From April 1775 to July 1776, the undeclared war between England and its American colonies smoldered, flared up, appeared to sputter out... It was hardly, ever, a mass rebellion.
Everything's wrong on Wikipedia.
Remember, I'm West Point, where I was born. My father went there.
Half of the American people have never read a newspaper. Half never voted for President. One hopes it is the same half.
TV news is not very instructive.
A racial or religious or tribal identity is a kind of fact.