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Hey Guys,

Just a question to y'all, but when would the British government rename a colony that they'd just acquired from another nation through capturing it? Would they randomly do that? Or would they name it for Patriotism? Or simply to show of to whoever they caught it from?

Also after you answer the above could you come up with any British names for Louisiana, New Orleans, Russian America (OTL Alaska) and Anchorage. I was thinking for New Orleans something like New Portsmouth (due to Portsmouth being a large harbour at the time and now, and also the flagship of the fleet that captured New Orleans came from Portsmouth - HMS Victory.)
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