Well I have just kicked France out of America, then I forced them to become my protectorate give me 2,000 for peace, or else I would have ended them
They do generally do a good job of blockading me, but I had a decent sized fleet ready for them second time
I have managed to stay clear of war, but I have neglected my navy, thankfully, I have just upgraded my 2 main ship building ports, (3rd one under construction) so now I can start building second and third rate ships, but I am concentrating on completing my fleet, and rebuilding all of my US colonies. I am going to decrease my military, before constructing several large armies to take India