The French King, Louis XVI, widely hated as an out-of-touch tyrant, accepts demands from the moderate liberals and cedes some power to the legislative body, the National Assembly, creating a constitutional monarchy on British lines. The Shaysites initially dominate the American countryside but are steadily rooted out.ġ789: Outbreak of the French Revolution. Merchants and landowners are angered at the implementation of more effective taxes to replace the widely ignored tariffs.ġ781: American independence recognised by Britain.ġ786: A trivial demand from veterans and soldiers over unpaid wages escalates into political demands when Jacobin agitators arrive from France. Labrador and Rupert's Land to France, Michigan and Ohio to Britain.ġ775: Outbreak of the American Revolution. France and Britain come to an agreement on colonial borders in North America. Red - Jacobin, nationalist and socialist rebellionsġ764: The Seven Years War ends with no clear winner. Purple - monarchist rebellions and installations
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