AHC/WI: Russian dominance in the Sea of Japan

I don´t know, it sounds still strange.

This sounds strange too, Alaska had a population around 30k in 1880 and I simply can´t see the USA beating the Canadian even with the bigger american immigration compared to the Canadian one. Also the Canadian Pacific railway was built around this time making it easier for people to come here. Also this warmonger attitude in the USA sounds a bit out of place in Alaska.

It wasn't until 1895 that the "special relationship" and raproachment began with Britain. The US was willing to go to war over Oregon/Columbia in the late 1840s. You're giving a population of Alaska OTL after 13 years of American rule. At the height of Russian rule the Russian population was 700 in Alaska. Having a bunch of Inuit and Native Americans/First Nations does nothing to affect Canadian or American immigration. The reasons for Seward's purchase of Alaska in 1867- to prevent the British from dominating the North Pacific and having the North American Continent's northern corner British; to prevent the British from keeping the Americans (especially Astor family and company) from the trade in Alaska; to shore up American control of Oregon and contain the British and surround them. These reasons OTL become even more important in an ATL where Russia simply abandons Alaska instead of selling it.
 
And you're assuming it takes until 1880 when the Canadian Railroad was beginning to be built (would begin in 1881, end in 1885)... which was by the way built partially BECAUSE of American intrusion and Alaskan purchase back in 1867. It was a fear of the very American warmongering and intense migration that led to the British Columbia's demand that if they enter the Federation it would be contingent upon completion of a transcontinental railroad. The fear of war was very real. The Pig War could have literally gone hot, it isn't a big PoD for that.
 
You may not even see a Canadian Pacific Railroad in the 1880s if Britain takes Alaska in the 1860s. It may be butterflied into the 1890s if the world is such a friendly Anglo-American place as you're making it.
 
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