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That map makes my little Canadian heart tingle.I made a map on another thread I'm going to post here.
That map makes my little Canadian heart tingle.I made a map on another thread I'm going to post here.
If this was to come about I doubt the capital wold still be Washington, neither Baltimore or Philadelphia are great places either. So somewhere down south?
Why wouldn't it be Philadelphia? They had a vote after the sack of Washington about moving it there in OTL that was only narrowly defeated.
the one book I have on the war (written by a real historian/teacher of American and Canadian history) basically says that the war was a tie, but the US won the peace. I find it hard to argue with that.Instead of these endless debates about whether the British actually did "win",
It's a port and easy to get to in a ship. Raleigh might be suitable.
So would it end up assimilated, or would it be a North American Raj?Also, as I think more on this, I doubt Tecumseh's Confederacy would last that long, maybe a few decades until it eventually is absorbed into Canada, since it would basically be a British protectorate anyways
So would it end up assimilated, or would it be a North American Raj?
the one book I have on the war (written by a real historian/teacher of American and Canadian history) basically says that the war was a tie, but the US won the peace. I find it hard to argue with that.
There was an actual vote to move it to Philadelphia (that nearly passed), any push to move it to Raleigh will be met with fierce opposition in New England and much of the north.
Maybe I didn't put across what I meant. Washington got burnt OTL, as the OP said "If Britain won", my take is Britain won bigger. Having a capitol up north makes it an easy target. If Washington OTL why not Phili next time round?
yes, the book mentioned that too; basically that the war solidified the idea of Canada being a really separate place and that the border was an actual international border (before the war, apparently both sides regarded it as more theoretical than actual)...After the War of 1812 you see a pretty step decline in pro-Canada annexation rethoric