history, who has also studied a reasonable amount of American history too, the story of Benedict Arnold is something I have always wanted to learn more about. So looking forward to part 2!

For those unfamiliar that little jingle at 7:40 is the beginning of a musical number from Hamilton what do you guys think of it

As someone who loved learning about the revolution as a child…..I AM STOKED to see this topic covered! 😁

2:54 - And 3. Most French Canadians/Quebecers of the time used the name “Canadien” to refer to their French speaking compatriots at that time: since simply French (Or “Français” as they said) referred to people from France itself. They also used the term Canadian to differentiate from most English Speaking people of Canada who largely did not identify themselves as Canadian yet, but instead still held hon strongly to being people of the British Empire in the same way as anyone living on the British isles (Regardless of if they were born on those isles or in North-America. So kudos for using the term correctly and for looking into the proper identifications/names of the time! I look forward to the next parts of this mini-series on Québec since, as a French-Canadian myself, it is a large part of what we cover in secondary (“High school” as you Yankees say 😉 ) history classes here

That song about three daughters was amazing 😂😅

7:40 brought me right back to my senior year of highschool 2015/2016 😂

It was the Anti-Catholicism of the 13 American Colonies that made the people reluctant to join the new American state. England promised to honor French culture in Quebec which included language and religion

Green Mountain Boys sounds like a Folk Metal band name, inspired by Country Music. By the way, it sound hilarious to see a group whose primary target were new yorkers coming to Vermount becoming an anti-british force.

Hearing you speak about American Revolution, Benedict Arnold and Fort Ticonderoga, makes me wish you would make something about Tadeusz Kościuszko.

You should do a series on the fate of French-Canadians under British colonization, culminating with the Patriot’s Revolt. The big problem is that most sources in English are heavily biased in favour of British rule. You might need to consult Quebec’s historians for a more accurate portrait.