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Let's say that new Brunswick joins the American revolution. Could be that British taxes are just that little bit worse, or red coat actions shock the people to the point where they send delegates to the continental congress. Now, I'm fully aware that fear of British reprisal was strong and that...

As the title says, in a scenario in which the Roman Empire (let’s say around the early 2nd century) accidentally discovers the American continent (I don’t need the discussion to be about how impossible this is for Roman ships or how Romans lack any motivation to go west please), what would be...

In my alternate history project, humanity as a whole never invents the concept of an "Age of Majority". Instead, legal independence and the right to enter certain professions is granted on an individual basis via "Competency Exams" which are European derivatives of the Ancient Chinese Imperial...

Okay, so the goal is pretty simple Start with a POD sometime after 12:00 AM 01/01/2000, and from it, make the next decade as bad for the United States of America as you can. Cause as much chaos, misery, and misfortune for the US - both for the government and the people - as could possibly...

STORM BEFORE THE CALM: Prologue: the epiphany of a peanut. December 4th, 1979 The President of the United States fumbled with his tie in frustration, his thoughts clearly clouded by his emotions. James Earl Carter had been known as a kind, calm, and warm figure to most Americans. But anyone...

This is my first(second) Alt History. I hope it goes well. I want to improve, and I would appreciate if you would help me with that along the way. The Silent Flag The Clay Presidency: An appraisal by Ben Kroft December 4th, 1844 Against all odds, it seemed, Henry Clay had beaten the hawkish...

This is a bit of a weird one like most of these things I got into a rabbit hole of researching this one very obscure proposed United States constitutional amendment made by congressman Samuel Finely Vernon on January 13, 1846. The amendment was made as an attempt to fix the north and south...

my idea is that instead of dropping the A-bombs America Britain and Russia proceeded with operation downfall there were heavy casualties on both sides Russia decides to focus on Germany which leads America and Britain to occupy japan however Britain leaves only leaving America and in 1959 japan...

1208- Joci Khan, the son of Genghis Khan converted to Orthodox Christianity. 1290- Mongol Army during the rulership of Kubilai Khan had discovered a new land by passing through the Kamchatka. This created a wave of shock on the empire and the whole world. Quickly, Kubilai Khan appointed his son...

Map by u/KolonelJoe on Reddit. Can the United States actually win againist both nations in the 1850s and take these territories? What would be the impact of slavery? Would this begin American colonization of Japan?

So inspired by some only half-serious conversation over on the Your least favourite AH tropes & motifs thread over in Non-Pol Chat lamenting the lack of Mormon Taiping Rebellion TLs . So your challenge here is that with a PoD after 1770, craft a scenario in which the United States is torn...

Let's say the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves survived and Brazil continued to be the capital of the Portuguese Empire. With the passage of time the colonial empire would be more and more Brazilian than Portuguese. So how long would slavery in Brazil survive and how would it...

Based on this question 2 years ago by the user @Ayoitsme in their post https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/larger-more-included-in-the-alaska-purchase.492917/ What if the Purchase included the Wrangel Island, the Commander Islands, and Big Diomede Island? It would not change the...

Is it possible that there could be a plausible Scandinavian nation in North America that controls all of the eastern half of the US? (canada as well, maybe.) If so, what could cause it to come about? How would it evolve and get independence? Not necessary, but ideally it would have a large mix...

Hello everyone! A quick introduction first, I'm a long time lurker and have finally decided to throw in my hand into writing a timeline of my own. You will have to forgive me if I sometimes stray from a more accuracy-based timeline, while I am trying to be as accurate as possible, my resources...

so there was this woman named elizabeth patterson bonaparte during the late 18th-early 19th century of america. and due to a whole bunch of reasons she ended up having a son that was napoleon’s nephew, from his brother. her marriage ended up getting annulled, though. regardless, she and her kid...

Wolfborn A Native American Timeline I am the wolfborn, the spirit of history, the core of today, and the heart of tomorrow. I am wolfborn of this land. - Old Sioux Poem. Welcome to Wolfborn: A Native American Timeline! Where Natives are given the due focus they deserve with a chance to...

The Mexican-American War was obviously quite influential because it expanded the United States at Mexico's expense, and in this land large states such as California and Texas (which had already declared independence but did not fully control it's present-day territory). What if somehow the...

Welcome to this timeline, which Anglo–Japanese Alliance never dissolved, but further strengthen into Imperial Alliance. And America has the better relationship with Germany, lead both countries into Washington-Berlin Axis. Eagle in both US and Germany are the symbol of the country. Japan's...

I think a world where US did not end up just buy Alaska from Russia, but further more, the Manifest Destiny lead US cross the Pacific and buy land in Siberia, each after Russia facing the defeat and financial crisis. 1907: After defeat of Russo-Japanese War, Russian soled Eastern Siberia to US...