there’s 9
Austria, Yugoslavia, Lithuania, Latvia, Czechoslovakia, Estonia, Poland, Hungary, and Finland
They were created to form a government system so the king would not have to deal with the work in the colonies.
They listed grievances in the declaration which explained all the transgressions that the King had committed against them and why it was common sense and logic to declare independence. They explained how the king was being tyrannical and they deserved to have their freedom and be democratic instead of having a monarchy.
I think the main point is that Britain had its tentacles spread far and wide, meaning it was involved with a number of countries. This cartoon is Russian propaganda, so I would assume that Russia was worried that Britain was taking over and becoming too powerful.
Growing crops such as tobacco, cotton, and food crops.