1776 CE: For a variety of complex reasons, the southern colonies decide to opt out of revolting. Despite this, George Washington still fights on the American side. He commands an attack into Canada, which ends up succeeding, capturing Quebec and Montreal.
1777 CE: A British attempt at a sea borne attack on New England fails horribly. The Americans allow the British to land, then wait for them to camp for the night. They then creep up and kill the sentries, quietly sneaking into the British camp. The British soldiers wake to see muskets pointed in their faces. It is a complete debacle for the British. More than 16,000 soldiers are marched off as POWs, and Britain’s enemies (France, Spain, the Netherlands) enter the war on the American side.
1778 CE: Two British attempts to invade the middle colonies from the south fail. The first fails when the British, frightened after what happened at Long Island, cannot get any sleep. Come morning, they are groggy and uncoordinated, and cannot fight. They are routed by a much smaller American force. The next one fails when the British, frightened after what has happened at the Battle of the Potomac, drink too much tea and coffee, and not only do not sleep, but get themselves really screwed up. Come morning, they are so jittery, many cannot hold their weapons, let alone load or fire them. Because they are in such a condition, when their officers begin barking orders at them, the hyper-aroused British soldiers explode. The well rested Americans attack this force as well. It is another bloody rout for the British.
1779 CE: Peace talks begin between Britain and the United States. Large numbers of Patriots flee from the British held south into the American held north.
1780 CE: The Treaty of Paris is signed. The United States is granted part of Virginia, the Middle Colonies, the New England colonies, and all of Upper and Lower Canada, including the Maritime Provinces. In the west, it is given all the land east of the Mississippi river that isn’t part of the new Dominion of Carolina, as the British controlled South, corresponding roughly to Virginia, North and South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi.
1781-1786 CE: Nothing very much happens during this period. It becomes clear that the Articles of Confederation are woefully inadequate, however.
1787 CE: The Constitutional Convention is held in Philadelphia. It agrees on a constitution and a Bill of Rights.
1788 CE: Since the Revolutionary War was significantly shorter and more successful for the Americans, the debt, which is much less, has been completely paid off by this time.
1789 CE: An eventful year. George Washington becomes the first President, the US Capital officially becomes New York, as work on a new governmental complex begins. The Constitution and the Bill of Rights are made official, and several governmental agencies are formed. In Europe, the French Revolution occurs, sweeping King Louis out of office.
1790 CE: A group known as the Society of Friends petitions Congress for the abolition of slavery. Since there are practically no slave owners in the United States, and since slavery has practically no role in the United States’ economy, Congress moves to abolish slavery in the Union. At this point, there are ten states (Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, New Hampshire, Virginia, New Jersey) and seven territories (Ontario Territory, Quebec Territory, Newfoundland Territory, Maine Territory, Vermont Territory, Northwest Territory) in the Union.
1791 CE: Ontario, Quebec, and Newfoundland gain statehood. Ontario covers all of the former British province of Upper Canada, Quebec covers all of Lower Canada, and Newfoundland is a large chunk on the Atlantic coast of Lower Canada. Maine and the territory south of the St. Lawrence become part of Massachusetts.
1792 CE: The United States Postal Service is established, the United States Mint is established, Kentucky is admitted as a state, and construction on the Executive Mansion, otherwise known as the White House, is begun in New York. Elsewhere in the world, the French monarchy is abolished and France begins a war with the Habsburgs of Austria. France’s situation turns around after the Battle of Valmy, and it begins to hold its own in many areas.
1793 CE: In Europe, France goes to war with Britain, Spain, and the Netherlands, and in France, the Reign of Terror begins. In North America, the cotton gin is invented in the United States by Eli Whitney. The invention soon spreads south before Whitney can get a patent, not that it matters. Most cotton production is in the Dominion of Carolina, anyway. In the United States, the Industrial Revolution dawns with the establishment of a cotton mill in New Jersey.
1794 CE: In Europe, the Reign of Terror ends when Maximilien Robespierre is guillotined in front of a cheering crowd. The United States suppresses Shay’s Rebellion and wins at Fallen Timbers, starting a steady westwards expansion that will not let up for more than a hundred years.
