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>> True BUT the Spanish would have eventually taken over and we would be singing la Marcha Real.
@BooBear: But what about the French?
@Odin: The French had Canada and the Louisiana Territory at that time. Louisiana was not doing as well as Canada, so they gave it to Spain (back when European royalty was mostly related). Spain tried to make Louisiana work and ended up giving it back to France. France and Spain had problems getting people to immigrate to Louisiana to make it a profitable venture. They had the fur trade in Canada, so I doubt that the French would have even wanted to get involved with the Colonies. They were happy to sell off Louisiana later to the USA, partially because it was too far to defend, but primarily to pay off Napoleon's debt from his European wars.BTW: My progenitor was a French soldier that was sent to Louisiana around 1750. Like most soldiers, after his tour of duty was over, he remained in the "new world", married, and ran a small store in New Orleans.
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