Epic Manifest Destiny

1845:The United States Annexes the Republic of Texas
James K. Polk Wins election

1846:War Declared with Mexico

1848:United States reuses the Oregon Treaty with britian and Continues Joint Occupation.
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo:United States recives Its claimed area of Texas, Alta California, and New Mexico from Mexico. United States pays Mexico 15 Million$

1849:Zachary Taylor Wins Election
1850:Zachary Taylor allows the Filibuster act of Narciso Lopez to take Cuba, on the condition he would only attack military targets and not affiliate himself with the United States and that Cuba would only be annexed to the United States after he gained full control of the island.
1851:The Filibuster is a sucess and the U.S.A begins negotiations with Spain over wether it can annex the island or not. The U.S.A agrees to pay Spain 50 Million to annex the island.
In order to make this money taxes soley for this will be placed on the Cubans.
1853:Gadsen Purchase
Election of Windfield Scott
1854:The Republic of Sonora declares indpendence from the United States and is immediatly annexed to prevent Mexico from taking control of it. Mexico, not wanting to be taken over by the united states again, complies but demands 30 Million from the United States Government. The United States grants mexico the money. And a similar tax to that of Cuba is placed on the new lands.
The Crimean War erupts in Europe. The united States makes secret deals with Russia and Great Britian. The United States told russia if they gave them Alaska then the United States would take Oregon Country from Britian and weaken the British. The opposite was offered to britian, If they gave up Oregon Country to the united states, the U.S would take Alaska, weakening russia. Russia happily accepted, but the U.K was unsure, but agreed because by now Americans were the majorority in Oregon by a large margin. The United States gained both Alaska and Oregon Country without firing a shot.

I want to make this as accurate as i can, Critize as much as you please:)
 
wow, this is epic manifest destiny...

perhaps war with britain would have been better for your purposes so nova scotia and other parts of canada could be taken
 
The best POD I can think of for a war with Britain in the 1850s was the Pig War of 1859 (I'm not aware of other conflicts in that decade), and I can only see it happening if the British massacre all the Americans they find on the islands...
 
The best POD I can think of for a war with Britain in the 1850s was the Pig War of 1859 (I'm not aware of other conflicts in that decade), and I can only see it happening if the British massacre all the Americans they find on the islands...
Good idea, im planning for a war with Britian which postpones the Civil War and provides something to balance gains in the South.
Might as well add annexing the Yucatan and letting Walker succeed in Central America.
Annexing Yucatan is unlikely as it would be very isolated. I bet it it came at all it would be when all of Mexico becomes United States. Possibly Yucatan could start a second mexican american war. As for Walker, he might be doing something in Central america, but theres a chance his sucess in Sonora might butterly that away (He might become governor of Sonora territory or something)
 

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The united States makes secret deals with Russia and Great Britian. The United States told russia if they gave them Alaska then the United States would take Oregon Country from Britian and weaken the British. The opposite was offered to britian, If they gave up Oregon Country to the united states, the U.S would take Alaska, weakening russia. Russia happily accepted, but the U.K was unsure, but agreed because by now Americans were the majorority in Oregon by a large margin. The United States gained both Alaska and Oregon Country without firing a shot.

Russia gon' be mad.
 
The united States makes secret deals with Russia and Great Britian.

I don't know about Russia, but if the US signed a treaty with Britain and then tried to cherry-pick the clauses she wanted to accept (taking over Oregon) and ignoring the ones she did not want to accept (intervening in the war), there would appear shortly a very annoyed Britannia who would sort the issue out.
Likely not by force but by flexing her very large diplomatic muscle, or by cutting off trade with the US via blockade if pushed far enough (keep in mind that a good portion of America's trade was with that same Britain, and vast majority of it was overseas.)

It would also cause Britain to play a lot less nice with the US, what effects this would have I cannot say, but breaking ones word is not looked well upon in polite society, and the US would find herself diplomatically isolated. The small gains made in getting both Oregon and Alaska (which she did anyways, did she not?) would be outweighed to a very large degree by the relatively friendly predisposition Britain had toward her.
Messing around in the Caribbean doesn't help her cause either.
 
Pacific Islands

What about islands in the pacific? America could be interested in British posessiobs such as the Sandwich/Hawiian islands.
 
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