Monarchy Government Question

[BolianAuthor]

I was wondering that if the American Revolution had never happened, what title would the leader of America have? If the King and Queen are in England, even though America would be part of the Empire, someone would have to assume the task of running it domestically... would it be a Duke, or Noble, or what? Would they be a Governor? I'm just wondering what kind of title they'd have.

 

[Chaos Descending]

I'm assuming it would have had a "Governor General" administrating on behalf of the Monarch. We may have even had our own domestic Parliament for local issues, or direct representation in the regular UK Parliament.

 

[Haggis and tatties]

Probably would still ended up having a president of some sorts, with the monarchy no doubt the same as it is in the UK, a figure head with no real power.....on and Tea would be the daily cuppa.

 

[Guartho]

'This sash was a gift from the Queen of America.'

 

[Chaos Descending]

So, yeah, probably the same (or a similar) system to what Australia has.

Or, Canada and the (current) United States would all be one UK territory.

 

[MeanJoePhaser]

The current USA wouldn't be one UK territory, take away the USA, and who is gonna buy the Louisiana Purchase, and get Florida from Spain, the southwest from Mexico? Alaska from Russia? Not sure the British would've done all that.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

I'm assuming it would have had a "Governor General" administrating on behalf of the Monarch. We may have even had our own domestic Parliament for local issues

Probably both. Places like Canada and Australia have their own local leadership (Prime Ministers) but they each have Governors General to act as the royal representative. I'm sure we'd have the same thing.

 

[BolianAuthor]

Okay, cool... thanks. I was wondering about that. I mean, even if the Royals are merely figureheads, and the Prime Minister takes charge, the PM is still in England, and though he governs America as well, he cannot run the entire nation from England... he has to have an "extension" in the colony nation.

 

[Hermiod]

Given that Britain itself isn't actually ruled by the Queen, you would most likely just have a Parliamentary system of government with Her Majesty as a figurehead.

 

[captcalhoun]

as people've said, assuming America became a dominion like Canada, Aus, NZ et al, there'd be a parliament with a PM in charge and a Governor and the Queen as a figure-head head of state, who'd be represented by said Governor.

you might also get some minor royals like the Duke of Pennsylvania or the Earl of Virginia or some such.

 

[Chaos Descending]

Did Canada and Australia ever have any royalty?

 

[ShamelessMcBundy]

The Queen is the monarch.

 

[Chaos Descending]

What question was that meant to be the answer to?

I should clarify: If you were answering me, then yes, I know that the Queen is the monarch and whatnot. I mean, has Australia and Canada ever had their own royalty, like the Duke of Sydney or the Earl of Vancouver or anything like that.

 

[Miss Chicken]

you might also get some minor royals like the Duke of Pennsylvania or the Earl of Virginia or some such.

I doubt it as this hasn't occurred in Australia or Canada (and didn't occur before the War of Independence.

 

[MNM]

The current USA wouldn't be one UK territory, take away the USA, and who is gonna buy the Louisiana Purchase, and get Florida from Spain, the southwest from Mexico? Alaska from Russia? Not sure the British would've done all that.

Britain was all about grabbing territory in it's Empire days. While the details of acquiring the above might have been different, the likelyhood of us actually taking them is very high.

 

[scotpens]

So, let's say there's no American Revolution. At some point, the thirteen original colonies are consolidated under the governorship of a viceroy who is directly responsible to Parliament, with some provinces granted semi-autonomous rule (territories of the native Indian tribes, for example) -- something similar to India under the British Raj. And, like India and most of the rest of the Empire, America eventually wins its independence -- just a couple of centuries later than it did in reality.

But it's a much smaller America. The vast Louisiana Territory is still French, or perhaps a separate independent country. And California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas are still a part of Mexico.

Britain was all about grabbing territory in it's Empire days. While the details of acquiring the above might have been different, the likelyhood of us actually taking them is very high.

EDIT: After reading the above post, I concede it's possible that, had there been no revolt against the Crown, Britain's holdings in North America might well extend coast-to-coast from Canada down to the Rio Grande. But, if Britain had managed to acquire the Louisiana Territory from France and the southwest from Spain, wouldn't the Empire have been on the verge of overextending itself? That's an AWFUL lot of real estate!

 

[RJDiogenes]

It's out of print now, but The Two Georges was a pretty good book about what the world would look like if the Revolution had never occurred.