[quote=@NarcissisticPotato]
Question! I know we can create our own nations and all but do we have to redo their entire history because isn't there a massive amount of potential for overlap? For example, I was thinking about making the Celtic Consortium and having them kick the Jolly ol' British Empire back (potentially wipe them out completely?) but wouldn't that undermine the fact that America apparently lost the revolution?
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It could be that Britain spent an insane amount of resources and manpower putting down the "American Rebellion" thus letting domestic rebels (the CC) to come to power and over throw the already weakened British nation and either killed the monarchy or forced them to go to America a la Code Geass style.