I think everyone here is narrowly missing one another.
The crux becomes "when is power actually transitioned?" Because declaring independence doesn't actually grant you independence. The colonies signing a paper didn't suddenly remove England's grasp on the territories, and the war wasn't unrelated. Similarly, declaring secession from the country doesn't actually secede you from a country, hence the attached war.
One party is saying these are separate events, one party is saying they're innately connected.
The crux becomes "when is power actually transitioned?" Because declaring independence doesn't actually grant you independence. The colonies signing a paper didn't suddenly remove England's grasp on the territories, and the war wasn't unrelated. Similarly, declaring secession from the country doesn't actually secede you from a country, hence the attached war.
One party is saying these are separate events, one party is saying they're innately connected.
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