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==== The Great War, and 1937 independence ====
During the [[Great War|Great War,]]
However, many in the New England parliament was against involving themselves in European affairs, and denied the British request. The British prime minister, Benjamin Kaylock, then lambasted New England as "unpatriotic and cowardly," inflaming the anti-British sentiment in New England. By 1937, the separatist sentiment in New England grew more and more, with an overwhelming majority favoring secession from the British empire.
New Netherland and [[Mexico]] started to support New England separatism, and the New England government corroborated with them. In 1837, the New England government formally declared independence from Britain. Britain responded by threatening to invade New England with an invasion, but New Netherland and Mexico pledged support to the New England government should Britain invade. Due to the ongoing war in Europe, no invasion from Britain came. In 1941, Great Britain formally recognized the independence of New England.▼
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