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** The Truth: ** Unfazed by his occasional bouts of madness (talking to trees, etc.), the colonists actually hoped for a time that King George lll might become an ally in their real struggle against the British Parliament.
 * Lie: ** The colonists rebelled against the brutal tyranny of King George III.


 * Lie: ** George Washington was one of history's great military minds.
 * The Truth: ** There's no question George Washington was a brilliant leader, whose intelligence and moral qualities were key to the success of the Revolutionary War and the newly founded United States. However, he was not a particularly good general - and he said as much himself.


 * Lie: ** The American Revolution pitted the Americans against the British.
 * The Truth: ** Loyalties during the American Revolution weren't as cut and dried as you might think. One British faction, the Whigs, were extremely sympathetic to the American patriots, and at least one-third of American colonists actually opposed the Revolution, remaining loyal to George III and Parliament.


 * Lie: ** The Founding Fathers always wanted the United States to be a democracy.
 * The Truth: ** Some of the Founding Fathers were big fans of democracy - but only some of them.