How possibloe is this map? It is a mix of OTL and Glen's excellent TL, Dominion of Southern America".
How possibloe is this map? It is a mix of OTL and Glen's excellent TL, Dominion of Southern America".
Thank you! The straight lines is very improbable I agree. America would be closer to France, Prussia or Portugal not Britain.DrTron
Very few things are impossible in AH.Given that Britain had a strong loyalist presence in the south it's possible that they could retain both something there, as in Glen's TL and the OTL north.
I would suspect that tension with the rump US would be markedly higher and probably some clashes. The US feeling surrounded and the British wishing to link up their interests in the west for instance. Therefore I suspect that you wouldn't be likely to get the tidy straight line boundaries. A lot would depend on how things develop politically in the various regions, both in N America and elsewhere.
Steve
How possibloe is this map? It is a mix of OTL and Glen's excellent TL, Dominion of Southern America".
Good point, some others have been saying that Britain would connect its two parts of America in the west. Is that probable?It is quite possible, depending on the year. I somehow doubt that Russian Alaska will stand the test of time (also the borders of it are a touch close to OTL, but not out of the question).
DrTron
Very few things are impossible in AH.Given that Britain had a strong loyalist presence in the south it's possible that they could retain both something there, as in Glen's TL and the OTL north.
I would suspect that tension with the rump US would be markedly higher and probably some clashes. The US feeling surrounded and the British wishing to link up their interests in the west for instance. Therefore I suspect that you wouldn't be likely to get the tidy straight line boundaries. A lot would depend on how things develop politically in the various regions, both in N America and elsewhere.
Steve
Thank you! The straight lines is very improbable I agree. America would be closer to France, Prussia or Portugal not Britain.
Good point. I have changed it. This map also shows a British Alaska.On the topic of straight lines, given how underpopulated the West was when they were drawn, they could in fact be quite straight - the least probable part of that straight line, however, is where it crosses the Californian Central Valley - it is a low probability part of my timeline, so seeing it in multiple ones which diverge in the ARW (which given Canada, yours does), would be unlikely. Given your borders, it is more likely that there is either a dip there, giving the USA all of the Central Valley, or the British would have most of OTL California.
Why would Britain gain all of Oregon? It dont connect the two parts anyway.I'd say it's a highly plausible map, however I think Britain would likely get all of Oregon Country.
How possibloe is this map? It is a mix of OTL and Glen's excellent TL, Dominion of Southern America".
Why did they want it IOTL? There was nothing to connect then. It's for the fur, land, resources and ports. And I think Britain would get it due to dominance over the US now. The US is surrounded by British territory and is smaller.Why would Britain gain all of Oregon? It dont connect the two parts anyway.
Plus to anybody watching this thread, what POD would result in this?
Good point, Oregon is all British now.Why did they want it IOTL? There was nothing to connect then. It's for the fur, land, resources and ports. And I think Britain would get it due to dominance over the US now. The US is surrounded by British territory and is smaller.
And the OTL border of Canada and USA is not?The main points? Easy. The exact lines are a bit straight and artificial looking.
Well in Glen's TL it was part of Britain, but I'll partition it differently...Somewhat, but not too terribly much, to be honest.........The U.S. would probably have all of California, if Mexico didn't.
I'd like to suggest that Mexico gets the Southwest back{TBH, A British Southwest makes little to no sense}.......the Dominion can keep Texas, though.![]()