corn growth in the US
This isn't referring to Australia.
I think we may have discussed this earlier,
but a British North Island and a French South Island would be very interesting for all sorts of reasons.
I would think that the French would be able to settle the SI in a similar manner to OTL. There is no good economic reason for large scale importation of plantation labour that would end up in a large, racial underclass in the SI. Then as per OTL, the SI's economic development prospects are not particularly great, so what would happen long term, to a marginal French settlement on the other side of the world is unknown. You could see a slow trickle of French settlers to the NI, French West Australia, British Australia etc, not unlike the migrations from Quebec to the US in OTL
In the NI, I would suspect that the British would probably end up with some sort of protectorate over the Maori that shaped them into some sort of unified entity, with low scale, slow British settlement in some large urban areas. I don't see there to be an economic case for the British or an early colonial government to bother with large scale land wars to create room for mass settlement. That does not mean to say it wouldn't happen, but you would need another driver, perhaps rivarly with the French South Island?
corn growth in the US
sudfamsci
Guessing by corn you mean maize? Rather thought it was a southern thing but obviously wrong. Thanks
Steve
I know, it's an example.
Although the South being Anglo Brazil is really awesome.
Don't know that we did...
Fair points, one and all - at least until they start filming the French Xena there.
And in what way do you see this differring from OTL?
Also, given that OTL NZ was being developed and settled heavily right up until the 20th century, at the end of a long sea journey, it could be that a loyal British DSA, with intercontinental railway to the West Coast of NA, will be a better conduit for trade and settlement of the Pacific. I am no sailor or logistician, but it could be that the British presence in the Pacific could be quite different with this ATL capacity
Well, if we look at the OTL settlement of the NI, there were several small British urban settlements scattered around the island, on good, defensible harbours by 1840. Usually though, they did not have much of a hinterland, as local Maori were already there and in control of the areas. The growth of the hinterlands and agricultural settlement took a lot of long effort by the Imperial and Settler governments, along with a long series of wars with the various Maori tribes who usually occupied in force the good lands. It wasn't really until the 1870s-80s that Settlers really had definitively taken the prime agricultural lands of the NI and broken the back of the Maori resistance and economy.
All the time this happened the Imperial and Settler governments were supported by the South Island, which was both a safe base for expansion and also full of Settlers keen to get their hands upon new prospects in the North.
In your timeline, the SI is French, so the local pressure for settlement of the NI is going to have to come from British Australia and elsewhere. This will cost more and be a harder effort. Also, in your timeline Britain has the DSA as a loyal destination for settlement, which may suck off a lot of the effort that may have gone to OTL Australasia.
On the other hand, despite epic Maori resistance, they are going to suffer substantial demographic collapse with or without British settlement. So the British may be tempted to try and settle all the same.
Also, given that OTL NZ was being developed and settled heavily right up until the 20th century, at the end of a long sea journey, it could be that a loyal British DSA, with intercontinental railway to the West Coast of NA, will be a better conduit for trade and settlement of the Pacific. I am no sailor or logistician, but it could be that the British presence in the Pacific could be quite different with this ATL capacity
Even in this timeline the Americans have no clue of vexillology. Some things never change...
Writing the word "Kentucky" on the flag, of course!Probably....but what in particular are you kvetching about?
Writing the word "Kentucky" on the flag, of course!
What can I say? It's Kentucky....
That's... really Kentucky's state flag ITTL?
I have a lot of family in Kentucky and married a girl from there and I have to say... This Kentucky flag is phoned in. I'm not saying OTL's isn't (and it wasn't adopted until 1918, anyway) but this is a rare miss for you.
Everything else is great, though! Keep up the good work.
FFL? Fench Foreign Legion? Are you suggesting that there might be a British version of the Foreign Legion, or that there might be a British element to TTL's French Foreign Legion?
I meant a British version of the Foreign Legion, except in that it is much more heavy in just one foreign denomination (or even comprised entirely of one), French.
However, this line of thought assumed that Canada existed as well, and since it doesn't belong to His Majesty any longer, this idea would most likely go up in smoke, as there wouldn't be much of a change in percentage of French-primary speakers in the British Commonwealth TTL.
If there is also settlement from DSA some could go to British S Africa, again with interesting impacts. Might there also be some elements from the DSA blacks and their friends pushing greater British 'colonisation' of Africa to speed the end of slavery, bring 'civilisation' and order to the continent. Or the DSA blacks might be as abusive to the locals as many of the white settlers.
Steve
IMO, when it comes to flags, take the Rule of Cool to the maxI am sorry you did not approve - miss it might be, phoned in it is not. I worked on several different variations on the flag, and thought on balance that was going to be the best one for the trend I envisioned flags taking ITTL. This one is getting mixed reviews so I may consider a revision, but I assure you, it was not meant to be phoned in.
I am glad everything else is to your liking.