Revolution Altered: An ARW and Beyond Collab

[Rheinbund]

March 1782 :

Tension will rise between English speaking and French speaking communities of Quebec, Qubec authorities will have a difficulties to attract French settlers, but would manage to made come back a party of the Acadians and son of Acadians exiled after the Seven Years' War even if a part of them would leave goes in Louisianna instead, however one of the worry of the English speaking communities would quickly fade, indeed the number of french speaker settler dry up quickly, the number of Acadians exiled was not huge.

Angry against the behavior of the Quebec authorities, The English speaking communities decided to send a petition to the French king.


02 April 1782 :

Louis XVII, decided to send Gravier de Vergennes his own State Secretary of Foreign Affairs, to act as a mediator, according to his advisor, the Protestant English speaking communities would respect De Vergennes since he was one of the defenders of the Edict of Tolerance and the Quebec authorities would respect a french noble tthat play an important role during the independance war.


But the principale reason was that de Vergennes was conservative, his abscence would weaknen the conservative faction in France.

 

[ReconGuy02]

September 1782: UAS renamed into USA .
December 1782: US buys area at the West of Great Lakes, since Britain was not interested in holding those territories, after losing most populous part of BNA to France. (Modern WI state)

 

[Deleted member 100251]

September 1782: UAS renamed into USA .
December 1782: US buys area at the West of Great Lakes, since Britain was not interested in holding those territories, after losing most populous part of BNA to France. (Modern WI state)

The USA didn’t rename itself IOTL, so the UAS wouldn’t either... any reason why?

 

[ReconGuy02]

The USA didn’t rename itself IOTL, so the UAS wouldn’t either... any reason why?

For some tiny and non-important reasons I can't name.

 

[Deleted member 100251]

For some tiny and non-important reasons I can't name.

Ok. Welp, I’m going to put my foot down and retcon it.

 

[0100010]

September 1782: UAS renamed into USA .
December 1782: US buys area at the West of Great Lakes, since Britain was not interested in holding those territories, after losing most populous part of BNA to France. (Modern WI state)

OOC:
The US wont be able to afford land purchases for a while, their still in debt right now. Second the reason Britain held that area is to link Hudson bay lands to the great lakes and the Mississippi. OTL they didn't need to because they still had Quebec. Let some time pass to digest what they have or for the next conflicts to roll around.

 

[Rheinbund]

January 1783 :

Removal of the Droit de Traites (a French trading tax)

Louis XVII decided to revoke the title of Farmers' General for sinecure since the Provinciales assemblies started to collects the taxes and more efficiently, Many of these Farmer's General angry would join the conjuration of the obscurantists. The purpose of this conjouration is to declare the king mad and put in place a regency system that would allow them to rule the country according to their own beliefs.

The conjuration of the obscurantists would grow with the popularity of the king, each reform made him more popular but each reform increased the number of dissatisfaction.


February 1783 :

After many months of negotiation, Vergrennes managed to form a deal between the two rival factions.

Treaty of Quebec :

Quebec authorities will use the models of the French Provincial Assemblies, allowing a fair representation for both parties while taking into account local disparities, special amenities will be added to allow a better representation of the native tribes.

French will be the main language of the country but English will become the co-official language.

Noone people, communities, jurisdiction could be discriminated depending on their language or religion.

All the people that settled in Quebec before this treaty would be considered as Quebecers except if they decide to leave the country before the 03 March 1786.

The Quebec non-owned land would be transferred to the Quebec authorities.

A multi-linguistic commission will be responsible for selling land to a slighter higher price than the UAS for the next settlers, in the purpose to regulate settlement and gain money, a national bank would be built to give a loan to the poor settler.

The French-speaking settler act would be removed but in exchange special amenities would be made to encourage French speaker to settle in Quebec.

 

[JonKenobi]

Years 1778-1782: Sam Cantora continues to be an advocate of racial equality. The abolitionist movement begins to grow as many New England states faze out slavery as the need for it begins to wane. However, there is a push back from many, Southerners included, who claim that not all races are equal. The debates during those five years create three major thought processes on the matter.

Radical Abolitionists: People such as Sam Cantora who believe in racial equality for all. Period.

