Help me with a quick TL

The most interesting thing I see here is that the US has apparently defeated Britain quite thoroughly in the west, taking even more than their OTL claims (were they allied with Russia? Though you'd have to make Russia more interested in the American possessions, or maybe it was part of a wider world war?), but northern Maine remains under the iron bootheel of Nova Scotia. One has to wonder why the Americans, who clearly had the upper hand, didn't take that as well...

You have the initial POD of Jefferson's plan of smaller western states, implied by the title and everything, and I guess you'd also need a really successful Oregon War replacing OTL's Mexican-American War.
 

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The most interesting thing I see here is that the US has apparently defeated Britain quite thoroughly in the west, taking even more than their OTL claims (were they allied with Russia? Though you'd have to make Russia more interested in the American possessions, or maybe it was part of a wider world war?), but northern Maine remains under the iron bootheel of Nova Scotia. One has to wonder why the Americans, who clearly had the upper hand, didn't take that as well...

That's a really good point . . .

Maybe by the time these other events happened, that border had already been in place for so long? Or maybe the US didn't want to upset Nova Scotia, who they eventually hoped to court?

As for the extra Western territory: that is a good idea with Russia. Perhaps they negotiated an alliance, with Russia wanting to gain the rich Yukon territory? But my initial idea was that the United States gains the Oregon Country in its entirety, and either conquers/buys those two Canadian Prairie territories later on.
 
I didn't count the states or anything, but this Balknization's going to throw the balance between slave and free states to the wind and provoke an earlier civil war.
 

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I didn't count the states or anything, but this Balknization's going to throw the balance between slave and free states to the wind and provoke an earlier civil war.

Absolutely. I was thinking that it either slowly dies out like he had originally planned, or once a failed invasion of Mexico shows that the South is severely limited, 36'30' is quickly rethought.
 
looking at the entry of the for stes that were Pennsylvania made me think that more Germans came to the New World. Which led me to think why?

So, how about Napoleon actually winning most of his engagements with the allies during the War of the Sixth Coallition. This would coincide with the War of 1812. With Napoleon conquering Europe allot of people flee to the US.
 
What is also important is that Texas is not annexed here until the 1850's, a time of weak leadership and some other troubles for Mexico. Without Mexico going to war over the annexation of Texas, America might devote its energy elsewhere--the Northwest, in this case.
 
looking at the entry of the for stes that were Pennsylvania made me think that more Germans came to the New World. Which led me to think why?

So, how about Napoleon actually winning most of his engagements with the allies during the War of the Sixth Coallition. This would coincide with the War of 1812. With Napoleon conquering Europe allot of people flee to the US.

The US do a little better, and Britain concedes 54-40
wouldn't be much of a concession, just a border drawing, after all, northern maine is still British. The border being clearly defined avoids US-UK relations being damaged by Aroostock and Oregon.
 
Looking at dates of admission in the South, I take back my previous idea. Mississippi and Alabama are admitted into the union ~8 years earlier.

So, I'm still going to use Napoleon as the catalyst for the POD, but this time it is during the Italian campaigns. Napoleon is able to defeat the Austrian forces at Caldiero, and drives on to Rome. Although he does not wish to, Napoleon deposes the Pope as requested by the Directory. He secretly allows the Pope to escape to the Kingdom of Naples. Sending men in pursuit they confront a small army sent by Ferdinand IV, this causes Napoleon to come into conflict with the Kingdom of Naples earlier. He sets up a government similar to Parthenopaean Republic, but this time based on land ownership in order to connect it to the people.

With Napoleon in the south of Italy, the Austrians begin to move again. With his southern campaigns finished Napoleon moves to confront the Austrians again. Fearing absorption by the Austrians, the Venetians offer Napoleon passage through their lands for their continued independence (Which would be in name only since the French would garrison Venice later on.).

To keep the army fed and armed, Napoleon and the Directorate, offer to sell Louisiana to the USA for 9,000,000 in cash (1802). The US takes it.

Napoleon still puts his brother Joseph on the Spanish throne causing the subsequent rebellion in the colonies and the creation of the Empire of Mexico.

Later, following Wolfhound's suggestion, the US pushes for 54-40 and gets more than they expected with the help of Russia.
 
I don't think co-operation with Russia is necessary, or even desirable. In fact I don't see why the U.S. doesn't have Alaska.
 
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