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[–] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

A minority of the colonists (40%) wanted independence. 20% of colonists opposed independence. A brutal war was fought between them. No less a civil war than in Russia or Ireland.