The Discovery of a Land

Episode aired Jun 30, 2023

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7.7/10

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Documentary History

As the former British Colonies on the east coast became the United States of America, their sights were now set on what lay west. A ludicrously good land deal with France unlocks a vast wild... Read allAs the former British Colonies on the east coast became the United States of America, their sights were now set on what lay west. A ludicrously good land deal with France unlocks a vast wilderness seemingly open for the taking.As the former British Colonies on the east coast became the United States of America, their sights were now set on what lay west. A ludicrously good land deal with France unlocks a vast wilderness seemingly open for the taking.

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7.7/10

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Throughout the scenes ostensibly depicting the US war of Independence the use of black powder, cap and ball, revolvers is quite prevalent. This is a total anachronism as these types of revolvers were not invented until the mid 1800s and percussion caps were not invented until 1807 and were not in wide use until the mid 1820s. The flintlock was the pinnacle of firearm technology in 1776. This chronological error is most likely due to the use of Civil War reenactment footage in place of Independence War reenactment footage.