british columbia

  1. Impact of British Alaska on Canadian Confederation and British Columbia

    In OTL, the USA purchased Alaska from the Russian Empire in 1867. But, what if Britain expressed more interest and was able to purchase it from the Russians? How does this affect the formation of the Canadian Confederation and how is British Columbia in particular affected by this? Do they join...
  2. brightonskinner

    Greater Cascadia

    "Greater Cascadia," with way more territory than any real Cascadia would realistically be able to acquire. Especially SF.
  3. durante

    Las Madroñas de Quadra
    Threadmarks: A Homecoming

    The loudspeaker broadcast the final boarding call for the ferry. I had been smoking a cigarette and staring out across the harbour, looking at nothing in particular but taking in the sunshine on a nearly cloudless day. The announcement broke my focus, so I grabbed my backpack off the dock, mate...
  4. SealTheRealDeal

    WI: Nootka Crisis Goes Hot?

    What sort of PoD would be needed to get the Nootka Crisis of 1789-1792 to become a war? Would "simply" changing the French National Assembly's opinion on the crisis be sufficient? Also does anyone know which First Nations traded with which empires? I assume that, given that the North West Coast...
  5. A Spanish Pacific Northwest
    Threadmarks: Intro/Part I: to 1793

    ------------ Having grown up in the Pacific Northwest, I was always intrigued why there were so many Spanish place/street names. As it turns out, in the last few decades of the 18th century, Spain was quite active in exploring the region; navigators got as far as Alaska. They even established a...
  6. What British Possessions in OTL Canada Remain after sale of Rupert's Land to US?

    Just a question I've always wondered, but what would the fate of the remainder of British territories if Rupert's Land is sold to the US sometime during the 1850s or 1860s, before the various British North American colonies are united? The watershed boundaries are particularly intrusive and...
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