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Hey Guys,

One of the cliches in an American Civil War TL is to have Britain joining the war on the Confederacy's side and with this support having the Confederacy succeed.

This thread isn't about whether the British would or wouldn't have fought, and whether or not an Anglo-American War would've been a victory for the British. The point of this thread is to discuss what gains the British would've made in North America. What kind of territorial gains would/could they make against the Americans?

I for one believe they would've taken Washington Territory (perhaps renaming it Victoria or New Albion) alongside annexing northern Maine into New Brunswick. However do you think they'd have gotten/wanted either of these? Would they have taken other pieces of land such as the previous Red River Colony that was ceded in 1818?

Also as a side-note how might the Native Americans have benefitted if the British had helped them in the Dakota War of 1862? Could they have gained independence/semi-independence in a given state/territory?
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