The American Revolution or Mean Girls the Movie

1. Rebellion against a monarch named George

2. Started by the rich elite who wanted to topple the monarchy and become the new ruling class

3. Some of the rebels become the ruling the class and forgot about their compatriots

4. The elites of the revolution directed the peasantry’s anger from all elites towards the monarch

5. Overthrown monarch turns the people against each other

6. Use of guerilla tactics by rebels

7. Intervention from outside forces changes the trajectory of the war in favor of the rebels

8. Initial efforts to the overthrow the monarch increase adoration from subjects

9. Territory the rebels are fighting for doesn’t even belong to them

10. Rebels dismantled a social hierarchy creating an egalitarian society

11. Was a real revolution.

Both: 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, American Revolution:4, 9 Mean Girls:5, 8, 10, 11

Since you now know the truth, here is how to celebrate July 4th.