I was imagining a TL where the American Founding Fathers reached an agreement with the British government. They agreed that the Thirteen Colonies would become a semi-independent state responsible for its own domestic policy and taxation. This new nation must accept the British monarch as head of state, but is run in practice by a semi-Westminster system headed by a Prime Minister.
Liberal and Conservative parties form, but have different platforms than in Britain.
The Liberals are pro-centralization and want to build up industry, while the Conservatives believe the individual states should wield greater power and pull support from the old planter families of the South.
I don't know how they come to such a resolution yet, but I have an idea of what takes place afterwards.
The Louisiana Territory is added to the Colonies' holdings after Napoleon is defeated, and in the 1830s, Upper Canada joins the young nation. A decade later, a series of rebellions break out in the South due to the push in Parliament to abolish slavery.
They gained full independence in the 1820s.
How would this change American culture and history?
Liberal and Conservative parties form, but have different platforms than in Britain.
The Liberals are pro-centralization and want to build up industry, while the Conservatives believe the individual states should wield greater power and pull support from the old planter families of the South.
I don't know how they come to such a resolution yet, but I have an idea of what takes place afterwards.
The Louisiana Territory is added to the Colonies' holdings after Napoleon is defeated, and in the 1830s, Upper Canada joins the young nation. A decade later, a series of rebellions break out in the South due to the push in Parliament to abolish slavery.
They gained full independence in the 1820s.
How would this change American culture and history?