What follows is a revised and expanded version of a TL I posted in December. I hope you find it interesting. Please feel free to make comments and suggestions as this history of North America unfolds.
Northeastern North America in 1763:
Purple= Great Britain (Hudson Bay Company)
Red= Great Britain (Unorganized)
Hot Pink= Great Britain (Quebec)
Yellow= Great Britain (Continental Crown Lands)
Green= Great Britain (Atlantic Coastal Colonies)
Gray= Spain
One slight mistake - Quebec was on both sides of the St. Laurence River
Interesting: the British show wisdom and restraint in ruling North America. The POD I take it is a different Proclamation of 1763, but I can't figure out how that allows Edward to survive. Could you clarify?
I'll be interested to see if the tensions subside and what happens in France!
Thanks G.Bone. I was looking for something different. A "real name" like other nations have. I toyed with several names, even after thinking up Yankeelia, but always came back to it. I imagine that Yankeelia came up as a joke as the special committee discussed names when one man said, "Why don't we call it Yankeelia. The other day a (British) soldier called me a yankee. I said to him, 'sir, I am a Virginian, not a yankee.' He replied to me, 'you're all yankees to me.'"
Thanks G.Bone. I was looking for something different. A "real name" like other nations have. I toyed with several names, even after thinking up Yankeelia, but always came back to it. I imagine that Yankeelia came up as a joke as the special committee discussed names when one man said, "Why don't we call it Yankeelia. The other day a (British) soldier called me a yankee. I said to him, 'sir, I am a Virginian, not a yankee.' He replied to me, 'you're all yankees to me.'"
Um, why do the colonies want independence? It seems kind of out of the blue: the Crown hasn't done much that's upset them and Prince Edward seems to be doing a good job of managing affairs.
Also, I'd expect they'd want to be declared a nation in personal union with GB, making the bond even stronger and making the state of affairs put forth in your Treaty of Mutual Association even stronger.
Looking back over what I've written I agree. Rather then rewrite, I think I'll include some comments later on when the 50th Anniversary of the Proclamation of 1763 occurs or when Edward dies.
This idea will be considered by the Continental Congress after the Constitution is ratified (next installment).
Also folks, if Yankeelia sounds too off the wall, I could, I suppose, have the Constitutional Convention reject the name and propose something else. AE has suggested "New Albion" and HL suggests "America" or "Columbia" Three other names were considered by the Continental Congress, "Amercanda", "Brittica" plus "Columbia". What say you?