The American Revolution: What if America Lost the War? (Discussion)

[AustinSanders]

[SummerSnow]

1. We would probably be similar to Canada.I think.

And slavery would have ended in 1833.

[Uncle Joe]

8. If the U.S. hadn't fought its way to independence, I suspect Canada wouldn't be the way they are.n/t

[4139]

2. The Louisiana Purchase never would have happened; Texas, Nevada California etc would be part...

... of Mexico.

The Germans win WWI ?

No WWII?

[pam4water]

4. The US would proably have end up looking like Ireland. All the land owned by English Lords. That

land would over farmed with mono-crops until the land collapsed.

[MisterP]

7. like in Canada, eh?

[RBInMaine]

5. This guy makes several factual errors. I think he's only half right about the outcome.

I think the history would have been much like Canada's. We'd have gained independence over time through a series of political actions toward that end. We wouldn't have remained a British territory in the long run.

[Capt. America]

6. Our "barristers" would wear powdered wigs. Seriously...

…the West would look substantively different and it is likely we would not reach the Pacific (maybe a corridor through Oregon, as there most certainly would not have been a "Washington" state). I agree with the other posters here that slavery would have ended sooner and that we would have eventually garnished our independence a la Canada. We probably would have had an affinity toward the Crown so entry into WWI and WWII would have likely have occurred (assuming the might of the British Empire wouldn't have squashed German expansion earlier), or, perhaps, new wars with Spain/Mexico.