I voted for the war which occurred in 1066. i believe this actually synced the Brittish as and empire. and we clearly see that the Brittish done more for colonization and forming of governments independently eventually over the world than any other nation. They founded the US through tyranism toward the very subjects who wrote the very first workable constitution and this tyranism lead to a tiny small group of mixed lead colonist with many diversified ideas, religions and cultures to band together and fight for one simple right which was the freedom to have a say in their own affairs. Most US citizens today don't even know why we stood against such odds and with a public opinion of the world that it could not be accomplished. So the great empire of the Brittish whom we were spawned actually gave us the very idea of freedom by establishing such a distant colony and allowing so many freedoms amongst its own people.