Let me tell you about a country called New Britannia. In this scenario, nothing similar to the American Revolution would happen until 1835, and thus the British Empire began to grow and grow. (Note: By 1796 it encompassed what would be known as the United States and Canada in real life, but these obviously cannot exist in this universe. By 1850 it had annexed Spanish Mexico.) This makes it the world's largest country, with incredibly diverse geography and abundant natural resources. It shouldn't be surprising that this has attracted a large population estimated at 410 million. The two largest groups are Britannians (Note: a specific ethnic group that is mostly of British and Irish origin. A study found that the average Britannian is of 62% British or Irish ancestry, 29% Germanic, including Germans, Scandinavians, and Dutch, 7% French, and 2% of other European origins.) and Acadians. Acadians are well known for their French origins, but in this scenario the typical Cajun is of 63% French DNA, with Italian peoples making up 27%. Other DNA has been traced back to German, Iberian, or even British sources, though small in number. Britannians make up 59% of the total population in New Britannia, and they are not to be confused with "New Britannians" which refers to people of the entire country. "New Britannian has since been replaced with the demonym "American." Britannians are prominent just about everywhere. Acadians are prominent in the former Louisiana territory, Acadia (note: Including Northern New England), and in the region of Southern Cascadia (Note: This is made up of Serena and Montalucio. Serena would encompass Oregon, Washington, California, and Nevada. Montalucio would encompass Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Nevada, and the Dakotas if these states existed. The state names are still used to specify regions within.). They make up 20% of the population. Hispanics account for 10% of the population. Of the remainder, most of European or native descent, with 3.0% being of African descent. The capital of New Britannia is Philadelphia, also known as Philly. This is situated in the province of Delmarva. (Note: In real life, Delmarva would be made up of parts of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, New York, and the Virginias.) Though many of these colonies have since been merged, New Britannia still honors (or honours, as 87% will spell it) its colonial legacy, and it continues to use the Grand Union flag. Some other provinces: Carolina, made from North and South Carolina.  Houstonia, made from Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Colorado, Kansas, and Oklahoma. Huron is made from Kansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illlinois, Indiana, Ohio, Missouri, and Kentucky. Dixieland is made from Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, and Florida. In Northern Britannia are the provinces of British Columbia, Victoria (Note:Vancouver Island and its surrounding archipelago), the Northern Territory (Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and Alaska. By far the largest by land.), Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Prince Edward Island. Northern Britannia (Note: known in reality as Canada) is more sparsely populated. Southern Britannia (Mexico) is the newest addition to the country. There were no changes made to the provinces. Sadly, Southern Britannia has also been the target of efforts to suppress the Spanish language, as well as erode any unique identity tied to their unique heritage. New Britannia has utilized replacement migration to weaken their cultural identity. Because New Britannia is prosperous, European groups such as the Irish, Eastern Europeans, as well as Ashkenazi Jews have been used by New Britannia to assert its desired national identity. This makes Southern Britannia (Mexico) the most diverse region, but has shifted the Hispanic share of the population to just 28%. Recently, efforts have made to preserve a Mexican identity, with the establishment of Spanish-speaking schools in Southern Britannia, in which Mexicans can cultivate their identity. Anglicization efforts have waxed and waned with different time periods. The national currency of New Britannia is the Britannian pound (𝕷).

While the tide began to turn in the 1940s, the Cold War was another turning point. (Note: New Britannia fought on the side of the allies in World War II. It and the Soviet Union were the real victors, and promptly divided the world into spheres of influence. New Britannia founded NATO in 1949, and the Soviet Union responded with its Warsaw Pact.) The Soviet Union had targeted Mexicans with the aim of spreading communism, and disrupting the unity of New Britannia. This causes Anglicization efforts, which had begun to decline, to ramp back up, lead by figures such as J. Edgar Hoover and Joseph McCarthy. They would largely come to an end in 1995, after the end of the Cold War.