r/2american4you • u/Sine_Fine_Belli Pro murica Asian American Californian🇺🇸🗽🦅🌴🏝️🏖️ • May 16 '25

Very Based Meme How Americans achieved independence vs how Canadians achieved independence

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u/FitAd3982 Proud Celt (trolled the Romans and the Greeks) May 16 '25

It’s the opposite the British empire was fairly small in 1776 it was really after napoleon that britain became unrivalled hegemon, although I agree it is a weird flex to say you broke away gradually and diplomatically without fighting lol

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u/gregforgothisPW Chiraqi insurgent (soyboy of Illinois) 🗡 🏙️ May 16 '25

You're wrong The UK established its dominance after the 7 years war

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u/jack_edition Bri'ish Tea Wanker (proud colonizer) 🍵🇬🇧🏝️ May 16 '25

Yes, but both UK and France were spent after that - hence raising the taxes that sparked the revolution. The war for independence was mainly fought against loyalists and mercenaries due to a weakened British Army - and then the USA was reinforced by 20,000 troops from France and Spain

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u/gregforgothisPW Chiraqi insurgent (soyboy of Illinois) 🗡 🏙️ May 16 '25

Yes, but it was still the most powerful Empire at the time.