Uhhhhhhhhhhh where's the map?Edit: I found a breakdown of the area claimed.
Uhhhhhhhhhhh where's the map?Edit: I found a breakdown of the area claimed.
Sorry, should be fixed now.Uhhhhhhhhhhh where's the map?
but in the 1970s Idi Amin had advanced a claim on what is now western Kenya and parts of what is now South Sudan claiming it should revert to being Ugandan as a result of mistakes made by the British in transferring these districts to Kenya and Sudan
That’s just the map for the Louisiana Purchase, long before anything further west was settled to any large extent. Switch over to the Mexican-American War map. Sam Houston’s proposal is the rightful border. Damn Trist.Interesting how all of them leave out California and New Mexico
Damn, they really took a chunk out of us, huh
I suspect their thinking was something along the lines of "that's for the next war".I personally wonder how they planned to take back the territory controlled by the Prussians after their victory against the Russians.
Somebody starts a war somewhere in Europe over something and in the end Poland ends up having its borders completely changed.Which probably would've happened immediately after the Russians waved the white flag, however that happens. No way Prussia was going to allow a upstart Polish state to potentially inspire rebellion in Prussian Poland.
Also how they intended to take Galicia from the Austrians... the internal boundaries in this proposal are an interesting mix of the current (for the time) mid-1860's admin divisions and the old historical Commonwealth lines...View attachment 564755
In January 1863, a underground Polish National Government rose up against the Russians. Though it was defeated, had they won, the PNG fully intended to restore the borders of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth pre-1772, which is what you see here, though I personally wonder how they planned to take back the territory controlled by the Prussians after their victory against the Russians.
Not sure why they didn't just leave the pre-1905 district boundaries of the NWT in place, and bring in Alberta, Saskatchewan AND Assiniboia as provinces in 1905; this looks sensible to me (maybe any Canucks among us could explain to me why it wasn't):
In general, I haaaate borders drawn on a purely geometric basis, unless there are really no other clear alternatives...Ah yes, the "let's just use a ruler, screw the facts on the ground" method.
Proposal 5 would be the closest to what you're saying. Then in 1912, Manitoba gets its OTL borders and Athabasca expands east to fill the gap.Not sure why they didn't just leave the pre-1905 district boundaries of the NWT in place, and bring in Alberta, Saskatchewan AND Assiniboia as provinces in 1905
That is correct, except for that weirdness west of The Pas where they inexplicably transfer that away from Saskatchewan District...Proposal 5 would be the closest to what you're saying. Then in 1912, Manitoba gets its OTL borders and Athabasca expands east to fill the gap.
I feel that it partially may have come down to the railroads and, more importantly, distributing the less populated northern areas to those who can exploit the land. And, looking it up, so the Métis and First Nations could be kept out of the way while Ottawa worked to bring in millions of immigrants (explicitly white, trying to keep any others out) with which to settle the land and bring in loads of cash. And to then send everything directly to be exported by Ontario, Quebec, etc as free trade and lower tariffs with the US was treated like treason for a while. I do remember once seeing a map on an old Map Thread about a Manifest Destiny involving going Pole to Pole. All the Canadian Praire Provinces have their borders going up, slicing through Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut.Ah yes, the "let's just use a ruler, screw the facts on the ground" method.
It partially works in real life. Straight lines going north, and keeping along a long from Alaska to the Hudson Bay. The biggest issues are when straight lines are put between already highly populated areas. Plus sometimes t is best to not use the obvious geographic features as the border. I can only imagine how New Mexico would work if the Rio Grande was used as a border between states. Dante are would be in some economic trouble. Maybe not the best example.In general, I haaaate borders drawn on a purely geometric basis, unless there are really no other clear alternatives...