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hey, all. some of you may be familiar with my Anglo-American Rivalry TL idea, in which the US and UK stay on bad terms with one another for pretty much the rest of history from 1783 onwards.
for a little while now, ive been working on a chronological list of events which will be taking place in the TL, but have been getting a little discouraged with it. to try to alleviate this, i thought i'd start up a proper development/discussion thread in order to bounce around ideas and get definitive events listed down, with your help
here's a list of events so far, up to the first notable POD:
1783
Feb. 3-4: Britain acknowledges the independence of the United States, and hostilities between the two countries cease
July 24: the Treaty of Gerogievsk is signed, establishing the Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti (Georgia) as a protectorate of the Russian Empire
Sept. 3: the Treaty of Paris is signed, formalizing British recognition of the US and the end of the ARW; this is the earliest actual POD, but changes to the timeline aren't immediately apparent, and any minor (read: negligible) changes to the timeline can be attributed to butterflies that come out from here (for example, the capital of a given state being shifted to a different city, or not being shifted)
1784
Aug. 16: Britain establishes the colony of New Brunswick (tbph, i probably forgot to note other canadian provincial/colonial establishments, but those still occur)
Sept. 22: Russia establishes a colony at Kodiak, Alaska
1788
January 26: the penal colony of New South Wales is founded
1789
Feb. 4: George Washington is unanimously elected as the first US President
April 30: Washington's inauguration; due to butterflies, April 30 is the traditional inauguration date of all US presidents
July 14: the French Revolution begins with the storming of the Bastille
1792
April 20: the War of the First Coalition begins (like with the establishment of canadian colonies, i probably forgot to note one or two of the coalition wars)
Sept. 21: the French Convention abolishes the monarchy and establishes the First French Republic
October 13: Washington DC is founded
1793
Jan. 2: Poland-Lithuania is partitioned between Russia and Prussia
Jan. 21: Louis XVI is executed by guillotine
April 22: Washington agrees to accept an ambassador from Revolutionary France, which causes Britain to break off diplomatic relations (this is the first notable POD; on this date IOTL, the Proclamation of Neutrality was announced instead, in which the US decided to make it clear that they'd stay neutral during the French Revolution. here, though, the US decides to open diplomacy with its old friend, France; this isnt enough for Britain to declare war, especially considering their impending conflicts with France, but it just grinds their gears )
now, i have an outline of events already set out and itd probably take alot of convincing to get me to change anything very drastically, but i want to know what everyone think would be the immediate effects of the US accepting a french ambassador, as well as how it could affect their relations with france, britain, and other countries in the future