Have a POD that allows the Russians to further develop and colonize their American colonies South of Alaska(like those in California)... and keep at least some until the period between 1890 and 1910. With the Russians controlling a signifcant area, including plausibly much of the Oregon territory as a compromise between the US and Britain.With any POD you want, make there be war between Imperial Russia and the United States between the years of 1890 and 1910.
If you had a very inbred Tsar, it would be quite easyis there any way Russia could decide the selling Alaska was a bad idea, try to buy it back and when that was rebuffed went for the other option?
If you had a very inbred Tsar, it would be quite easy
Otherwise, very difficult.
It would be the eqivalent of France to take back the Louisania purchase in the same period. Damn stupid.
Somewhat implausible, especially for the colonies to last that long, but with a POD of any time plausible. If America still stretches to the Pacific, its going to want to remove the colonies at soem point or another...
Depends upon the extent of said colonies..... thy could cover as much as half of the modern day US's Pacific coast(if we include Alaska into that estimate, 2/3s)Unlikely, while the US would try to diplomatically acquire any said colonies, its far more likely that they will acceptable under the Monroe Doctrine. No forcible annexation until the 19th century, if even at that.
Have a POD that allows the Russians to further develop and colonize their American colonies South of Alaska(like those in California)... and keep at least some until the period between 1890 and 1910. With the Russians controlling a signifcant area, including plausibly much of the Oregon territory as a compromise between the US and Britain.
Somewhat implausible, especially for the colonies to last that long, but with a POD of any time plausible. If America still stretches to the Pacific, its going to want to remove the colonies at soem point or another...
Problem with the Russian colonies is that, unlike the English or Spanish colonies, the Russian colonies were based almost exclusively on trapping (even more so than the French colonies in North America).
Depends upon the extent of said colonies..... thy could cover as much as half of the modern day US's Pacific coast(if we include Alaska into that estimate, 2/3s)
Alaska was like Siberia, except on the other side of the Bering Strait. I've always been surprised that the Tsar didn't try to sell a chunk of Siberia to Steward when he sold Alaska. As far as everyone in power was concerned in the 1860's it was all just a bunch of snow and half civilized tribes.
With any POD you want, make there be war between Imperial Russia and the United States between the years of 1890 and 1910.