american revelution

I've been learning more about the American revolution and the reasons why 13 colonies chose to form the United States, and why some other colonies chose not to join this new union. This made me ponder who the United States would develop if other colonies such as Nova Scotia or the Floridas...

EXT - Washington, D.C - Day A Pan via Helicopter over the National Mall and Pennsylvania Avenue. The Washington Monument is sorrounded by scaffolding and cranes. The camera zooms in on the HOST, standing in front of a Statue next to the street. It swaps to a Camera on the ground. HOST (To the...

If the American Revolution was to collapse around 1776 or 1777, I usually hear about its effects in America, Britain, and France. One country I typically don't hear about though is the Netherlands. The Fourth Anglo-Dutch War was contemporary with the American Revolution and some may consider it...

So picture the 13 colonies gaining independence in the American Revolution, but instead of ratifying a new Constitution to replace the Articles of Confederation, the disagreements over the Bill of Rights are too great to be overcome and the federal experiment ended right there. Suddenly all the...

would USA still come to exist like in OTL if Spanish armada succeeded or Anglo Iberian union by son of Philip II and Mary I. Since USA defeated fascism and communism will Spanish crown allow english to setup self governing colonies in North America ?

What if Brazil was ALSO colonized by the English as well? 1. How would that be possible? What parts would've been settled? 2. Would the country have its own war of independence? 3. Can this"United States of Colombia" get this pic's territory? Would it be different? 4. Can they get Pacific...

The Galloway Plan, which was a proposed plan of union between the American colonies was rather vague, and one thing that it didn't really specify was any sort of boundaries between the constituent colonies or more importantly, their western borders. Assuming that eventually the Proclamation line...

Westward, Ho! : American Exiles 1778 was the year that nearly spelled the doom for the American rebels during the War of Independence. After a meager showing in 1777, the Kingdom of France dragged its heels in interviewing in the conflict alongside the fledgling republic. With General...

As we all know, George Washington would go on to become known as "the man who saved the empire" when he lead British forces to victory in the Yankee Rebellion. Now what I want to know is, what may have occurred if George Washington had come to sympathize with the rebel cause, and what events in...

In your opinion, what are some of the best divergences/scenarios that would make the Americans losing the War of Independence likely.

History can often turn on single events. - A young Lieutenant George Washington almost got himself killed during the French and Indian War. - Benjamin Franklin sailed many times to Paris to gain and maintain royal French support. The British were looking for him at sea. What if he were killed...