It's rather easy to forget that before independence, the Thirteen Colonies were very much acting independently and autonomously from each other, actually distrusted each other much of the time, and were very different from each other in terms of their cultures and values. They really were like thirteen different countries in many ways. While they were obviously connected with each other as part of the British Empire, and they did trade with each other as needed, they were not a single entity by any means. The American Revolution was in many ways a baptism of fire that unified these colonies into the United States of America.
But one thing I wonder is if, without the American Revolution, would these colonies unify into one entity while still remaining British? Would there be a point where all of these different colonies form some sort of union and have a local single governing body? Similar to how all the colonies in Australia unified into a single entity. For a fictional example, Harry Turtledove's book The Two Georges has this as its premise, where all the British colonies in America form into what is called the "North American Union".
Would we see something akin to a North American Union in a timeline without the American Revolution, and what do you think it would be like?
But one thing I wonder is if, without the American Revolution, would these colonies unify into one entity while still remaining British? Would there be a point where all of these different colonies form some sort of union and have a local single governing body? Similar to how all the colonies in Australia unified into a single entity. For a fictional example, Harry Turtledove's book The Two Georges has this as its premise, where all the British colonies in America form into what is called the "North American Union".
Would we see something akin to a North American Union in a timeline without the American Revolution, and what do you think it would be like?