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Damn, we don't even get a mention like "When the STROPPY, UNGRATEFUL COLONIALS got too unruly, we decided it wasn't worth the effort to keep them"
The US isn't as important to people as Americans like to think it is.
I mean, I would think "A major country on the global stage was literally founded as one of our colonies" might be a bit relevant.
The empire covered something like 20% of the entire worlds landmass. If they spent time in school for every part of it which went on to become something noteworthy, they'd run out of time for any other history at all.
The foundation of the US really isn't as important to the rest of the world as the US thinks it is