1795 CE: The Eleventh Amendment is passed. In Europe, Napoleon Bonaparte begins his rise to power. More cotton mills are established in the United States.
1796 CE: Tennessee is admitted as a state in the United States. Cleveland gets its name. John Adams wins an election. The wars in France continue. In China, a new emperor ascends to the throne…
1797 CE: The United States successfully fights a war against the Barbary corsairs in North Africa. John Adams becomes President. France acquires Venice and continues to rise.
1798 CE: The Aliens and Sedition Act is defeated. Napoleon conquers Egypt after winning the Battle of the Nile after Lord Nelson is killed in a freak accident. At this point, there are lots of textile mills in the US, and many people are moving to the new factory towns.
1799 CE: Napoleon manages to take control of Palestine and secures Egypt. The American System of mass manufacturing is invented and is applied to armaments production, and later, to machinery.
1800 CE: Napoleon invades Italy. John Adams moves into the White House in New York.
1801 CE: Great Britain and Ireland merge. Thomas Jefferson becomes President and John Adams Vice President after a tie. Jacquard loom developed.
1802 CE: West Point established. Napoleon becomes Consul for Life.
1803 CE: The United States purchases the Louisiana Territory from France. The United States acquires 2,144,476 square kilometers of land for $15,000,000, at $6.99 a square kilometer. (Note that the United States is using the metric system at this point.) Ohio is admitted as a state.
1804 CE: Twelfth Amendment defeated. United States practices direct election of the President. First locomotive built in England. Louis and Clark begin their expedition. Napoleon Bonaparte becomes Emperor of All the French.
1805 CE: Michigan Territory created. United States attacks Tripoli, wins. France begins attempted invasion of Great Britain. France overwhelms British fleet, lands force of 350,000 French soldiers in Southern England. British manage to survive as nation, but are forced to concede French dominance of the European mainland. Britain sells an area corresponding to the OTL state of Louisiana to the United States for $2,000,000.
1806 CE: English acquire Cape Colony. France annexes most of Europe, begins war against Ottoman Empire. At this point, the United States has expanded into the Canadian Prairies, as no one has really claimed them except for the natives, who are pushed aside easily enough.
On the map, blue is the United States, red is the British, yellow is Spanish. There is no French territory because, as I have said, they sold it to the United States.
1777 CE: A British attempt at a sea borne attack on New England fails horribly. The Americans allow the British to land, then wait for them to camp for the night. They then creep up and kill the sentries, quietly sneaking into the British camp. The British soldiers wake to see muskets pointed in their faces. It is a complete debacle for the British. More than 16,000 soldiers are marched off as POWs, and Britain’s enemies (France, Spain, the Netherlands) enter the war on the American side.
1778 CE: Two British attempts to invade the middle colonies from the south fail. The first fails when the British, frightened after what happened at Long Island, cannot get any sleep. Come morning, they are groggy and uncoordinated, and cannot fight. They are routed by a much smaller American force. The next one fails when the British, frightened after what has happened at the Battle of the Potomac, drink too much tea and coffee, and not only do not sleep, but get themselves really screwed up. Come morning, they are so jittery, many cannot hold their weapons, let alone load or fire them. Because they are in such a condition, when their officers begin barking orders at them, the hyper-aroused British soldiers explode. The well rested Americans attack this force as well. It is another bloody rout for the British.
1779 CE: Peace talks begin between Britain and the United States. Large numbers of Patriots flee from the British held south into the American held north.
1780 CE: The Treaty of Paris is signed. The United States is granted part of Virginia, the Middle Colonies, the New England colonies, and all of Upper and Lower Canada, including the Maritime Provinces. In the west, it is given all the land east of the Mississippi river that isn’t part of the new Dominion of Carolina, as the British controlled South, corresponding roughly to Virginia, North and South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi.
1781-1786 CE: Nothing very much happens during this period. It becomes clear that the Articles of Confederation are woefully inadequate, however.
1787 CE: The Constitutional Convention is held in Philadelphia. It agrees on a constitution and a Bill of Rights.
1788 CE: Since the Revolutionary War was significantly shorter and more successful for the Americans, the debt, which is much less, has been completely paid off by this time.
