Well, yes, they could, and in fact some will be swayed by the offers of both sides for increased rights. However, some too will just see it as which master you choose to serve....
Not quite the same when it is not 'whites' getting their assets seized. Don't forget the racism factor.
Well I'm presuming that the traditional hands-off British methods are continuing. I.e. outside defence and empire wide matters like slavery the locals are largely left to look after themselves. In which case the question of who rules is more a matter of the planters or the others.
I was actually thinking of the seizure of British assets, especially the warships. I can guess how the RN think about that.
Steve
Not familiar with that one off the top of my head (though they names suggest Georgia). Have you a link or two for me to investigate?
I'm not aware of any duels between Bainbridge & Decatur, both naval heroes of the OTL war with the Barbary Pirates and of 1812; IOTL Decatur was killed in a duel with Commodore James Barron in 1820 which took place in Bladensburg, MD, over some critical comments Decatur made about Barron's conduct in the Chesapeake-Leopard incident when Barron controversially returned to duty after being suspended from active duty without pay for 5 years as a result (Barron was in command of the Chesapeake at the time, and Decatur was a member of the court-martial that found Barron guilty of neglecting his duty and suspended him.) Bainbridge was Decatur's second, although that might not have been the best choice as Bainbridge secretly disliked Decatur. I'd suspect that at least this incident would be butterflied TTL.
The first flag of the Confederation of Southern America was reminescent of the Union Jack with the Saint George's Cross excised (symbolizing both the Southern British heritage and their break with England). The stars on the flag represented the eight rebel provinces and Texas.
A flag of the Confederation of Southern America:
This flag seems so familiar...I just can't remember where I have seen it before
This flag seems so familiar...I just can't remember where I have seen it before
Well, hopefully the Confederation of Southern America won't be quite as unpleasant as the other people to use that flag (or that we'll have to read about a RN officer serving on a ship on blockade duty off this CSA who has to use copious quantities of zinc oxide because of excessively pale skin....)
Hey, convergent evolution happens! And this flag has less stars!
Don't worry, this will not be a TL-191 pastiche, just a coincidence.
So Texas has chosen to throw its lot with the CSA on its own ? Well, this certainly simplifies things a lot in the Southwest.
London: "If the Texans want to join a colony of Her Majesty in open rebellion, so be it. We cannot but oblige the implicit offer of allegiance. Chiefs of Staff, please expand our plans for reconquest".
Washington: "Fools".
Mexico City: "Uh-oh. We better stay out of this one, lost territories or not".
Hey! The good old Stars and Bars.
Not exactly....inverted colors and less stars (but bigger, they grow stars bigger in Texas....).
Hey, convergent evolution happens! And this flag has less stars!
Don't worry, this will not be a TL-191 pastiche, just a coincidence.
There's also how the Stars and Bars had stripes (bars) instead of a Cross. What you have there is a color swapped version of the Battle Flag of the Army of Tennessee with some stars missing.
Still, it screams CSA.
Oh. Just noticed the Initials were the same.
Good to know, although my last comment sort of wrote itself upon seeing that flag. Still, a cameo or reference or two done right could be interesting, especially if you can use it as a bit of humor.