What are the possibilities of the US getting that strip of land from Canada (losing the latter's access to the Pacific) to connect Alaska to the rest of America?
How will this affect history?
How will this affect history?
Quite real. The US had the advantage of being right next to home ground and simply flooding the area with immigrants while the British Canadians can't. Needless to say, this cripples US-British relations for some time, neither of whom would find it desirable as such. Ultimately, this isn't a territory worth going to war for, and splitting the entire disputed territory along the parallel was the best outcome for both by far.
Would there be any value to the British in a situation where they can keep the Vancouver area up to the outlet of the Squamish River while the US gets the islands?