Don't know if this has been mentioned before, but:
-what to do against other nations gaining independence first?
You lose points if you're not the first colony to gain independence. It's even worse if there's two nations before you.
My only solution for this: colonial war! Get their colonies and colonists before they start thinking of becoming independent. I guess you also do it more peacefully by watching your own percentage of Sons Of Liberty: once they're more than 30 %, other nations will start longing for independence too.
Once your SoL reach 50 %, the most miserable of your enemies will pull out of the New World and cede its belongings to another colonial power.
And indentured workers can be turned into full colonists by letting them get trained by the natives. Criminals they will not train however. But if you use them as scout they can still become expert scouts.
It shouldn't matter what nation you choose at the start. What matters is the way you play. Play like the French!
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