AHC: France wins the Seven-Years War

@ Socrates: isn't this thread about France winning the Seven Years War? I agree that this wouldn't only involve Hannover and the rest of Europe, but also a better performance of the OTL losers in their campaigns in the colonial 'theater'.

Sure, but people were talking as if a win in Europe could do it. I'm just saying that wouldn't achieve the goal! It's extremely hard for them to win in North America, although they could do better in India. Still, that means multiple bouts of good fortune for France in different theatres. If you want one POD, have London invaded.
 
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At the most, France could retain New France while acquiring more territories in India.

-Americas : A big no-no. British America was far more populated than French America, and a french rule over the colonies would only create an earlier American Revolution, easily won with the acquisition by revolutionaries of Canada. (An interesting TL, that said)

-India : up to 1800, India was less about having territories than having influence. Of course, the indian lands directly controlled by Britain would fall to French in this case, but even without these, the French Influence on south India was alone able to allow a powerful French India.
 
-Americas : A big no-no. British America was far more populated than French America, and a french rule over the colonies would only create an earlier American Revolution, easily won with the acquisition by revolutionaries of Canada. (An interesting TL, that said)

How does simply retaining New France mean that they somehow gained control over the British colonies on the East coast?
 
Bad reading, I tought it was reGain. My bad.

It's fine. However, to go along with what you said, I agree. France could never get control over the British colonies at this point. Nevertheless, France keeping Canada and Louisiana would definitely cause the Americans to remain loyal to Britain due to the fear of the French threat. So, the American Revolution would be butterflied away or, at the very least, postponed until a later date.
 
It's fine. However, to go along with what you said, I agree. France could never get control over the British colonies at this point. Nevertheless, France keeping Canada and Louisiana would definitely cause the Americans to remain loyal to Britain due to the fear of the French threat. So, the American Revolution would be butterflied away or, at the very least, postponed until a later date.

It depends. If Quebec was captured as in OTL (IIRC with the help of local troops), allowing the French to keep the territory could create a large uproar, especially if the peace treaty include a clause about an interdiction of settlement in the ohio county (which would be like the affair about the proclamation line).
 
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