One of the fun, not often talked about stories in Oklahoma history is that several years before the 1907 statehood, leaders in eastern Oklahoma met in the city of Muskogee and drafted a constitution for a proposed "State of Sequoyah". The reason that this was shot down was that Congress, and President Roosevelt, feared allowing in a state that would be dominated by democrats.
So, if congress isn't in republican hands in 1905, is there a way to get statehood for sequoyah? If so, then a separate statehood for oklahoma in 1907-1910. Sequoyah would be a democratic stronghold, and oklahoma would be republican, with it's capital remaining in Guthrie.
How would this effect the future of the US, politically and culturally?
(btw, I'm putting this in the pre 1900 because it's likely that you'd need a pre-1900 pod to pull this off)
So, if congress isn't in republican hands in 1905, is there a way to get statehood for sequoyah? If so, then a separate statehood for oklahoma in 1907-1910. Sequoyah would be a democratic stronghold, and oklahoma would be republican, with it's capital remaining in Guthrie.
How would this effect the future of the US, politically and culturally?
(btw, I'm putting this in the pre 1900 because it's likely that you'd need a pre-1900 pod to pull this off)