Questions concerning the ARW and the Yazoo lands!

I'm currently working on an alternative map of the US (not a wank, just different), and I'm constructing a basic timeline for it as well. I was wondering if someone could answer a few questions for me.

How likely would it be for West Florida, East Florida, and/or the Bahamas to join in the ARW, or was Tory sentiment far too strong? I'm trying to get the Floridas to become US states (or territories, most likely) directly after the ARW, rather than have them given to Spain.

Could the Bahamas be seized by the Continental forces and then hold out until, say, the French fleet could reinforce them?

Could the Yazoo Lands (claimed by Georgia) be used to give land (and theoretical statehood) to the Civilized Tribes? This supposes a Supreme Court that would rule in favor of their treaties, as well as no Andrew Jackson-like figure that would ignore the ruling.
 
Bahamas had twice in 1776 and 1778 people coming in to raid supplies, the population was pro-American, and so were the local elites. Just have the Americans stay then merely raid. I personally feel the 1778 expedition has more staying power.

http://books.google.com/books?id=UG...t&resnum=7&ct=result#v=onepage&q=1778&f=false

http://books.google.com/books?id=ud...#v=onepage&q=Bahamas American culture&f=false

http://www.hazegray.org/danfs/escorts/de1057.htm

http://books.google.com/books?id=Iu...&resnum=1&ved=0CBYQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false

http://tmnv.tripod.com/external2.htm

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East Florida, with a little luck, could have been captured if Charles Lee hadn't been called up north AND got a move-on: his army was 5000 strong but burying casualties daily from heat stroke. This Lee expedition in 1776 is your best hope.

http://dma.myflorida.com/?page_id=415

http://books.google.com/books?id=vW...0CE4Q6AEwBzgK#v=onepage&q=Charles Lee&f=false
(check page 53)

http://books.google.com/books?id=ky...patriots sympathy American Revolution&f=false
(an East Floridian judge and prominent citizen thought to be a Patriot)

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The Willing Expedition was about for West Florida, but it'll take a loooong shot to succeed.

http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~haefner/Rattletrap/

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Long story short: there's patriots in these colonies, but the rebels have to march troops over to them, and fast, and hard. They were too far off from the main thirteen.
 
The problem with any of the islands like Bermuda or the Bahamas is the RN. The US simply cant support forces overseas against the Brits. Could the US take them? Sure. Could they keep them? No way.
 
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