Didn't we? Didn't we inform the King that we no longer wished to be part of Britain? Again, how is this different from American Independence from England?
I think you will concede that any man can leave this country and become a member of another. Why then cannot many such people?
They can... leave the country that is. Go anywhere you wish. But the land remains with the United States.
And the King said no way. We had to win a long, bitter war to make it a reality.
For years the colonialists sought equity with the crown. It was only after our efforts were met with the edge of a sword that we rebelled. And we clearly rebelled against the authority of the crown. Those who stood did so in full knowledge that failure meant death.
I think you will concede that any man can leave this country and become a member of another. Why then cannot many such people?
It wasn't so much what the insurrectionists did as how they did it. Antagonistic, belligerent "secession" was their first course of action, not their last resort. Violent confrontation was their preferred method of communication. Theft of armaments, treasuries, and well anything that wasn't nailed down (and a lot that was) was their modus operandi. The rebellion demanded a response.