Hey guys!
I'm not sure if you guys are still doing this, considering that the most recent post is from 2002, but I have some suggestions.
~ the American States were very independent oriented from the time they were given separate charters and even different ways they were colonized (ex. religious settlements, private charters) up until the crushing defeat of State's Rights after the War of Northern Aggression (read: "US 'Civil' War"). So...logic would say that the 'american colonies' should start secceding as separate states and not show up as "United States" until after the Constitutional Convention of 1789. Between the revolt and that event they should be a part of an alliance like Austria/England/Prussia/Holland were in the mid-1700's against France/Spain.
This could get very interesting if General Washington were to be killed in combat due to the thought of the time that if he were killed at the Battle of Long Island, the colonies would lose their already loose-solidarity and there would be many 'American' states after the revolt descended into guerilla warfare from state to state.
~ there should be a special event, I forget the date but can find out if any is interested, in the mid-1810's when the Cherokee Nation tried to become a state within the United States, but were ignored due to the discovery of gold on their property in Georgia. So I think that should be a special event, whether or not to accept the 3 provinces of the Cherokee nations into the Nation. Have them keep the culture of 'cherokee', but they all automatically convert to reformed, and there is no rise in revolt risk. That of course would happen if you chose NOT to just kill 'em off.
~if perchance, someone actually
wants to elect Aaron Burr as the 3rd president of the United States :wacko: , all proverbial hell should break loose. Aaron Burr was an admitted charlatan and actually wanted to declare himself Imperator!
~ the cultures of the United States should be : anglosaxon (in all provinces owned by Unites States, unless specified), celtic (large scottish populations were in the western areas of mass., pennsylvania, and virginia.), and german (large german populations in eastern PA, western MD, and New Jersey.) All of the celts and german settlers in this game are also, conveniently I might add
, 'reformed' as well. Unless of course we extend the game and get those Catholic Celts in the 1840's...