On Jul 9, 12:33 pm, a...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
(Aaron Kuperman) wrote:
> Raymond Speer (rays...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
) wrote:
>
> : Would a mid-19th century USA have okayed a monarchy?
>
> : Now, we probably would not even notice. But way back then, people
> : rhetorically took pride in being part of the great republic, just as
the
> : old Romans had. Assuming that it was not all empty bull****, is that
not
> : an indication that many Americans would rather go to hell than live
> : under a monarch, even a constitutional monarch.
>
> Do you mean, if America had been (nominally) under British rule
> consistently since the 17th century - of course. Do you mean would
America
> agree to rejoining Britian in the mid-19th century, of course not. For a
> mid-19th century America under a monarch, you need a late-18th century
> (pre-1776) POD.
I meant an "English speaking world" that had been ruled in bits and
pieces finally deciding to create a greater system. With no United
States as such and perhaps several entities in North America. The
French and Russians were drawn to both California and Hawaii before
the gold rush.
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