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What if the American Neutrality Act of 1794 had never come to pass? The bill was originally brought in to prevent American citizens from fighting for the French Republic, and in many corners was an unpopular bill. If it had never come to be, perhaps a critical mass of Americans may have signed up with the French, enough for the British and Spanish to accuse America of purposefully supplying the Republic with soldiers. Perhaps Britain and Spain would have even gone so far as to declare war on the USA.

If they're not butterflied away, the 1837 Rebellions could even become the 1837 Revolutions (perhaps even the 1837 annexations, although I doubt that annexation would occur without some period of independence first, like Texas.)

With no 1784 Act, there likely would also be no 1815 Act, and therefore American citizens would have been free to travel to Latin America to participate in the wars of independence there. Those wars may have even occurred sooner.

What other scenarios may have arisen?
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