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What if the British had won the American War of Independence ?

MrBrownstone · 46-50, M
America would be a prisoner colony,like Australia.
Wol62 · 51-55, M
@Nimbus Can you imagine that today! For your crimes, we are going to send you to a farm/factory in Australia! Where you will live, work and get paid!
Nimbus · M
@Wol62 I'd rather not imagine that, thank you :)
Wol62 · 51-55, M
@Nimbus Everyone would be out committing crimes in the UK
AbbeyRhode · F
There would be no American football, no American politics, no Hollywood . . . you know, maybe you guys should try again. 😁
nedkelly · 61-69, M
@AbbeyRhode BUT you would be eating BLACK PUDDING 😀
AbbeyRhode · F
@nedkelly I would generously give all my Black Pudding to Nimbus, ☺️
Thinkerbell · 41-45, F
@nedkelly

🤢 🤮 🤢
nedkelly · 61-69, M
All of Americans would hate Liverpool
Nimbus · M
@nedkelly That might be a good thing :)
calicuz · 51-55, M
We'd be speaking with a British accent and drinking tea.
calicuz · 51-55, M
@Wol62

That my friend sounds outstanding!!!
Wol62 · 51-55, M
@calicuz Yet the French never get any thanks from Americans for that.
SW-User
@Wol62 C'est vrai! 😂 I had to look that up. 🤣
jackson55 · M
Maybe we could have saved the British car and motorcycle industry,
Wol62 · 51-55, M
@jackson55 I once owned a Ford, so no thanks! Is it supposed to break down every day?
Wol62 · 51-55, M
@jackson55 Chrysler, now that they made decent cars. I'll give you that.
jackson55 · M
@Wol62 Ford saved Jaguar, because they DID break down every day.
akindheart · 61-69, F
when we left off in the battle, it was taxation without representation. and it would have continued.
Wol62 · 51-55, M
@akindheart How many adults in 100 got the vote in the first election after the war ended?
akindheart · 61-69, F
@Wol62 in the Rev WAr? everybody voted for George Washington
Wol62 · 51-55, M
@akindheart 3/100 adults in the US were eligible to vote in the first presidential election...guess the founding fathers were snobs.
Thinkerbell · 41-45, F
The U.S. would now be part of Canada.
Wol62 · 51-55, M
@Thinkerbell Poor Canadians, they dodged a bullet there. Or several thousand might be saved.
Thinkerbell · 41-45, F
@Wol62

But they didn't dodge this one... 🤮

badminton · 61-69, MVIP
@Wol62 A Canadian friend eplained to me the difference between Canada and the U.S. is the U.S. was born out of an armed conflict: Canada was born out of negotiation.
Wol62 · 51-55, M
They wouldn't have had to wait till 2016 to get an Emperor.
Nimbus · M
@Wol62 😛
Wol62 · 51-55, M
https://history.state.gov/milestones/1776-1783/french-alliance#:~:text=Between%201778%20and%201782%20the,protected%20Washington%27s%20forces%20in%20Virginia.

Even back them they couldn't win wars on their own!
calicuz · 51-55, M
@Wol62

Exactly, there is no real war, especially when the DEA actually runs the drug trade.
Wol62 · 51-55, M
@calicuz All those poor guys locked up for life, for nothing.
calicuz · 51-55, M
@Wol62

Exactly, nothing but money matters to any of them.
deadgerbil · 22-25
We'd be stuck with all the royals instead of just the excommunicated 🙂
Nimbus · M
@deadgerbil That was lucky ;)
MasterLee · 56-60, M
We would all speak mandarin
Nimbus · M
@MasterLee Sadly so :(
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MasterLee · 56-60, M
@nedkelly thats a stretch
lets not think scary thoughts...
Nimbus · M
@TheOneyouwerewarnedabout Scary for Brits or Americans? :)
@Nimbus for the world :)
Nimbus · M
smiler2012 · 56-60
{@nimbus] 🤔would of it been a case nimby of like the former british empire we gave up rule of countries like india and let them become autonomous .😆the true americans nimby could deide its destiny the native indians
Nimbus · M
👍
nedkelly · 61-69, M
@smiler2012 and the Native Indians could scalp the scousers
smiler2012 · 56-60
@nedkelly 😆not if there bald ned lol
Driver2 · M
Our borders would be shut
cherokeepatti · 61-69, F
Most of us would be growing our own food so not to be paying taxes to England. That’s why herb teas got popular here back in the day, people were making teas from herbs.

Is this the type of thing you fantasize about? British dominance over America?
Wol62 · 51-55, M
It sounds dodgy if you tried it today... a general leads an army to liberate his people, then holds an election where he get elected by less than 3% of all adults!
Nimbus · M
@Wol62 👍
SW-User
There’d be gun control in America, national healthcare and women would have rights to their own bodies
Nimbus · M
@SW-User Yay!
SarithBorn · 18-21, M
Britain would have the most powerful army in the world 🤔
Sidewinder · 36-40, M
Then the United States of America would be part of The British Commonwealth of Nations. As I mention this, I can almost imagine the American flag a Union Jack where the stars should be.
DrWatson · 70-79, M
I think we eventually, perhaps gradually but peacefully, would become an independent country the way Canada did.
Driver2 · M
Good question , no way to know . The British empire Would have lasted longer . The Nazis would have been crushed In a year.
But who knows
Thodsis · 51-55, M
Those rebels would have forced days, months and years to be recorded in the obvious order.
Charles 3 would be head of state
nedkelly · 61-69, M
@TheSirfurryanimalWales plus they would play cricket
@nedkelly yes...and the NFL would be rugby.
Wol62 · 51-55, M
@nedkelly ...and call it the World Series but only invite teams from America to play.
Pretzel · 61-69, M
No doubt one of their princes would come over and take a local for his spouse and...oh wow
smileylovesgaming · 31-35, F
I thought we all fought aliens for our Independence
pride49 · 31-35, M
Maybe no slavery. Maybe no religious bullcrap
Justmeraeagain · 56-60, F
We'd still be speaking the same language?
Elessar · 26-30, M
Instead of Brexit you would've had Usexit
Canada would just be bigger
Joeyj16 · M
You’d be speaking German
Justenjoyit · 56-60, M
Probably would not have a gun problem in the US and definitely would have not had the segregation of the African Americans
Nimbus · M
@Justenjoyit Good points 👍
It wouldn't have been called the American War of Independence.
empanadas · 31-35, M
We would have bad teeth and the British wouldn't be obsessed over us like a guy who lost his girlfriend

 
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