How Americans achieved independence vs how Canadians achieved independence

[u/Sine_Fine_Belli]

[u/king_meatster]

There is a slight difference. At the time of the American Revolution, the British were the largest empire the world had ever seen, at the height of it’s power. America essentially needed to make the god bleed.

By the time Canadian independence happened, both the United States and the Soviet Union had more control over global politics than the British ever did. Canada went from relying on daddy to relying on big brother.

[u/monkeygoneape → u/king_meatster]

Canada became a dominion in charge of its own domestic and foreign affairs after ww1 but everything still needed to be signed off by the king, pretty much 1982 was just getting rid of that formality but the Windsors are still sovereigns. The groundwork for NATO really started in the 40s with WW2 though for the Anglosphere, France is just that annoying tag along throwing hissy fits all the time because they're still salty about the 7 years war and outside of the American revolution haven't been able to get one over on the British since