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So I had a thought what if Darien's Scheme was successful, not because of panama(well maybe a little), but because he helped bring about the Mexican War of Independence years earlier. (IRL the Mexican War of Independence happened around 1810, but the motive for Independence has always been there) Which helps destabilizes Spain, An English ally. perhappes other places like Puerto Rico or Cuba join Mexico and France becomes a more ardent ally.

Now act of union happened in -1706-1707, and in order for this to work things need to be pushed up by 70 years at the earliest. If this where to happen what else would? Would an Independent Scotland inspire France, which then in turn inspires America? Would Scotland be a republic or maybe with the help of Jacobites a freer constitutional monarchy? Would a Scotland and Ireland be in an alliance? how would this effect the industrial revolution?

Oh another question if Scotland held on to panama what if they built the canal how might that change things?
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