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Some Englishmen had a concept of doing this, referring to the Gulf Coast as "Carolana" or at least the further parts of Carolana/Carolina.

It is notable that French exploration all the way down the Mississippi and establishment of Gulf Coast settlements Biloxi-1698, Mobile-1702, New Orleans-1718, came rather late compared to both French Canada and most English Atlantic colonies. Even Spanish Pensacola in Florisa was not permanently founded until 1698.

It seems to me that if you have restoration England put a little more emphasis on it, it could get established in the Gulf Coast first.

What effects would this have on colonial development, with the British colonists "jumping" the Appalachians barrier over 60 years earlier than OTL, and controlling the mouth of the Mississippi?
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