Enemies of England were elated, with several countries pitching in to aid the Patriot cause, most notably France. Allies of England were not so thrilled, and generally agreed with the English that we were “rebels.” The King blamed it on religion, terming it the “Presbyterian Rebellion.”
Exactly! Good to see someone knows their history. I don’t understand the seemingly overwhelming “No” sentiment here at FR. If one is a true conservative and knows the politics involved, then England, without the currently liberal Scottish vote, will never elect a labor party to party.
Also the Scotland/England act of Union was rather forced on Scotland largely because of the failure of the economy after the Darien Scheme nearly bankrupted all of the nobility. It was negotiated and agreed to from a position of extreme weakness on the part of the Scots.