Pondering an alternate world where the American Revolution failed
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Two events dosed the flames of enthusiasm for separation from England that briefly sparked in the American colonies in the 1770s, these being the capture of Gen. Washington by Gen. Howe in 1776 and the news of the death of King George the III in the same year. The shakeup in the English government saw the rise Charles James Fox who was a great supporter of the ideals of the American revolutionists. The former revolutionist were not hung or imprisoned, and many such as Jefferson and Washington would go on to be representatives. The unpopular taxes were repealed (although taxes on American exports stealthily increased later ) and landed citizens were given the right to vote with MPs who were sent to England to represent their areas. The Quebec Act of 1774 was limited to not include areas the Ohio Valley.
There were later some rioting against the Proclamation Line of 1763 which was designed to grant an Indian Reserve and prevent Indian conflicts. These were not seriously enforced and officials turned a blind eye to most who crossed the line. The Slave Trade Act 1807 and the Slavery Abolition Act 1832 caused some Southern colonies to threaten to form their own country, but the English government offered recompenses to the southern planters. Most of the large plantation owners had begun hiring East Indians and Chinese labor since the Slave Trade Act 1807 and the number of black slaves had greatly declined as the East Indians and Chinese were regarded to be better workers and less inclined to revolt.