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In North America, that is.
It's New Year's eve 1899. North America is about to enter the new century an independent, quickly industrializing, continent-spanning, multi-ethnic nation of 100 million with its capital in OTL St. Louis.
A majority of the population speaks French and was strongly influenced by French culture. (A few provinces speak minority languages.)
How did this come to be?
The map shows the provinces of the country in 1899 with a POD of 1754. Come up with a back-story and demographic information for the map.
Include:
type of government
the fate of the Indians and African slaves
what the hell the British were doing in this timeline
% population by language spoken
% pop. by ethnic origin
major industries
major religions
quality of life
tourist attractions
--or anything else your lil' heart desires.
Bonus points if you have Napoleon confront Andrew Jackson on the battlefield.