Compromises: Those who believe that Slavery is a back ways institution but still believes in the superiority of the white man.

Aristocrats: Predominantly rich land owners whose wealth is tied up in slavery. Predominant in Georgia and the Carolinas.

 

[0100010]

(Back referenced - 1779)
After struggling to hold onto power, in the face of the loss of the American colonies, unrest, and increasing disfavor, the North Ministry of Great Britain's parliament resigns after word reaches England of the defeat at Yorktown.

It is succeeded by the Second Rockingham ministry who were favorable to seeking peace and manages to push through the close of the war, only for yet others to be dissatisfied with Britain gains and losses in the treaty. The Second Rockingham Ministry resigned again a mere three month's later. After a few more months of indecisive bickering the Shelburne Ministry is formed in January 1780.
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March 1782:
Finance minister Robert Morris is authorized by the U.S. Congress, to establish a national mint in Philadelphia, and establish the forms of UAS decimal coinage.

The bald eagle is chosen as the emblem of the United American States, and Congress adopts the design for the Great Seal of the UAS.

April 1782:
George Washington orders the creation of the Badge of Military Merit (or the Order of the Purple Heart to honor soldiers' merit in battle

The UAS Congress adopts a system of franking privilege for official correspondence to be sent at no charge to and from members of the Congress, at government expense, during periods when the Congress is in session.

May 1782:
Chief Kamehameha I of Hawaii gains control of the northern part of the island of Hawaii, after defeating his cousin Kīwalaʻō.

June 1782:
The Shelburne ministry resigns amidst unrest coming from returning soldiers whom are out of work, and financial struggles stemming from the prior cost of the war. Significant unrest and murmuring, and new fears of more revolts, prompts the formation of the Fox-North coalition.

In direct response to a fear of Irish revolt coming out like the American ones, the Parliament of Great Britain passes the Repeal of Act for Securing Dependence of Ireland Act, a major component of the reforms collectively known as the Constitution of 1782, which restore legislative independence to the Parliament of Ireland.

July 1782:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera Die Entführung aus dem Serail premieres at the Burgtheater in Vienna.

September 1782:
The British Parliament extends James Watt's patent for the steam engine to the year 1800.

In China, the Siku Quanshu is completed, the largest literary compilation in China's history (surpassing the Yongle Encyclopedia of the 15th century). The books are bound in 36,381 volumes (册) with more than 79,000 chapters (卷), comprising about 2.3 million pages, and approximately 800 million Chinese characters.

December 1782:
The Montgolfier brothers first test fly a hot air balloon in France; It's demonstration is witness by reporters and the UAS ambassador to France, whom writes back of the marvelous invention. The report is read by President Franklin who has the event along with other recent scientific discoveries published in his papers. He puts forth a proposal to congress that the UAS should form its own government funded scientific societies and institutions.

While many in congress agree with the idea in principle, some express concern over the crossover between Frabklin's presidential duties and that of his private businesses such as the newspapers he has oft used to push particular agendas, especially after it was revealed one of the radical equality for all seekers was allowed to publish an opinion piece in some of his papers.

January 1783:
The UAS ratifies trade treaties with and receives loans from the United Netherlands.

February 1783:
Calabrian earthquakes: The first of a sequence of five earthquakes strikes Calabria, Italy (February 5–7, March 1 & 28), leaving 50,000 dead.

March 1783:
Peace and Commercial Treaty signed between the UAS and Sweden.

April 1783:
The Crimean Khanate, is annexed by the Russian Empire of Catherine the Great.

June 8th, 1783:
The volcano Laki in Iceland begins an 8-month eruption, starting the chain of natural disasters known as the Móðuharðindin, killing tens of thousands throughout Europe, including up to 33% of Iceland's population, and causing widespread famine. It has been described as one of "the greatest environmental catastrophes in European history.

A fleet of UAS merchant ships passing by witness the start of this event, and lend what assistance they can to nearby coastal dwellers, and obtain greater reports of the catastrophe. The fleet returns to Halifax a month later and 10 days late carrying a few dozen Icelandic refugees. The papers reports the story of events from the perspective of many witnesses and the survivors. The tales are moving enough that a number of New England philanthropists and curious adventure seekers, and Christian missionaries seeking to lend aid, fund several return trips to Iceland. The numerous reports also intrigue American scientists who study the phenomenon over the next few months. The series of event becomes one of the first recorded well developed forays into geological and volcanology sciences.

