American Revolution does not suceed - what happens to our accents?

If the revolution did not suceed and the 13 colonies remained, how would the *american accent evolve? I'm aware that americans and british sounded similar at the time, with the british accent diverging more as non-rhotic pronunciations became the norm after the ARW, however, would this change have crossed the Atlantic?
 
If the revolution did not suceed and the 13 colonies remained, how would the *american accent evolve? I'm aware that americans and british sounded similar at the time, with the british accent diverging more as non-rhotic pronunciations became the norm after the ARW, however, would this change have crossed the Atlantic?
I think it's likely--a non-rhotic accent showed up in Boston IOTL, after all. (I assume Look to the West portrays a world in which non-rhoticity made the crossing quite strongly, given the American shire of "Arkensor".)
 

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If the revolution did not suceed and the 13 colonies remained, how would the *american accent evolve? I'm aware that americans and british sounded similar at the time, with the british accent diverging more as non-rhotic pronunciations became the norm after the ARW, however, would this change have crossed the Atlantic?

Not all that differently. The North American accent is essentially a mix of England's "West Country" (ie southwest) with a bit of the East midlands("the pilgrim counties") thrown in. That is, as they were in the 17th century.

Do Canadians sound much different to Americans? Not to this Australian.

A lot of politicians would like to change our language, but accents? Good luck!
American spelling might be better, though.;)
 
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