Revolutionary!America and Current America
anonymous
April 9 2011, 21:23:05 UTC
Revolutionary America comes to the present world and meets current day America. He's happy with the country until he learns about the Special Relationship. USUK is optional, but not required.
Oh Say, Can You See the Future? [1a/1]
anonymous
May 19 2011, 02:01:29 UTC
The young man clad in blue clung tightly to his musket. The familiar soft hum of his people told the former colony that he was still in his lands, but the house he was in seemed drastically changed from the last time he'd seen it. It looked like his Virginia house, but there were so many things he didn't recognize. The furniture was all new, and there were paintings, of very high quality, they almost seemed like a moment frozen in time, of someone who looked very much like himself and several other people; some he recognized like France, Prussia, and England, while others he did not, like the stern-looking muscular blond man and the woman with the very large...assets
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Oh Say, Can You See the Future? A/N
anonymous
May 19 2011, 02:24:31 UTC
In case anyone was wondering, the 1700's is my favorite time period. Note to self: Don't write a fic from the point of view of a character if it means you'll have to describe things in a way the audience won't necessarily understand
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Re: Oh Say, Can You See the Future? A/N
anonymous
May 19 2011, 03:05:33 UTC
Don't worry everything here was extremely understandable. Actually it required no notes what so ever. Perhaps the Arnold thing but the rest were very easy to know.
lol America WOULD say that he saved the world twice. Oh America XD He probably said he did it all by himself and created world peace while he was at it Silly dork.
Re: Oh Say, Can You See the Future? A/N
anonymous
May 19 2011, 23:39:55 UTC
This was pretty cute, and I liked that America and England communicated to each other using their eyes. The only thing, the US lost the War of 1812. Unless maybe America didn't want to admit that he'd lost?
Thank you. Actually, I've found that what you learn about the War of 1812 depends on where you're from. I'm from the U.S. and was taught that we won, until my Advanced Placement U.S. History class where we were taught that it was basically a giant tie. Who you feel won and lost that war depends on your definition of lost. I view it as a tie, but Revolutionary!America would probably view it as a victory since Britain didn't take the U.S. over.
Re: Author!Anon
anonymous
May 20 2011, 00:09:56 UTC
Non America and non British anon was taught that England won the war though it was less spectacular that it could have been if it weren't because of Napoleon and the more vital European matters.
As a (former) student and current teacher of US History, I view it as essentially a stalemate. I also teach that the American people could consider it a win because it reinforced their independence and because they didn't lose against the mighty British Empire (and its damn fine navy). I'd agree that the British could have won if they weren't distracted by Napoleon. LOL, France, always interfering with England's plans!Again, although I consider it a stalemate between the US and the British Empire (and Canada!), the real losers were the Native Americans. The British won a little by keeping their territories while managing to get rid of Napoleon at the same time; the Canadians won a little by defending themselves against the US. The Americans won a little by defying the great empire once again and reaffirming their independence, as well as by ending British impressment of US sailors, ending British trade restrictions, ending the threat of any "Indian" raids and opening a path for expansion to the west. None of them really
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Re: Author!Anon
anonymous
May 20 2011, 00:46:28 UTC
I'm so amused I stumbled on this conversation on a kink meme. I'm going to pretend my students don't read this kind of thing, even though a few of them clearly are familiar with Hetalia and giggle every time I write something about "US-UK relations" on the board and stuff. >_>;
Re: Author!Anon
anonymous
May 20 2011, 01:08:05 UTC
That's an awesome endless cycle, though! I wish I was young enough to be in school, because that would have made World History so much more interesting. God only knows what strange facts I would have included in my essays, though. XD
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lol America WOULD say that he saved the world twice. Oh America XD He probably said he did it all by himself and created world peace while he was at it Silly dork.
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Because America won the war! U-S-A! U-S-A!
In all seriousness, he probably wouldn't outright lie, but he might stretch the truth a little. XD
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The only thing, the US lost the War of 1812. Unless maybe America didn't want to admit that he'd lost?
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Actually, I've found that what you learn about the War of 1812 depends on where you're from. I'm from the U.S. and was taught that we won, until my Advanced Placement U.S. History class where we were taught that it was basically a giant tie. Who you feel won and lost that war depends on your definition of lost.
I view it as a tie, but Revolutionary!America would probably view it as a victory since Britain didn't take the U.S. over.
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Yeah, if the British hadn't been distracted by Napoleon trying to take over the world they would have beaten us easily.
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