Chapter 25: The Election of 1792
As the second presidential election neared, the question everyone in America was asking was what would Washington do? He had served his nation admirably in a variety of roles for a long time, and while Washington was excited about what he had accomplished, he...
Chapter 24: Britain's New Strategy
After the end of the Revolutionary War, it was clear that Britain had found a way to turn what should have been a colonial rebellion into a defeat that had reversed plenty of gains that had been made in earlier wars of the 1700s. Gibraltar, New France, the...
Chapter 23: Storm Clouds Form
By the dawn of 1790, settlement in the Ohio Country had been settled by thousands of settlers who had migrated from all over North America and Europe. Driven by cheap land, the desire to start a new life, and the restlessness that compels people to take a leap...
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Chapter 22: King Louis XVI's Miracle Years
After the signing of the Treaty of Vienna, the French had reasons to be proud of their investment in the American rebels. They had won a complete victory, recovered Gibraltar for their Bourbon cousins in Spain, had won a decisive victory at Boston...
By the time Nixon is born, there will be a ton of butterflies flapping. And I like to include fun little Easter eggs. Welcome aboard, and hope you enjoy the ride.
Can't blame him for hating this version of the US Military Academy, even though Newburgh didn't happen in TTL. Welcome aboard, and...
Chapter 21: The Greene Doctrine
After Washington was inaugurated as the first President of the United States, he began his efforts to strengthen the central government and take on the challenges of making sure that the country was going to be in the best shape possible so that when he left...
Chapter 20: The Election of 1788
With the Constitution settled upon and ratified, the first election of a president in the history of the United States was set to begin in 1788 as scheduled. The office had a 4-year term, with no term limits in place. That was compared to 2 in the House and 6 in...
Glad to see that a respected member of this forum enjoying this timeline. Glad to have you aboard.
I don't want to spoil things, but TTL United States will have a different path than OTL, for better or for worse.
Chapter 19: Conference of Nations
After the signing of the Treaty of Vienna, the tribes on the frontier of America were facing a challenge similar to what had happened at the end of the French and Indian War. Only this time, there were two new players on the horizon in the Americans and French...
Which is going to be one of the major themes in this TL. While America in TTL was able to have more battlefield success at the end of the Revolutionary War, the consequences of both the Treaty of Vienna and the TTL Constitution will show that America will have a much more difficult road to...
The Constitution is going to cause some problems. Sadly the answer to what to do with slavery will have to be settled in blood later. The Electors are the official vote counters, and their job is to certify the result and investigate any irregularities in national elections.
So the third...