Happy Treason Day Ungrateful Colonials 4th Of July T-Shirt

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com, the Sell on Etsy app, and the Etsy app, as well as the electricity that powers Etsy’s global offices and employees working remotely from home in the US. According to UrbanDictionary, Treason Day is defined as "The 4th of July when Americans celebrate their ancestors betrayal of their rightful King because they didn't want to pay tax to fund the Royal Navy.

Well we tended to be a little more isolationist back then, the perk of having an ocean between us and the next continents in either direction.

The King of France, still licking his wounds from France's loss to England, gave the American colonists the money to do so. To enable personalised advertising (like interest-based ads), we may share your data with our marketing and advertising partners using cookies and other technologies. Do enjoy your subversive and seditious day of blasphemous celebration and don't forget to say thanks to France… 😉 pic. Given the benefit of 221 years of hindsight, it is truly sad for the planet that the Brits did not quell the uprisings with an iron fist. The "Taxation Without Representation" that the American Colonists were so quick to condemn was really England asking the colonists to pick up the financial burden for their recent freedom from French rule.

The most popular one is simply a picture of the Union Jack with the words ‘Happy Treason Day’ written on top. Thomas Jefferson was the first President of the United States to celebrate American Independence day in the White House in 1801. While for the average American, this is a great reason to let loose and enjoy, with many Americans across the country indulging in BBQs and lighting off fireworks, the Brits feel otherwise. They seem to be stealing all the limelight from Americans who are sharing 'Happy Independence Day' posts on the site.Turning off the personalised advertising setting won’t stop you from seeing Etsy ads, but it may make the ads you see less relevant or more repetitive.