A Post Revolutionary History of North America TL Thread

1) why would Adams be "Governor General"? It seems, as far as I can tell, to be title invented for a Federal Canada OTL. I would have expected some different title, like President or Supervisor or Intendent or something.

2) boundaries with the Canadas. Surely it would be more important to deal with borders with New Brunswick - which was not then and is unlikely now to be ever (iTTL) part of any entity called Canada. OTL Canada was formed to give BNA a stronger organization, largely in fear of the US which had just used warfare to settle an internal dispute, and now had a large army that didn't have much to do....
 
Maps will be difficult as I do this from work, when its slow. Text I can get away with, maps may have to wait til later on.

Conneticut did join New England, later on. Rhode Island saw an opportunity I guess, butterflies work in mysterious ways :p. As for the Canadas, they will not become one and will have chapters devoted to them as well, later down the track.

And Georgia is part of the Carolinas for the time being.
 
Very nice timeline. A few concerns though.

With the FRA, it is very unlikely that the states would have allowed themselves to be abolished, especially given the failure of the Constitutional Convention.

Hamilton almost certainly would have been given a field command given his age and prior military experience. And Washington would not have taken one; too old and very much a Federalist he would have been loath to raise his sword against fellow Americans, especially if it meant fighting against Hamilton, who he saw almost as a son.

Delaware almost certainly would have joined the FRA. It was so closely tied to Pennsylvania that as late as 1848 a state representative of the Delaware assembly acctually lived in PA. Maryland is more difficult to decide. Both Virginia and the FRA may have been perfectly happy to have it remain a neutral border state. Baltimore could have used its central local to become a thriving free port.

In the Ohio Valley geography and demographics favored PA. It was easier to go down the valley by way of Fort Pitt and the river sustem then the route from the Virginia coastal region. Also PA's economy and immigration provided for a more mobile population of homestead farmers than the plantation system of VA.

Lastly, it should be General SCHYULER. He is a relative of mine on my mother's side.

Benjamin
 
Very nice timeline. A few concerns though.

With the FRA, it is very unlikely that the states would have allowed themselves to be abolished, especially given the failure of the Constitutional Convention.

Hamilton almost certainly would have been given a field command given his age and prior military experience. And Washington would not have taken one; too old and very much a Federalist he would have been loath to raise his sword against fellow Americans, especially if it meant fighting against Hamilton, who he saw almost as a son.

Delaware almost certainly would have joined the FRA. It was so closely tied to Pennsylvania that as late as 1848 a state representative of the Delaware assembly acctually lived in PA. Maryland is more difficult to decide. Both Virginia and the FRA may have been perfectly happy to have it remain a neutral border state. Baltimore could have used its central local to become a thriving free port.

In the Ohio Valley geography and demographics favored PA. It was easier to go down the valley by way of Fort Pitt and the river sustem then the route from the Virginia coastal region. Also PA's economy and immigration provided for a more mobile population of homestead farmers than the plantation system of VA.

Lastly, it should be General SCHYULER. He is a relative of mine on my mother's side.

Benjamin

Thanks for the information.... I will be including some of this into the timeline. Remember not everything will remain the same and not everything will be 100% plausible for those who will pick this apart with a fine toothbrush. The main reason being is me being an Australian and not an American and also the good old favourite, the butterfly effect!
 
Seconded, with ruffles, flourishes, and whatever else one does to express sincereity.

It is refreshing. Every once in a while some Balkanized America thread pops up with someone asking how. Here however the sentient is proactive. Why duplicate the balkans when you can get interesting resuts by making North America similar to Europa.

If nothing else having a bunch f Republics knocking each other around will knock the chair out from under those tiresome republicans who thinkgetting rid of monarchy will rend the heavens with cake and money raining down on the masses.
 
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