AHC: Make the US Somehow get parts of Canada

What if Germany had managed to put Britain in Debt in WWI? And Britain had to sell off land.
Britain couldn't really sell bits of Canada at this point I don't think. Of course post 1900 the Americans did get bits of Canada with the Alaska panhandle dispute.
 
It's unlikely they would start with Canada in that situation. Their East Asian colones would be first. It is possible that a better handled Northern campaign in the Revolution could have gained the US some territory from Canada. I'm very familiar with that part of history though so I'm not sure how likely that is.
 
during the War of 1812, American land campaigns are more successful, leading to Britain ceding Rupert's Land to the US at the end of it. years later, British Columbia opts to join the Union rather than confederate with Canada
 
I'm not sure how countries go about selling colonial posessions anyway, but Canada was a dominion rather than a colony by that time so could not be dispensed with. But perhaps Newfoundland could be (it had been a seperate dominion but had given up that status in the mid-30s and returned to direct British rule, and remained as such until it joined Canada in 1949).
 
I'm not sure how countries go about selling colonial posessions anyway, but Canada was a dominion rather than a colony by that time so could not be dispensed with. But perhaps Newfoundland could be (it had been a seperate dominion but had given up that status in the mid-30s and returned to direct British rule, and remained as such until it joined Canada in 1949).

Newfoundland held a vote after WWII to be part of either the US or Canada, dinnit? So it'd be amicable for both sides if it were sold to the US to repay debts.
 
-Quebec secedes in mid/late 70s

-Atlantic provinces (Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, PEI, and New Brunswick) decide to join US as feasible communication with Ottawa is difficult at best [this was apparently planned OTL should Quebec have seceded]. US gets control of Grand Banks and begins to eye Greenland for possible purchase.

For a bit more...

-Alberta oil wealth is explored/developed earlier and, in the eyes of Albertans, disproportionately used to the benefit of other provinces. "Secession or Union" becomes a battle cry within the province in increasing numbers

-British Columbia anounces that should Alberta gain independence in a referendum in 2010 that it will consider joining the United States. Yukon Territory soon follows with a similar announcement.

-Alberta secedes in 2010, joining the United States shortly thereafter. British Columbia and the Yukon Territory follow soon after.

-2011: Canada decides to apply for membership in the United States

-2012: Quebec goes bankrupt, negotiates with United States for possible admission as special status area hoping to be akin to Puerto Rico

Yes, a bit of a Yank-wank, but maybe the most plausbile for PODs in recent times
 

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With out any sort of POD and to keeping to the OTL these are the only ones i can think of.

A much more better armed and trained and more numerical US military in the war of 1812 and a more military minded Madison.

British Columbia sold to the US in settling the Alabama claims.

Newfoundland holds a referendum in joining the US instead of Canada.
 
-Quebec secedes in mid/late 70s

The attempt at succession failed in 1980 for a reason. This isn't happening.

-Atlantic provinces (Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, PEI, and New Brunswick) decide to join US as feasible communication with Ottawa is difficult at best [this was apparently planned OTL should Quebec have seceded]. US gets control of Grand Banks and begins to eye Greenland for possible purchase.

Highly unlikely here, too, particularly as Quebec would economically have to continue working with Canada, and thus cutting off the Atlantic Provinces is at best an iffy proposition.

-Alberta oil wealth is explored/developed earlier and, in the eyes of Albertans, disproportionately used to the benefit of other provinces. "Secession or Union" becomes a battle cry within the province in increasing numbers

This came up in the aftermath of Trudeau's National Energy Plan in 1980 but went nowhere, as Alberta's Premier held his ground and got concessions from Ottawa, a fact which ultimately saw the NEP dismantled in the mid-1980s. This isn't likely to go very far, either.

-British Columbia anounces that should Alberta gain independence in a referendum in 2010 that it will consider joining the United States. Yukon Territory soon follows with a similar announcement.

-Alberta secedes in 2010, joining the United States shortly thereafter. British Columbia and the Yukon Territory follow soon after.

-2011: Canada decides to apply for membership in the United States

-2012: Quebec goes bankrupt, negotiates with United States for possible admission as special status area hoping to be akin to Puerto Rico

Yes, a bit of a Yank-wank, but maybe the most plausbile for PODs in recent times

These are all ASB.
 
One could say that this is OTL, what with the Maine border and Alaska border having been settled pretty much in the favour of the US. So Canadians believe the US has already gotten parts of Canada....:)
 
This is alternate history, the AHC is make the US get parts of Canada, so there's the POD.

Its ASB until you provide a reason for it not to be. Britain being in debt never effected Canada in OTL.

Think up a realistic situation for Quebec to secede that isn't the same as the one from OTL (Because we can see from history how that went) and then maybe you have something.

EDIT: But yeah the PoD needs to be a slight bit earlier. All I can see being offered up is New Brunswick, but that's because it wasn't a part of Canada yet.
 
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