Fact: New Hampshire representatives were the first to vote for the Declaration of Independence.
This was the moment they'd been building up to their entire lives, even if they'd only realized it recently. It was time for them to move past what they'd been as a colony, and join the ranks of the countries who frequented their shores.
This was their chance to decide for themselves everything they'd handed to a king who'd never even stepped on their shores. His siblings were hesitant to leave the protection that they'd enjoyed.
He mocked them for wanting to stay coddled, and decisively cast his vote. For better or for worse, it was time to grow up.
