The South wins the Civil War, and many blacks fleeing to the North create problems for the Union. So the Union decides to set aside Oklahoma and/or Kansas as a territory called Sequoyah, for blacks and Indians to settle in. It becomes a self-governing territory, or an independent state.
Also, the Union does not purchase Alaska, so the Russians keep it for a while longer.
The Native population of Alaska becomes more Westernized, get more influence in the government of Alaska. When gold and oil are discovered in Alaska, it is able to become independent, and the Native Alaskans are able to participate in the government.
Some con-artist entrepreneur fast-talks some Native Indian tribe into emigrating to Baffin Island, one of the largest islands in the world. He manages to come up with many virtues for the place, and manages not to tell them why it's so uninhabited, or how cold it is, or about the lack of resources, but once they get there he manages to turn the place into a money-making venture by selling coins, stamps, medallions, he turns it into a tax haven, there's money laundering, secret bank accounts like the ones Swiss banks have. It works pretty well until the stock market crash of
1929.


EDIT: Maybe Kansas is for the blacks, Oklahoma is for the Indians.
Also, the Union does not purchase Alaska, so the Russians keep it for a while longer.
The Native population of Alaska becomes more Westernized, get more influence in the government of Alaska. When gold and oil are discovered in Alaska, it is able to become independent, and the Native Alaskans are able to participate in the government.
Some con-artist entrepreneur fast-talks some Native Indian tribe into emigrating to Baffin Island, one of the largest islands in the world. He manages to come up with many virtues for the place, and manages not to tell them why it's so uninhabited, or how cold it is, or about the lack of resources, but once they get there he manages to turn the place into a money-making venture by selling coins, stamps, medallions, he turns it into a tax haven, there's money laundering, secret bank accounts like the ones Swiss banks have. It works pretty well until the stock market crash of
1929.
EDIT: Maybe Kansas is for the blacks, Oklahoma is for the Indians.
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