Imagine you are a member of the british parlement at the time when the declaration of independence was written you have been tasked to reply to the declaration which will be delivered to the colonies

To General Washington, King Geoge III does not recognize the independence of the 13 Colonies as they are vassal states of the British Empire. Detract your absurd traitorous claim and surrender your provincial forces and the crown may show you clemency after due compensation has been levied. If you do not, the full force of the Empire shall bear it's unbridled power against the colonial army and further taxes will implemented to reimburse loses.

Explanation:

The British didnt recognize the indepdence of the 13 Colonies until 1783 when they lost a series of battles despite the Declaration of Independence being written in 1776. So could just say something like this

answer: the time zones used to be whatever the local authority wanted them to be. one town might have 6am whenever the sun came up and another town had 6am 10 minutes later.  

the trains had a hard time when their orders said to be at a certain point at 6am.  

6am, but who's 6am.  

the railroads got together and set the time zones more or less along the longitude lines across the country.

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