North America Under U.S.

It would take a lot of luck and a very early POD. The Canadian provinces would need to join the revolution, or one of the early American invasions of Canada would need to succeed somehow. If the US early on has sole claim to Canada, and they can survive or avoid another war with Britain similar to the War of 1812, it's possible. However, it's worth considering if such over-extension would harm the US rather than benefit it.
 
In a complete America-wank, it might proceed as follows:

America gains most of Canada in the Revolutionary War or War of 1812 analogue. Britain maybe holds onto Newfoundland or some of the Maritime areas.

American colonists entering Prince Rupert's Land in 1820s-1840s convinces Britain the region is untenable to hold. Britain sells it to America during the time period.

American settlers detach Texas from Mexico as IOTL after Mexican constitution changes in 1830s.

America and Mexico go to war similar to OTL. Although the slavery issue is heating up, the greater land available to turn into Free States makes Mexican secession less controversial. US gains a greater portion of Mexico than IOTL, probably the tier of states south of OTL's border and all of Baja California.

Feeling flush with victory, US agrees to take over Yucatan in one reason for another. Perhaps it is outright purchase/annexation from Yucatan separatist government. Perhaps it is due to one of the first "filibuster" expeditions.

From Yucatan, various filibuster groups seize control of multiple areas of Central America in 1850s.

As abolitionist rhetoric increases in 1850s, the slave states realize that secession within the enlarge USA (compared to OTL) is not feasible. Even the territories in Mexico intended for expansion of slavery contain too many people against it. No American Civil War occurs. Slavery is officially prohibited from expanding. Over the next decades, slavery is slowly abolished or restricted until the institution finally collapses int he first decade of the 20th Century as an anachronism even in South Carolina.

US purchases Alaska from the Russian government in the 1860s.

US formalizes control of American controlled "filibusters" turning several Central American states into US territories and later states in 1860s and 1870s.

With US possessions in Central America separated from each other, US begins to consolidate its possessions and insure US territorial contiguity and commercial opportunities happen. As a result of subtle threats, generous purchases, or perhaps invasions, the US gains control of all of Central America and the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in Mexico. Santo Domingo is also annexed as that country's financial troubles and concerns about security prompts its President to seek annexation from US.

In 1870s or 1880s, US support for Cuba rebels, and Spain's fear of an aggressive US in the Caribbean, leads to the Spanish-American War which ends in US victory. All of Spanish possessions in Caribbean are ceded to the US. Philippines remains Spanish. Instead of supporting independence for Cuba, US offers generous terms to natives to reconcile themselves to autonomy as part of American territory and later a state.

By 1890, popular imagination in the USA is that all of North America properly belongs as part of the Union. US begins to apply diplomatic pressure to obtain Europe's remaining Caribbean colonies over the next two decades. Eventually all but Britain settle. At this time, except for the British colonies only Mexico, Haiti, and Columbia (through its control of the Panamanian isthmus) are outside US control.

In the first decades of the 20th Century, the US convinces Mexico and Haiti to enter a Customs Union especially after Haiti's finances collapse and the country is occupied by American marines. When oil is discovered in Mexico, American firms rush to invest. Mexico is dominated by American commercial interests. Although Spanish speaking, the educated elite also speak English and have much dealings with their dominant neighbor.

A great war among European powers in the early 20th Century greatly weakens Great Britain. To obtain American financial support and in recognition of its untenable position to resist American power in North America, Britain offers generous terms and treaties. Britain effectively cedes control over the entirety of its Caribbean possessions (Bermuda in the Atlantic is excluded), agrees that its remaining "Canadian" possessions enter customs union with US and that those Dominions can later decide to join the Union by plebiscite.

Decades later when the former British Dominions in North America vote to enter the union, the heavily Americanized Mexican elite do the same. After much controversy, the government of Haiti - effectively controlled by the US since the 1920s - is allowed to do the same, but only after civil rights of blacks are advanced enough that to not incorporate Haiti is seen as unacceptable racism.

At this point, all of North America is controlled by the USA except the Panamanian isthmus which is not needed because of the American built Nicaraguan canal.

Not realistic, but a potentially plausible timeline given a lot of lucky breaks.
 
In a complete America-wank, it might proceed as follows:

America gains most of Canada in the Revolutionary War or War of 1812 analogue. Britain maybe holds onto Newfoundland or some of the Maritime areas.

American colonists entering Prince Rupert's Land in 1820s-1840s convinces Britain the region is untenable to hold. Britain sells it to America during the time period.

