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In an effort to learn more about North American history, I've been trying to find ways that the USA can achieve the majority of the Oregon Crisis by allowing Britain compensation elsewhere (the only thing that came to mind was the border dispute between Venezuela and British Guyana).

I was wondering just how delicate the situation was and if the partition along the 49th parallel is inevitable, and if the Monroe Doctrine was ingrained enough for the USA to disallow British compensation.

A POD I'm looking at is the Mexican-American War, wherein the war ends up like it did in A Mexican Victory (forgive me, as I write this I can't remember the author...is it Jycee? I think so), with the border between Mexico and the US extending west from some point along the Rio Grande (so the US has a border on the Rio Grande like OTL, but extending much, much further north).

As a result of losing out on so much territory, the USA begins a policy of a different Pax Americana which involves more colonialism rather than pushing its continental boundaries too much (resulting in the USA having a war with Spain like OTL, and becoming more involved in the Scramble for Africa). But also because of the territorial 'losses' (by losses I mean, what they didn't gain), they begin to push for more territory in Oregon. Britain of course opposes this but neither party is prepared to go to war.

So what can happen? Can Britain get its desired border with Venezuela in exchange for America getting the Oregon? Or is that still not desirable enough to Britain (or too much of a sore spot for America)?
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