1789 CE: An eventful year. George Washington becomes the first President, the US Capital officially becomes New York, as work on a new governmental complex begins. The Constitution and the Bill of Rights are made official, and several governmental agencies are formed. In Europe, the French Revolution occurs, sweeping King Louis out of office.
1790 CE: A group known as the Society of Friends petitions Congress for the abolition of slavery. Since there are practically no slave owners in the United States, and since slavery has practically no role in the United States’ economy, Congress moves to abolish slavery in the Union. At this point, there are ten states (Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, New Hampshire, Virginia, New Jersey) and seven territories (Ontario Territory, Quebec Territory, Newfoundland Territory, Maine Territory, Vermont Territory, Northwest Territory) in the Union.
1791 CE: Ontario, Quebec, and Newfoundland gain statehood. Ontario covers all of the former British province of Upper Canada, Quebec covers all of Lower Canada, and Newfoundland is a large chunk on the Atlantic coast of Lower Canada. Maine and the territory south of the St. Lawrence become part of Massachusetts.
1792 CE: The United States Postal Service is established, the United States Mint is established, Kentucky is admitted as a state, and construction on the Executive Mansion, otherwise known as the White House, is begun in New York. Elsewhere in the world, the French monarchy is abolished and France begins a war with the Habsburgs of Austria. France’s situation turns around after the Battle of Valmy, and it begins to hold its own in many areas.
1793 CE: In Europe, France goes to war with Britain, Spain, and the Netherlands, and in France, the Reign of Terror begins. In North America, the cotton gin is invented in the United States by Eli Whitney. The invention soon spreads south before Whitney can get a patent, not that it matters. Most cotton production is in the Dominion of Carolina, anyway. In the United States, the Industrial Revolution dawns with the establishment of a cotton mill in New Jersey.
1794 CE: In Europe, the Reign of Terror ends when Maximilien Robespierre is guillotined in front of a cheering crowd. The United States suppresses Shay’s Rebellion and wins at Fallen Timbers, starting a steady westwards expansion that will not let up for more than a hundred years.
1795 CE: The Eleventh Amendment is passed. In Europe, Napoleon Bonaparte begins his rise to power. More cotton mills are established in the United States.
1796 CE: Tennessee is admitted as a state in the United States. Cleveland gets its name. John Adams wins an election. The wars in France continue. In China, a new emperor ascends to the throne…
1797 CE: The United States successfully fights a war against the Barbary corsairs in North Africa. John Adams becomes President. France acquires Venice and continues to rise.
1798 CE: The Aliens and Sedition Act is defeated. Napoleon conquers Egypt after winning the Battle of the Nile after Lord Nelson is killed in a freak accident. At this point, there are lots of textile mills in the US, and many people are moving to the new factory towns.
1799 CE: Napoleon manages to take control of Palestine and secures Egypt. The American System of mass manufacturing is invented and is applied to armaments production, and later, to machinery.
1800 CE: Napoleon invades Italy. John Adams moves into the White House in New York.
1801 CE: Great Britain and Ireland merge. Thomas Jefferson becomes President and John Adams Vice President after a tie. Jacquard loom developed.
1802 CE: West Point established. Napoleon becomes Consul for Life.
1803 CE: The United States purchases the Louisiana Territory from France. The United States acquires 2,144,476 square kilometers of land for $15,000,000, at $6.99 a square kilometer. (Note that the United States is using the metric system at this point.) Ohio is admitted as a state.
1804 CE: Twelfth Amendment defeated. United States practices direct election of the President. First locomotive built in England. Louis and Clark begin their expedition. Napoleon Bonaparte becomes Emperor of All the French.
1805 CE: Michigan Territory created. United States attacks Tripoli, wins. France begins attempted invasion of Great Britain. France overwhelms British fleet, lands force of 350,000 French soldiers in Southern England. British manage to survive as nation, but are forced to concede French dominance of the European mainland. Britain sells an area corresponding to the OTL state of Louisiana to the United States for $2,000,000.
1806 CE: English acquire Cape Colony. France annexes most of Europe, begins war against Ottoman Empire. At this point, the United States has expanded into the Canadian Prairies, as no one has really claimed them except for the natives, who are pushed aside easily enough.
On the map, blue is the United States, red is the British, yellow is Spanish. There is no French territory because, as I have said, they sold it to the United States.