July 1783:
The Treaty of Georgievsk is signed between Imperial Russia and the Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti, making Georgia a protectorate of Russia.

August, 1783:
Mount Asama, the most active volcano in Japan, begins a climactic eruption, killing roughly 1,400 people directly and exacerbating a famine, resulting in another 20,000 deaths.

Jacques Charles and Les Frères Robert launch the world's first hydrogen-filled balloon, Le Globe, in Paris.

The 1783 Great Meteor passes on a 1,000-mile track across the North Sea, Great Britain and France, prompting scientific discussion.

November 29, 1783:
New Jersey earthquake: An earthquake of 5.3 magnitude strikes New Jersey.

December 1783:
As a result of the aid and communication given to Iceland, treaties of trade and friendship are signed between the UAS and the Kingdom of Denmark and Norway, and provides an exception for the UAS for the Danish–Icelandic Trade Monopoly. (and to allow support in fighting the famine)

Numerous Icelandic peoples also choose to escape the Mist Hardships by immigrating to Nova Scotia and "Northern Massachusetts" (Maine)

(Seriously the Laki Eruption had huge knock on effect for the world. Read this an think about how that will make 1784 go.)

 

[Rheinbund]

January 1784 :

Following the eruption of the volcano Laki and its consequence in the climate, Turgot asked for the liberalization of the grain trade, suppressing the royal chore and the abolition of guilds and masters.

In the great surprise of many people, the king accepted the proposition of his minister, but these measures will considerably divide the French people.

Many peasants would support the end of the royal chore but would fear the liberalization of the grain trade fearing speculators or other hoarders.

Many burghers would support the suppression of guilds and master the liberalization of the economy but the guild's member would become the worst enemies of Louis XVI, a good part of them would criticize his fight against the corruption and the state measures supported by the king to the chagrin of Turgot.

Many clergies members would highlight some merit to Louis XVII charity and tolerance policy, but others would reprimand his acceptance of Protestantism and liberalism.

Even if the majority of the army was loyal to their king, some troops were loyal to their chief that could be bribed easily, many leaders would also not support the shy opening to meritocracy into the army.

The conspiracy of the obscurantists that seemed irrelevant will gain hugely of the events and would become really powerful, enough to prepare their plans.

Louis XVII would listen less and less the royal court and pass more time to discuss with his minister, intellectual and other enlighted people. The French king would maintain regulars correspondence with Franklin and Jefferson, however, his lack of relationship with the court will have a huge impact, the first and more important would be that he would not perceive the dissatisfaction and lack of loyalty of a part of his subject.

12th January 1784 :

A decision of the French council allows foreign manufacturers to settle in the Kingdom.

15th January 1784 :

The Asiatic Society of Bengal in Calcutta is founded by the Orientalist Sir William Jones.
the Henry Cavendish's paper on his experiments on Air reveals the composition of water.

February 1784 :

The Netherlands party, the Patriot would gain more and more power at the expense of Orangists, their population would start to become hostile to them because of their repeated errors, their relation with British authorities, their corruptions, their attack against democracy, etc.

Riot in Plymouth (Wales, United Kingdom), conflict between Wales native and British loyalist, the city condition and quality of live was worsened by the arrival of many British loyalists that fleed after the UAS and Quebec revolution, even if a good part of them migrated elsewhere, the poorest stopped in the city, causing a major problems of insalubrity, many would die of cold and lack of food and both sides would blame British governments for this. British loyalists would felt betrayed by the authorities that didn't want to help them after they fight to protect their country and many natives would consider that the British authorities would dismiss them and consider them as a negligible amount, the death rate in Bedfordshire, Lincolnshire and other coastal cities would also skyrocket.

(O.O.C

OOC:
The US wont be able to afford land purchases for a while, their still in debt right now. Second the reason Britain held that area is to link Hudson bay lands to the great lakes and the Mississippi. OTL they didn't need to because they still had Quebec. Let some time pass to digest what they have or for the next conflicts to roll around.

