That's a quite humorously inaccurate depiction of early American unity. Under the Articles of Confederation, the burgeoning country almost collapsed because ind

That's a quite humorously inaccurate depiction of early American unity. Under the Articles of Confederation, the burgeoning country almost collapsed because individual states pursued independent agendas that undermined the efficacy of the whole. The British would have loved for this to continue so they could sweep in and rest back control. Thankfully, the states later organized around the more centralized, federal authority outlined in what we today call our constitution. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Articles_of_Confederation&mobileaction=toggle_view_desktop#The_United_States_of_America_under_the_Articles https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Articles_of_Confe...