Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-410526-20160116155944/@comment-26397825-20160117021029

With Australia, England put a lot of effort into maintaining their relationship. We were never left to fend for ourselves; they sent over troops, they sent livestock, they sent supplies. Every convict who completed their sentence was offered the chance to move back to England or to become a land owner here in Australia. They sent their civilians over to start new lives, who were called the Free Settlers, they built infrastructure. England did a lot for us in the early years. We never even revolted against them; we were quite happy getting all this stuff from them which was worth more than the tax they were making us pay. Even though Australia is no longer an settlement, we are still part of the commonwealth and still pay heed to some things that come out of England. We don't pay tax anymore though.

Whereas America; your first settlers were left to live or die on your own with no help from England. They were not interested one iota until America proved they had something England wanted. And because of how they treated America in the very beginning, the Americans got a bit upset and threw a revolution to break away entirely.