How to destroy the USA

IMO the best way for both these to happen is for the USA to take Canada in the revolutionary war (despite the normal cliche that this eventually leads to a stronger US than takes over the world), with a more powerful north and a whole new faction of Francophone papists to have arguements with I can see early federal politics being more volatile and the states have less need for common defence, and without Canada the US has absolutely no way to put pressure on Britain and so Britain might take a less favourable line towards the US.

Without Canada, what's the conflict over?
 
Without Canada, what's the conflict over?

Between the US and UK? Influence in the Caribbean, Mexico, and South America, general commerical practices, and general British strategic policy of not letting other states grow too strong (see Europe, Russia etc). Without the Americans ability to threaten Canada + Canadian mediation Britain will probably be more arrogant as well, generating disagreements.

America taking Canada in the ARW wouldn't directly mean Britain would lose Rupertsland and a presence on the west coast, causing conflict but unlike Canada with its settler population Britain wouldn't really care too much if they're threatened.
 
I think it's hard to impose it externally, because, as Spain, Mexico, and the UK and Roman Republic will tell you, a free country that votes is very, very hard to beat. To me, internal breaking down of the commitments to freedom or democracy are better bets. Plus, there were already alot of us here, and Europe mostly cared about Europe. I think internal strife's more promising.

One way is to get an early Chavez in a depression, who manages to ruin American belief in constitutional rule and taint the Constitution. After Jackson's second term might be a good moment.

Another internal path might be to have some war hero pull off a coup early. There'd be a counterrebellion, but it might hurt American confidence in itself enough to stop the accretion of power to the center - after all, what if a dictator had that power?
 
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