An article states facts while a fictional texts is most likely using made up things
Explanation:
What I mean by that is that the articles written are usually a report or an opinion that is real and really does exist while the fictional subject is probably something that is someone's imagination and a lot of times it's not real
Because they weren't completely unified. Many of them disagreed on whether they should force Britain to give in to their demands or completely break free. And some of them didn't even want to break away from Britain.