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WI: War of US Presidential Succession Hold on to your socks it's about to get crazy in here. :D For this scenario the POD is around or slightly before 1840. William Henry Harrison doesn't die and John Tyler never becomes President. Henry Clay wins the election in 1844. Texas remains...

What could have caused the conflict over the separation of Panama or the Baltimore Incident to escalate to a full fledged war? How evenly are the two forces matched and who would win? Chile had was on the verge/just come out of a Civil War, How far will the US go before it stops and could the US...

I'm not sure how to ask this question so here it goes. For the sake of discussion, let’s say that the US has gained up to 54-40 by 1855 and has set its eyes on the entire pacific coast, which the US greedily snatches up in 1857 when it purchases Alaska from Russia. Great Britain is...

In a continental Republic of Texas, (Gulf to Pacific) how would Texas treat the Native American tribes. Would Indian relations be determined by what political party was in power or would Texas just forcibly remove all tribes?

We are all likely familiar with the basics of the Common Law of England. Could something similar be compiled in 19th century America, codifying the unwritten code of ethics that pioneers and frontiersmen of the American West abided by into an "American Common Law"? Examples of the "Code of the...

Most Pre-dreadnaught Battleships couldn't elevate even their lightest guns, above 25 degrees from 0. What if, a fleet was accompanied by a modified supply ship that could transport and resupply a single, docked, helium zeppelin? The first aircraft carrier, if you will! The zeppelin would mount...

What would Colorado look like if the Rocky Mountain gold and silver deposits were discovered in the 1840's instead of California's gold deposits? Would Coloradoan cities boom with similar numbers to OTL California's? Since the Rockies are significantly closer than California, would this rush...

Spanish-American War instead of the Mexican-American War Would the United States have gone to war for Spanish Possessions in the Gulf and Caribbean sooner if they were unwilling/able to take Texas and the American southwest from Mexico in the 1840's? Criteria: The war needs to start...

Several problems plagued the young Republic of Texas that caused it to fail and seek annexation by any foreign power that would take it. First off, Texas claimed the Rio Grande as it's southern and western border. In Mexico, this was laughable. Mexico viewed the Texas border at the Nueces River...