I agreed, and as 0100010 say, they would have a lot of occasion to take this territory )

 

[0100010]

Congressional Elections November 1783:

Party Reformations:
More polarity differences in the parties begin to form. Franklin-Washington groups continue to aim to be more centrist, but also push a financial and scientific pursuits agenda, and end up being called the Central Party and favored equal balanced trade among foreign nations. They remained led by Franklin and Washington, who still disliked the notion of partisan alliance altogether (though that was more heavily Washington's opinion than Franklin's)

Those leaning more toward greater Federal authority and industrialization, characterized mainly by Hamilton's papers before, become known as the Federalists. The prominent figures being Alexander Hamilton and John Adams. They pursued pro-business financial goals, and remained mostly pro-British in foreign relations.

Thomas Jefferson and James Madison headed the Democratic-Republicans. They favored stronger state power, agrarian policies, preferable independence from foreign affairs and treaties, but otherwise were pro-French and supported Quebec trade (as a means toward displaying more pro-French agendas)

Scandals and complaints began to plague the second half of Franklin's term, both manufactured and real about perceived abuses and collaboration between private enterprises and public office. However Franklin was no stranger to the press and propaganda. His own papers and writing were strong and compelling enough that he restored public favor.

EDIT: Removed presidential election related stuff

 

[Rheinbund]

Each Vice President is to be chosen by the President The President has a term limit of 1 term, which lasts 6 years long.

March 1st, 1780
Benjamin Franklin, by unanimous vote, is sworn in as the first UAS president. George Washington is vice-president.

August - September, 1779:

Elections were scheduled to take place in November, for the first formal peace time terms of the UAS president and congress.

(O.O.C this post have a problem of continuity with the precedent post, normally we should wait three years with the next elections, and for now the vice-president is still chosen by the President.)

 

[0100010]

(O.O.C this post have a problem of continuity with the precedent post, normally we should wait three years with the next elections, and for now the vice-president is still chosen by the President.)

Edited, completely missed that stuff thought it was still more OTL aligned.

 

[Rheinbund]

March 1784 :

The situation in the United Kingdom started to become dreadful, the loss of many ships during the Poseidon's Wrath, forced the parliament to take loan to built new ship, the military budget increased to sustain a huge garrison in Madras , and other colonies targeted by their rivals, even if they succeeded to keep a good part of the trade with their former colonies, the entry of new competitors resulted in a contraction of the revenue of English merchant increasing the deficits.

The rise of taxes, the bad weather, the overcrowding in some cities since many British loyalists had fleed in the United Kingdom, would increase the risk of disease and in the endo of the month in the city of Boston a measle epidemic appeared.

January-March 1784 :

Since the beginning of the creation of the UAS, the country was plagued with debts, even with the most ardent effort of the administration. Each month the country faced the risk of bankruptcy, the sale of land and the increase of the population only create a status-quo, the debt increased but we could say the same with UAS revenue, however it could not last, and so the Hamiltonists and a good part of the Franklin-Washington decided to slightly increases the taxes to pay the country debt and allow the administration to work properly.

One of the new taxes was the Whiskey's taxes, historians still argue why Hamiltonists delegate wanted to taxes the liquor, some think that the Whiskey's taxes were put in place as a sin taxes and in the purpose to reduce the damage of alcohol, other would argue that Hamilton perceived the distilled product as a luxury taxes and that few people would argue against this tax, other claims that Hamilton wanted to ruin Small-scale distillers and promote big business, but the consequence will be the same. Western territories reacted badly, the right of distilled was perceived as a sacred right and this product was also used for commercial purpose due to the lack of currency, it was almost impossible to collect taxes here. Federal revenue officers and people who assisted them bore the brunt of the protester's ire. As a result, many western counties never had a resident Federal tax official.

Washington wanted to introduce martial law but Franklin flatly refused, he was a man of moderation and compromise and was never a fan of the tax in the first place. He would decide to exempt of taxes the small-scale distillers, putting an end to the revolt, and would search for other sources of cash.

