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As a devoted fan of Wolf's "America Eterna" TL, it distresses me to see the thread fall silent. So I decided to follow in Wolf's footsteps and create my own "Monarchial Ameriwank" scenario.

Episode 1: For Want of an Earl
It was a rainy day in England on March 2, 1774. William Legge, The Earl of Dartmouth and Secretary of State for England's North American colonies. was taking a stroll outside his home when he slipped on a wet stone and suffered a grievous head injury. He was rushed inside, but despite the best efforts of physicians, he died on March 5. Legge's position as colonial Secretary of State was taken up by George Germain.
It is here that history takes a sharp turn. With unrest brewing in England's North American colonies, one particular issue was the Francophone Quebecois. Prior to his death, Legge had supported legislation to increase the rights of the Quebecois, who were descended from French colonists who settled in Quebec prior to it being ceded to England in the French and Indian War. Germain, however, held the Quebecois in contempt, primarily because of their Roman Catholic faith. He made it clear to the Quebecois that they would have to abandon the French language and Catholicism, and conform to English culture if they wanted their rights. This angered the Quebecois tremendously. When the colonies convened in the First Continental Congress in September 1774, Quebec sent representatives. In the midst of all this, the British shot themselves in the foot again when they jawboned Jamaica into tradely solely with Britain. The Jamaicans resented Britain's trampling of their right to engage in free trade and began to sympathize with the growing independence movement.
The sparks of British oppression ignited a fire in 1775. In April, the British army clashed with rebel militia at the towns of Lexington and Concord. At the same time, representatives from the aggrieved colonies were gathered in Philadelphia. Quebec was represented by Guy Carleton, the head of British forces in Quebec who had grown disgruntled with Britain's denial of rights to the Quebecois. Carleton pledged to fight for the cause of American independence. In July, former British major George Washington was appointed head of the American Continental Army. The American Revolutionary War had begun.

Aaannnd...that's all I'm gonna write for tonight. I gotta go to bed soon, another day of high school waits.;)
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