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How fast did word travel that the thirteen colonies and America where completely independent from the Crown? How long did it take the Brits to get the heck out after it reached all 13? (lemmy.world)
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[–] bitteroldcoot@piefed.social 4 points 1 day ago

It was more of a civil war than what your making it out to be. So brother against brother, and neighbor against neighbor.
And it wasn't obvious who was going to win right up till the end.
Franklin's own son was a loyalist.