Talk:An Absolute Turn for the Worst

This is fairly self explanatory: A talk page for the timeline An Absolute Turn for the Worst. Comrade Bunny (talk) 03:00, May 12, 2018 (UTC)

Revolutions in Quebec and Louisiana
While LightlingLynx originally wrote that the French colonies become independent around the same time the US did in OTL, I'm considering changing this and keeping New France/Quebec and Louisiana part of France for at least a few more decades after the 1770s. This is because: 1. In total, the population of Quebec in 1763 was only 70,000. The total population of Louisiana was only 10,000. In comparison, the total population of the 13 colonies at roughly the same time was 1.6 million. Quebec is a possibility, but unless anything changes very quickly I don't think Louisiana is populated and economically developed enough to successfully break away from France and then survive as a country. 2. The French colonies didn't really have any self government. The American colonies already had local and state governments that were used to being allowed large amounts of autonomy by Britain, and there was somewhat of a precedent to declaring independence (Bacon's Rebellion, Leisler's rebellion, etc). In contrast the French colonies don't have any of these... yet. Les Lois Tyranniques are basically just another day in the life of French absolutism. 3. They will still probably become independent in the early 1800s, and this also fits with a few other things I've planned, so its not that much of a change to the existing canon. In conclusion, there will probably be some discontent, maybe a few localized rebellions... but I think its somewhat unlikely that they will actually become independent. Thoughts? Comments? I'm open to reasons why they would still become independent. Comrade Bunny (talk) 03:00, May 12, 2018 (UTC)