What if we (America) had lost the war?

Let's think about this. Do I think America would be a whole lot different? Yes and no. I mean, look, America's love for freedom and everything did stem from the war, and it did make us a proud independent people. My thought is that if England really did conquer us, it would've taken a massive amount to keep us. Losing that war would've made the people of America more aggressive in the long run. I simply think it's impossible to keep a nation's worth of people under "control" by a country an ocean away. Sure England has a massive naval power, but we've got the land right there. I don't think losing that war would've stopped the uprising cold. I don't think it would affect the spirit of America in the long run. And I sure don't think it would've stopped America from forming.

On the other hand we would've lost General Washington. We would've lost so many of our Founding Fathers. That would be a big blow against our present day America, but I think there would've been others to take their place.

Should We Have Left England When We Did?

Even though I personally think we shouldn't have ever had to rebel against the king, we didn't have much choice. After the French Indian war, England had its war debts to pay. I think it's fair to tax the colonies, but England itself had to take care of the soldiers, or have them become more permanent members of the colonies. I think it was a major problem that the soldiers were random people, not the friends and relatives that the colonists knew. The real problem is that these soldiers that no one knew, came in and lived in the towns, ate and slept for free, and then took jobs to go spend money wherever. Quartering forced the colonists to feed and house soldiers however they possibly could.

Imagine the fights this could cause. The fights it DID. Quartering was, in my opinion, the last straw for the colonists. It further prevented the colonists from raising money to pay back England, and was a huge personal inconvenience as well. As much as I don't like it, it was then or never for fighting back.

Early America: Jamestown

One of the first and most notable colonies of the United States was Jamestown. On May 14 1607,  around 100 members of a venture called the Virginia Company created the first permanent settlement the English had on North America. Unfortunately for the Virginia Company, their leader had decided to build in a marshland on the James River. Disease spread by mosquitoes and conflicts with the natives/Indians killed many settlers.

In a hypothetical situation like this, I would've tried going as far inland as I could with boats caravan-ing supplies. Once there I'd start building a wall out of wood around 7-8 feet tall, and later start trapping animals and fishing. Once a system is put into place for hunting/fishing it would be time to find the Indians. It's completely out of character for the settlers to go ask for help from what they called "savages" but I believe it would be for the best. Trying to communicate may prove difficult, but being friendly isn't a hard thing to pull off. While I wouldn't have my colony go look for natives, I'd make sure they tell me if they see anyone. Preparing a gift for them would be important.

Honestly I think that is one of America's... The United State's.. North America's.. Heck, I don't know whose fault it is. But I think it's one of the biggest mistakes we've made. Destroying the native North and South Americans is horrible. The United States is probably the most to blame. But it's a real insult that we can't take back. If I could re-do the making of the United States, I'd live along side the Indian.