The Regicide

While most of have rightly pointed out the British beating the stuffing outta the 13 colonies as a result, I point out that the British forces would be more likely to be more of mop up than arsekicking: Despite US perceptions to the contrary, the population of those colonies overwhelmingly saw themselves as first and foremost, British.

In sum, such an act would provoke the populations of the 13 colonies against the rebels almost as much as the population of Great Britain itself.

In fact, even if it was unsuccessful, it would likely jeopardize one of the key events that made a post-ARW "United States" possible. The mass exodus of loyalists post-ARW meant that the risk of conflict internally vanished almost right away. With a US willing to sail around the world and try and kill the King, I'm not certain that loyalists would see much security in creating a loyal state just to the north. This means that the loyalists stay and they are there to pound on desks when the first constitutional hiccup occurs.
 
I know it probably wouldn't work in reality. After all, the time doesn't allow for concealed handguns much..
I don't think that would be a case for handguns. It is either a case for less than 15m with a blowgun, or about 300m, with a long rifle (long rifles started being made in 1740). I suppose we could have the protagonist being led to a darkened room, where a voice from a concealed (human) speaker was conveyed to him by a speaking tube: "Your mission, Benjamin, should you decide to accept it, is to kill King George... ...As always, should you or any of your Patriot Force be caught or killed, the Secretary will disavow any knowledge of your actions."
 
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