Colonial Rebellion and Independence

The United States exists because a bunch of colonists refused to pay for England's bad spending

habits. Originally, the 13 colonies were thriving and super independent,

with way more regular people voting here than back in London. But after a pricey war with France,

Britain was broke and started taxing everything, even tea and legal documents.

The colonists snapped because they had zero voice in Parliament. They famously dumped tea into Boston

Harbor, and when the King sent troops to crush them, George Washington

led the resistance. They signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776, proving that if

you push people too far, they won't just protest, they will start