Unpopular opinion: 242 years ago, the colonies misdirected their anger at George III, who was mostly a figurehead, when it should have been aimed at the PM, Lord North, whose poor decision-making in dealing with the colonists was epic.
We then proceeded to create a system of government under the Articles of Confederation that was so unworkable that we replaced it with the current one a few years later. Ironically, what we ended up with was a system that combined the offices of head of state with the head of government, which resulted in a Presidency that has more actual political power than George III ever had.
Happy 4th of July, everyone! ????