For what it’s worth I had voted for François but the poll refused to register it.
La Floride: A French Huguenot Colony in North America
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For some reason, no vote registered on my end either. So I guess that evens out.
The reason I'm favoring that as the boundary is because it's roughly at 35N and the map I posted has a French Florida that stretches to 35N. Plus, it would put them in a more favorable position to survive if the British try to make a move on the region. And it's a perfect natural boundary between the French and the British for cultural, political, and geographic reasons seen IOTL.
Putting the border at exactly 35N would put it at the mouth of the Neuse River, which I think would be a possible boundary. Natural features are convenient borders. The border could follow the Neuse up to 36N and then follow that as the border, at least until you reach the Tennessee River just north of Knoxville.
Fair. That would actually be pretty interesting. Also expect North Carolina to be a battleground between the English and French.
Here's a second poll to make sure it's actually working on my end and not a glitch. That, and I'm still trying to figure something out for this TL.
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Where should the first English-founded colony in North America be?
Vote Now! [Chesapeake/Tidewater region (DE, MD, NC, VA)] [Mid-Atlantic region (NJ, NY, PA)] [New England] [Canadian Maritimes] [Other (explain)]
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your poll says my vote was counted, but the results show zero votes on any of the choices.Here's a second poll to make sure it's actually working on my end and not a glitch. That, and I'm still trying to figure something out for this TL.
Where should the first English-founded colony in North America be?
Vote Now! [Chesapeake/Tidewater region (DE, MD, NC, VA)] [Mid-Atlantic region (NJ, NY, PA)] [New England] [Canadian Maritimes] [Other (explain)]
Which is weird, considering it used to be a good option to make polls with. I’ll see if I can find some other options.
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I cast my vote for the Chesapeake/Tidewater region. I reason that with fertile land to grow crops on a bay for lucrative fishing, I could see the English settling there first.
For additional information, this is meant to be something of an analogue to a more successful Roanoke colony. With the Huguenots colonizing Georgia and South Carolina, I’m not sure Roanoke would have existed in OTL location.
Canadian Maritimes, it's closest to England. Then slow expansion to St. Lawrence valley and New England...
Well, the French have already been trying to settle that region for years and they seem to have a firm grasp on it. But, there is an unexpected frontrunner in this poll.
I'm not sure if I was clear but this is meant to be the voyage and colony of Sir Walter Raleigh (or an analogue to Roanoke Island if it were successful. My logic is that the presence of both the Spanish and French will push the British to create a successful colony sooner than OTL)
Would it do the same thing for France especially seeing that it's protestant colony
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Right now it makes sense for the English to keep a safe distance as there are already four-digit numbers of Huguenots in La Floride and they do not want to be conquered.
At this rate it looks like the first colony will end up in the Mid-Atlantic region. If it ends up being there, it will just be a matter of where within it.
Wait, did the French start also colonising the Saint Lawrence valley before OTL?
Because, if not, it seems normal that they will use ocen gyre from Iceland/Greenland towards Labrador and Newfoundland. After all, Cabots went there for a reason. Now, they can later expand wherever they want, but first settlements IMHO, should be somewhere around Newfoundland/Nova Scotia area...
Because, if not, it seems normal that they will use ocen gyre from Iceland/Greenland towards Labrador and Newfoundland. After all, Cabots went there for a reason. Now, they can later expand wherever they want, but first settlements IMHO, should be somewhere around Newfoundland/Nova Scotia area...
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Even if they did, I don't think that English should: a) know about one small settlement around Quebec, b) care much about that, especially if they are 700+ kilometers away in Nova Scotia or even less Labrador/Newfoundland. For comparison, that's the distance between Florida and Virginia. And Spanish being in Florida didn't prevent English in settling in Virginia.
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