World Affairs Board - View Single Post - What if America Had Remained Part of the Crown?

lazybastard · 07-04-2007, 17:36 PM

We all still be drinking tea.

A different Civil War scenario looks very interesting. The outlawing of slavery in the British Empire circa 1830s brings about the dixie states declaring independence. Would the North still have been more industrialized, if the US had followed the British colonial pattern of providing raw materials to Britain in exchange for manufactured goods? If that was the case, would the North itself still have retained slavery because it is still agrarian? If so, would there had been an American Revolution in the 1830s, over the issue of slavery, of all things?

Ouch, I'm gonna stop now before I give myself a headache.

Edit: Guess I can't help myself. Before we even get that far, what about the Napoleonic Wars and the Council of Vienna? Would there been a French Revolution if there wasn't a American Revolution? What if France had hanged on to the land that would become the Louisiana purchase? How the hell would we predict what would happen in 1914 if we can't be sure what would happen in 1800?

Alright, now I have a headache. It's all your fault dalem.

07-04-2007, 17:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
lazybastard Regular Join Date: 04-27-07 Location: Hicksville PA Posts: 95	We all still be drinking tea. A different Civil War scenario looks very interesting. The outlawing of slavery in the British Empire circa 1830s brings about the dixie states declaring independence. Would the North still have been more industrialized, if the US had followed the British colonial pattern of providing raw materials to Britain in exchange for manufactured goods? If that was the case, would the North itself still have retained slavery because it is still agrarian? If so, would there had been an American Revolution in the 1830s, over the issue of slavery, of all things? Ouch, I'm gonna stop now before I give myself a headache. Edit: Guess I can't help myself. Before we even get that far, what about the Napoleonic Wars and the Council of Vienna? Would there been a French Revolution if there wasn't a American Revolution? What if France had hanged on to the land that would become the Louisiana purchase? How the hell would we predict what would happen in 1914 if we can't be sure what would happen in 1800? Alright, now I have a headache. It's all your fault dalem. Last edited by lazybastard : 07-04-2007 at 17:47 PM.