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What if the United States did not have what is called the Manifest Destiny so they do not and do not want to go past the Mississippi river. Possible POD is the offer to purchase New Orleans, the purchase goes through but not the purchase of the land West of Mississippi river. It could be they do not want it for whatever reason or they cannot purchase it for whatever reason. So in this timeline the US owns everything east of Mississippi river but nothing west.
So the US would own everything in purple.
Comment on what changes and what stays the same.

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