The World from 1721-1725

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The World From 1721-1725

In the aftermath of the Anglo-Irish War (also known as the British War, the Failed Restoration, the Jacobite War, the Salvation of Ireland, Lord Mar’s War, and any number of folksy riffs to spin a bloody stalemate into a victory), Europe descends into an uneasy peace. In the preceding decade practically every European power has been involved in a bloody war that has drained its coffers, culled the finest of its men, and resulted in substantial domestic unrest. The European powers are all forced to turn inwards to address their domestic troubles and situations, leading to a period of uneasy peace as they all lick their wounds and prepare for the next rounds of conflict.

The blood-letting of the previous decade has spurred migration to the colonies and the depopulation of war-torn areas, while also spindling up the productive energies of the powers involved. The ever-larger armies of the warring powers has begun to motivate reforms in administration, logistics, and production, while the seemingly senseless loss of life has provoked hand-wringing amongst the educated classes. Increasing wealth from the orient and the colonies, meanwhile, has begun to fund the development of greater educational institutions and opportunities.

Politically, none of the great leaders of Europe has passed away in the interlude, but some (including the Emperor Maximilian) are clearly approaching the calling of their Maker by 1725. The dynamic Archduke of Austria has been busy restoring his tattered reputation and integrating the Kingdom of Naples, greedily eying both the soon-to-be-vacant Imperial crown and the restive provinces on the edges of the Ottoman domain. Out on the peripheries of Europe, meanwhile, Russia has been wracked by instability and intrigue as it continues to grapple with the reactionary “reforms” of the Khagan, and news begins to arrive out of the Orient of the promotion of the Catholic faith. In India and Maritime Asia the Dutch have continued their seemingly inexorable expansion over the region, as the Mughals have begun to take a decisive turn for the worse in their war against the Marathas and the Sultanate of Aceh has fallen to VOC forces.

Economic and Population Growth in Player Nations by 1721

Population:
As with the 1701-1710 era, we’ve yet to enter the age of massive advances in population growth, but the first stages of population growth are starting to take off. All player countries have seen their populations grow by 4% (cumulatively, not annually) from 1711-1720. The colonies of the New World have seen a larger uptick in growth, and now grow by 15% in this same period. Population changes for NPCs will be reflected on their pages.

Re: taxation due to the above population increases, feel free to round to the nearest .05 (i.e. anything between 100,000 and 200,000 population growth will get you at least .05 in new income, which is half the maintenance of a garrison so it’s not nothing).

Unlike in the previous section, we’ve not actually seen many massive changes in population or territorial allocation, save from the Lateran War and those have already been addressed.  However, the peace treaty at the end of the Anglo-Irish War specified the possibility of relocation of Jacobites from the Commonwealth and of Orangemen from Ireland, and some do take up the offer. Most individuals return home and await if the political situations will deteriorate further, but there is meaningful movement.

Ireland:
Out of 2,000,000 Protestants (calculated based on population in 1721)
-1,500,000 elect to remain in Ireland
-350,000 move to the Commonwealth
-150,000 move abroad, of which:
--75,000 to New England [England]
--50,000 to New Netherlands [Netherlands]
--10,000 to Lambertia [England]
--5,000 to Natal [France]
--5,000 to Cape Colony [Netherlands]
--5,000 to Philippia [France]
Total Change in Ireland: -100,000 (excluding inflow of 80,000 to the colonies)

Remaining Population Religion/Ethnicity Breakdown (Total: 5,250,000):

• Irish Catholic: 60%
  
• Scottish Presbyterian: 11%
  
• English Catholic: 9%
  
• English Puritan: 7%
  
• Scottish Catholic: 5%
  
• English Anglican: 4%
  
• Irish Puritan: 4%
  

Commonwealth
Out of 2,500,000 Jacobites (calculated based on pop in 1721):
-2,000,000 remain in the Commonwealth:
-400,000 move to Ireland
-100,000 move abroad
--75,000 to the Carolinas [Ireland]
--5,000 to Florida [Ireland]
--5,000 to Canada [France]
--5,000 to La Plata [Spain]
Total Change in the Commonwealth: -150,000 (excluding inflow of 85,000 to the colonies)

Remaining Population Religion/Ethnicity Breakdown (Total: 10,550,000): Note: The category of "English Presbyterian" has been removed. Essentially, the Reformed movement manifests as Puritans among the English, Welsh, and Irish, and Presbyterian among the Scottish. As before, "Anglicans" in this TL are more akin to High Church Lutherans, than what we think of as Anglicans.

• English Puritan: 45%
  
• English Anglicans: 16%
  
• Scottish Presbyterians: 16%
  
• Welsh Puritans: 10%
  
• Welsh Anglicans: 4%
  
• Scottish Catholic: 3%
  
• English Catholic: 3%
  
• Scottish Anglicans: 2%
  
• Welsh Catholic: 1%
  
• Irish Puritan: 1%
  

Economic Changes
The decade of wars, colonial expansion, and massive state spending have touched off a greater degree of economic dynamism on the continent. We are still a few decades from the Industrial Revolution, but the ever-growing markets and demand has seen an influx of skilled workers and craftsmen into various centers of economic growth and industriousness, if not industry. As such, the following resources have been added:

Ottoman Empire:
-1 Craft Center (Salonika)

France
-1 Craft Center (Lyon)

Spain
-1 Craft Center (Bilbao)

Poland
-1 Financial Center (Danzig)

Netherlands:
-1 Craft Center (Utrecht)

The colonial influx from the aftermath of the Anglo-Irish war has also resulted in numerous mod-fiat outposts being sprinkled along the colonial empires. There isn’t a direct 1-to-1 of influx population to settlements because in some regions the population diffuses into smaller hamlets and farming centers, though they still add tax revenue to the colony. Additionally, the influx of refugees from Europe should be added after the growth of the pre-existing colonial population is calculated (e.x.: New Netherlands population goes up 15% to 150,000, and then adds another 50,000 to be 200,000 people).

Ireland
-4 towns in Carolinas
-1 village in Florida

England
-4 towns in New England
-1 town in Lambertia

Netherlands
-2 towns in New Netherland
-1 village in New Netherland
-1 village in Cape Colony
-1 Port in Banda Aceh (50% income until 1730)

France
-1 village in Canada
-1 village in Natal
-1 village in Philippia

Spain
-1 village in La Plata

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The Slave Trade

The attacks on the slaving posts across West Africa has left the international slave trade in dire straits. The value of the remaining trading posts thus skyrockets; all slave export centers generate 2x as much income from 1721-1725. The slave ports are: Senegal, Luanda, Guinea, Rio Muni, Gold Coast, Dahomey, and Congo. As of 1721, only the Congo is undamaged from the war, and is thus the only port actually generating income. The others all have nominal ownership following the wars of the last decade.

This also has depressive effects on the economies of the slave importing states in the New World. To that end, the following resources are at .5 value from 1721-1725: New Amsterdam, Salvador, Havana, Hampton. These values will revert to the norm (or even below) depending on the way suppliers react to the demand.