American settlers detach Texas from Mexico as IOTL after Mexican constitution changes in 1830s.

America and Mexico go to war similar to OTL. Although the slavery issue is heating up, the greater land available to turn into Free States makes Mexican secession less controversial. US gains a greater portion of Mexico than IOTL, probably the tier of states south of OTL's border and all of Baja California.

Feeling flush with victory, US agrees to take over Yucatan in one reason for another. Perhaps it is outright purchase/annexation from Yucatan separatist government. Perhaps it is due to one of the first "filibuster" expeditions.

From Yucatan, various filibuster groups seize control of multiple areas of Central America in 1850s.

As abolitionist rhetoric increases in 1850s, the slave states realize that secession within the enlarge USA (compared to OTL) is not feasible. Even the territories in Mexico intended for expansion of slavery contain too many people against it. No American Civil War occurs. Slavery is officially prohibited from expanding. Over the next decades, slavery is slowly abolished or restricted until the institution finally collapses int he first decade of the 20th Century as an anachronism even in South Carolina.

US purchases Alaska from the Russian government in the 1860s.

US formalizes control of American controlled "filibusters" turning several Central American states into US territories and later states in 1860s and 1870s.

With US possessions in Central America separated from each other, US begins to consolidate its possessions and insure US territorial contiguity and commercial opportunities happen. As a result of subtle threats, generous purchases, or perhaps invasions, the US gains control of all of Central America and the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in Mexico. Santo Domingo is also annexed as that country's financial troubles and concerns about security prompts its President to seek annexation from US.

In 1870s or 1880s, US support for Cuba rebels, and Spain's fear of an aggressive US in the Caribbean, leads to the Spanish-American War which ends in US victory. All of Spanish possessions in Caribbean are ceded to the US. Philippines remains Spanish. Instead of supporting independence for Cuba, US offers generous terms to natives to reconcile themselves to autonomy as part of American territory and later a state.

By 1890, popular imagination in the USA is that all of North America properly belongs as part of the Union. US begins to apply diplomatic pressure to obtain Europe's remaining Caribbean colonies over the next two decades. Eventually all but Britain settle. At this time, except for the British colonies only Mexico, Haiti, and Columbia (through its control of the Panamanian isthmus) are outside US control.

In the first decades of the 20th Century, the US convinces Mexico and Haiti to enter a Customs Union especially after Haiti's finances collapse and the country is occupied by American marines. When oil is discovered in Mexico, American firms rush to invest. Mexico is dominated by American commercial interests. Although Spanish speaking, the educated elite also speak English and have much dealings with their dominant neighbor.

A great war among European powers in the early 20th Century greatly weakens Great Britain. To obtain American financial support and in recognition of its untenable position to resist American power in North America, Britain offers generous terms and treaties. Britain effectively cedes control over the entirety of its Caribbean possessions (Bermuda in the Atlantic is excluded), agrees that its remaining "Canadian" possessions enter customs union with US and that those Dominions can later decide to join the Union by plebiscite.

Decades later when the former British Dominions in North America vote to enter the union, the heavily Americanized Mexican elite do the same. After much controversy, the government of Haiti - effectively controlled by the US since the 1920s - is allowed to do the same, but only after civil rights of blacks are advanced enough that to not incorporate Haiti is seen as unacceptable racism.

At this point, all of North America is controlled by the USA except the Panamanian isthmus which is not needed because of the American built Nicaraguan canal.

Not realistic, but a potentially plausible timeline given a lot of lucky breaks.

Canada should join the U.S. in the American Revolution and the Caribbean Islands of Britain as well as its Central American and Guyana territories in the War of 1812.
 
It would take a lot of luck and a very early POD. The Canadian provinces would need to join the revolution, or one of the early American invasions of Canada would need to succeed somehow. If the US early on has sole claim to Canada, and they can survive or avoid another war with Britain similar to the War of 1812, it's possible. However, it's worth considering if such over-extension would harm the US rather than benefit it.

Better to have an extension for a long period though.
 

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You've been making a lot of these mega US threads recently.
 
Canada should join the U.S. in the American Revolution and the Caribbean Islands of Britain as well as its Central American and Guyana territories in the War of 1812.

Really?

But seriously not a chance in hell of those happening in the Revolution or 1812 for fairly obvious reasons.

They could join gradually, but the US of A was in no shape to absorb these diverse territories and survive as a united republican nation state. It would slowly devolve into different nation states or an oligarchical empire in all but name.
 
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