Still this event would deeply impact the southern region, during the whiskey taxes many people brought French and Spanish wine since it was fermented and not distilled, in the same time some distillers would create their own mixes of distilled beverage mixed with foreign wine to scam taxes collector, creating new drunk and certain of these product would became popular even after the end of the tax, this rise of wine consumption would push some landowner to create their own winegrower, seeing the success of French and Spanish wines.

They would search and welcome, five hundred French and three hundred Spanish people working on the vineyards to cultivate their own wine in the UAS. A dozen of French and Spanish will join the UAS to create their own vineyard.

 

[0100010]

Spring and Summer 1784

The harsh winter and frozen ruined spring plantings continued to have bad effects across Europe and North America. Some areas that did better by necessity though, was a resurgence in the fur trade, and more harvest and trade of salted cod to offset expensive grain. The UAS had taxes in both of these trades and their upsurge allowed the financial situation to start getting under control. However, it also revealed new problems.

Clashes between competing English, French, UAS, and Quebec fisherman in the grand banks began occurring as boats fought over the best grounds, as well as arguments over who pays taxes to whom.

Turning fresh cod into salted cod that can survive long trips requires massive amounts of salt. This came mostly from the salt pans at Turks and Caicos islands. Salt taxes, as the islands were claimed by both the Bahamas and Bermuda, started turning into a mini salt war, as both Bermudan and Bahamas officials seized ships belonging to the other in the islands demanding tax payments, and tried to impose limits on the total tonnage of salt taken. The Bahamas at least, were making decent money off the trade, offsetting their own poor agrarian situation.

Failed planting of standard crops also caused a increase in exploring more cash crops in the southern UAS, including rice, indigo, tobacco and cotton.

Lack of money in both the UAS, Britain, and Quebec, saw a termination of all gift policies to Native Americans, and less profitable (for the Natives) trade terms. The increase in the fur trade also drove more settlers and more competition into the great lakes areas. Encroachment combined with the harsher winter, saw many tribes were go hungry and get pushed out despite many having already moved further west. Several hard hit tribes that didn't agree to move or to endure more unfair trade started banding together and raiding western UAS and Quebec settlements. The main leader of the instigators was Chief Little Turtle.

UAS settlers fought back, but many times some raiders went back across the border to British or Quebec territory, so the settlers pleaded for government aid.

Other UAS settlers that had (oft illegally) pushed into the Ontario peninsula, found themselves not being represented or without aid. Having arrived after the Quebec settlement treaty, (which had not slowed UAS settlement in the slightest) over the porous, unenforced border, they found themselves not counted as Quebecois citizens, and oft had to make do themselves or rely on help from the nearby UAS settlements in upstate New York.

Quebec lacked the money to do much, and the still francophone majority government concentrated on Quebec City and the St. Lawrence trade, the far western fringes were their least concern among competing interests.

In France: Despite attempts to improve the bread and grain trades, failed harvest causes famine in France and the poor started rioting in the streets of the hardest hit major cities.

 

[m0585]

Summer, 1784:

Since returning to Britain, former army sergeant, Jack Hawkins has gained quite a following amongst fellow veterans and the lower classes of British society. Although he mainly started out giving rants in pubs that wouldn't throw him out, he gained supporters in the hundreds and was soon having to give his speeches him town halls. A typical speech would typically consist of attacking the government for the war against the UAS and the nobility for profiting from it. By the summer of 1784, his movement, called the "Bloody Red Shirts", was estimated to be at least 10,000 strong.

 

[0100010]

1784:

January:
The Ottoman Empire agrees to Russia's annexation of the Crimea, in the Treaty of Constantinople.

June:
The Marriage of Figaro, written by playwright Pierre Beaumarchais as a sequel to The Barber of Seville, premieres at the Comédie-Française in Paris. The play however is disrupted by rioters near the theater in Paris

Elizabeth Thible is the first woman to ride in a hot air balloon, at Lyon, France.

August:
Settlers in the former Virginia county of Kentucky organize a formal government in the northern part of the Southwest Territory, and prepare a petition for statehood to be sent to congress to be considered in the 1785 session.

The East India Company Act, sponsored by British Prime Minister William Pitt is given royal assent. It is hoped that formal government oversight will help bring in more revenue.

September:
Russia establishes a colony at Kodiak, Alaska.

Britain receives its first bales of imported American cotton.

