What if there were fewer western states?
Specifically, Idaho, Wyoming, South Dakota, and Arizona here.
Specifically, Idaho, Wyoming, South Dakota, and Arizona here.
Nevada and Nebraska would be really weird state, as they have odd protrusions that have no good river access to the rest of the states.
If my memory is correct the Idaho panhandle was settled by English/Germans Protestants. The rest of Idaho was settled by Mormons. This was one of the reason why there was interest in merging the Idaho panhandle with Washington state. The rest of Idaho would be a small Mormon state.
Is my memory correct?