Interesting - so the ENA develops multi-party politics?
Better than a two-party system IMO.
Better than a two-party system IMO.
Not with a POD of 1727, but some people from the same families as OTL crop up. Occasionally they even have the same names as OTL people because names run in families, but they're not the same people as OTL.I agree, the multi party system is more effective, and way cooler .
Were the people in the First Muti-Party section actually around in OTL?
Very interesting, as always. The government of North America ITTL seems rather chaotic. It seems like the ENA is effectively independent, but following Britain's lead internationally. The bit about the declaration of war on the UPSA seems to indicate that the ENA is able to have its own foreign policy separate from Britain's.
It is supposed to be his son, yes, I just forgot America's fondness for specifying what generation you are if you share your father's name. (And yes it is probably still the case in TTL, I just forgot).6. My only quibble is that Artemas Ward should be Artemas Ward, Jr. If you meant the Revolutionary War hero, he'd be like past 90 by the 1800s.
No there was never an equivalent to the 1763 proclamation, partly because of the different Indian alliances in the Third War of Supremacy, partly because France retained Louisiana and London is all 'we'd better try and get some settlers out west to threaten it' and partly because London is a bit more sensitive to what the Americans want. Though not enough--hence all the troubles over taxation and the alt-Quebec Act (which is much milder than OTL's, more 'they get to keep their old rights' rather than 'and they also take half the land you wanted' - and besides it gets thrown out anyway after the 1780s Canadian rebellion).7. Nice touch on melding the Pittsburgh Whiskey Rebellion and Boston Tea Party into one big shindig. 1768 is a bit early for the burgh to have such a rebellion with its size...but again, I'm aware Anglo settlement seems to have started up westward a good bit earlier than OTL. I don't think a *Proclamation of 1763 was mentioned. And it's only three years before the North Commission is completed and seems to allow settlement past Cisappalachia anyhoo.
*Australia (I forgot if it had an alt-name and if so what)?
When I read "Metallic Spectrum", I immediately thought it'd go gold-silver-copper from right to left. Although I had expected that "iron" would necessarily follow. (Maybe it will, in the future?)
Also, this sounds a bit like the story of the Golden / Silver / Copper / Iron Age.
Good to see this back! It's always been one of my favorite pre-1900 TLs.
From thande's comments, it appears that only *Japan in ATL-present really sucks compared to our world. I think it's just easier to focus on the bad parts then the good. For instance, as mentioned there were apparently no troubles in *Ireland.Something that piques me about TTL (as well as We'll Meet Again and D-398) is how... bad the world seems to be.
Really, what is it with 18th-century PODs and Crapsack Worlds?
Platinum was mentioned in the defnitions above thread as a sort of moderate policy.I can see Electrum being the colour for centre-right, and Bronze for centre-left.
Platinum would probably be far-right, though what far-left would be, I don't know. Maybe that would be iron, for the "iron will of the people" or something...
Ah yes, the Lakhota wars sound very interesting...Interesting, and confusing, and interesting again. I too enjoyed the Patriots/Tories gag. I'm now torn between wanting to know more detail of what's happening in the Ottoman Empire and the details of the ENA's westward expansion!
I think you're thinking of Adamantianism, which is different. I haven't mentioned any other metals, although the commenters here do have some interesting ideas.Platinum was mentioned in the defnitions above thread as a sort of moderate policy.
Already been covered in a previous post--this was mostly a recap post until the end where it covers the formation of the Neutral Party.Ah yes, the Lakhota wars sound very interesting...
I ROTFLMAO'ed at the Radical/Neutral coalition. (Someone should get the gag)