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Originally Posted by JAD_333
Damn, dale, you picked a lulu.
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I was yammering with a buddy about the AWI, and we were discussing books (I recommend Benson Bobrick's "Angel in the Whirlwind" very highly. A little Washington-worship, but a very readable overview), etc. I was thinking that maybe if the Stamp Tax had been better presented or received, for instance, the whole thing could have blown over. As you say, in the beginning the Franklins and the like were horrified at the idea of leaving the Empire and most definitely could have been accomodated.
I hadn't even thought of the territorial aspects that have been brought up. I can't imagine France selling Louisiana to their blood enemies the English
. Probably would have gone to Spain or Portugal. Or Rome! A Holy Roman Bayou!
-dale