October:
The Revolt of Horea, Cloșca and Crișan in Transylvania causes Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor to suspend the Hungarian Constitution.

The Japanese famine continues as 300,000 die of starvation.

November:
The Roman Catholic Apostolic Prefecture of the United American States is established.

The phenomenon of black holes is first posited in a paper by John Michell, in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London.

December:
Immanuel Kant's essay "Answering the Question: What Is Enlightenment?" is published.

King Carlos III of the Spanish Empire authorizes land grants in Alta California.

 

[Rheinbund]

January 1785 :

The liberalization of the trade grain dramatically increased the exportation of grain trade and speculation raising the price of grain, so much that in some place the price tripled, facing revolt after revolt. Louis XVII decided to put an end to this measure and to streamline the trade in France, even if this measure was agreeable to many peasants, it would enrage various elites that benefited from speculation. In January of 1785, a part of the Paris militia will be bribed by the nobles to storm in the Tuileries, to arrest him and put in place a regency council.

However, the King manages to escape by disguising himself as a hunchback, and meet with loyal militias before calling his troop to support him and use the postal services, Turgotines to gathers his support quickly.

The escape of the king will weaken a lot of the rebel that will lack legitimacy, and quickly it will appear that the area loyal to the king were really bigger than the area loyal to the rebel and even in areas controlled by the rebels a good part of the population was still loyal to their king, the rebel would need to gather support and would ask for foreign assistance.

One of the first to accept to help them will be the British, in purpose to avenge the ARW war, even if Georges refused to goes in war arguing that the British treasury was almost nonexistent and that they needed to fix the internal problem of the country before to launch a war.

The British parliament decided in secret to sending fund and armament to help the rebel, however, all the French harbor were loyal to the king and it will be a folly to send support here. The parliament decided to send these support in the Dutch area and here to pass weapon and money by the Austrian Netherlands in secret, however, the supplies will just disappear.

In fact, many dockers were loyal to the patriot and thought that these armaments and money were destined to the Orangist, and they thought that they should use these supplies to a better cause as to support the Patriot.

February 1785 :

Some Whigs will bring these new in the newspaper in order to decrease Tories authority, but these events will have a huge impact and will greatly reduce the prestige and legitimacy of the British elites.

Winter 1784/1785 :

The Quebec elite will launch a wave of donations in the purpose to mount a decent militia to pacify the Ontario Valley.

This militia will be composed of English, French, and aborigines Indians, they will also put in place a system of provincial baillis, their purpose will be to help the sheriffs to solve the judicial and administrative problem, they will also act as mediators between aborigines Indians and UAS settlers,

Although a huge problem will happen, when the Quebec authorities will start to negotiate with Chief Little Turtle to put an end of his rebellion, they would find his argument impressive, he only hunted UAS settlers that illegally occupy Indians land, in result Quebecers would even be in his side, the French Quebecers and metis that often trade with local Indians and have many links with them, especially since Little Turtle lead the Miami tribe a tribe allied to the French, some would even support him in secret, concerning the English authorities they will be undecided, yeah the UAS were fellow WASP, but many became tired of them, each week they bring a new incident a new problem and it was because of them that the relationship with the Indians decreased and they need to trade with them.

Some UAS settlers would even be angry to the settler that come Illegally, because in the opposite of them they didn't pay and only bring trouble, so many locals would help the Quebec militias to find illegal settler, they would have two choice, they could decide to buy land proposed by the Quebec administration or be expelled, a good part of them would decide to buy legal land, but a lot of them would refuse and be expelled by the force, enraging the UAS delegates from the north.

 

[Deleted member 100251]

March 18th, 1785: Jeremy Bentham's Offences Against One's Self is published under pen name, Jem Houndsditch. It argues for decriminilization of homosexuality, for both men and women. [This is a real thing btw, he just never published it. It was published in the 1930s.]

 

[Odinson]

April 24th - June 15th, 1785

French settlers from New Orleans depart for a expedition up river. These settlers, who chaffed under Spanish control, sought to establish an idependent francophone nation in OTL Wyoming. This settlement would be named Nouveau Bourbon. The local population was made up of 149 males and 127 females. Of the total population, 58 were children.