The United States of America

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This is what happens when the United States of America decides to Manifest Destiny throughout the entire continent of America. The flag above shows 75 stars on the American flag which includes the countries that were annexed plus the states of America before the conquering of the continent. America is able to successfully win the War of 1812 and then quickly annexes Canada along with the small population at Greenland. After the Latin American Revolution and the fall of the Spanish Empire, the countries are rebuilding after the revolution where America also decides it is a good time to annex Central America and South America with starling speed.

(This is my first story and would like to hear your opinions and suggestions so that this story appears much more realistic.)

Thanks!
 
If you have the war of 1812 occur a few years earlier, Britain will be too involved with Napoleon to send as many forces to North America as they did for much longer. If you allow some kind of standing army to form, then the US could easily conquer Canada.
Regarding Mexico and the Caribbean, a Southern Democrat in the Presidency would see it as an opportunity to match the slaveholding south with the north + Canada. If you can get William Walker's expedition to succeed that could bring in Central America. Then if Britain and France get involved in the Civil War, Prussia and Russia could enter on behalf of the Union and the US could take European North American holdings and solidify alliances for the First World War (US/Russia/German Empire/Italy) v. (Great Britain/France/Austria-Hungary/Spain/South America). The Ottomans and Japan could go either way
 
I wrote about this in another thread. While a single government uniting both Americas and Greenland is impossible, a single North American superstate is not.

Up until shortly after the Spanish-American war, lot of Americans wanted to annex Cuba, even as far back as the Revolution. And a lot of people lay blame for that change on the rhetoric that Americans used to incite rebellion against Spain. ("Freedom! Independence from colonial overlords!") But, and more importantly, the vested economic interest certain people (like Senator Henry Teller) had in sugar plantations in Hawaii led Congress to pass the Teller Amendment:

The Teller clause quelled any anxiety of annexation by stating that the United States "... hereby disclaims any disposition of intention to exercise sovereignty, jurisdiction, or control over said island except for pacification thereof, and asserts its determination, when that is accomplished, to leave the government and control of the island to its people."

The proposed amendment gained support from several forces: "... those who opposed annexing territory containing large numbers of blacks and Catholics, those who sincerely supported Cuban independence, and representatives of the domestic sugar business, including sponsor Senator Henry Teller of Colorado, who feared Cuban competition." (A significant import tariff on foreign sugar would be removed should Cuba be annexed.)
The rhetorical justification for the Teller Amendment (America's alleged commitment to independent governments nearby) belies the true reasons for America's Cuba policy. Those true reasons led to the annexation of Hawaii - the last time the US militarily annexed a foreign territory.

If a POD could change the economic situation in Hawaii, then Cuba (which has magnificently fertile sugar and tobacco plantations) would be economically much more appealing to American business interests. And therefore, much more appealing to American political interests.

That way, America wouldn't double down on the independent government line after the SAW. Maybe they spin Cuban annexation as "American constitutional democracy is true freedom!" or something like that.

Contributing to this scenario is America's nostalgia for the "good old days" after the closure of the frontier in 1890 and the subsequeny development of Frederick Turner's popular "Frontier Thesis" in 1893. Further, the fact that the Civil War ended decades ago terminates the slave state / free state tensions that barred continued American expansion into Mexico after the Treaty of Hidalgo Guadalupe.

Combine these three elements together: frontier nostalgia, a refutation of Teller Amendment rhetoric, and the realization that continued expansion into Mexico wouldn't make slave states more numerous . . . And we get continued M A N I F E S T D E S T I N Y into the 20th century.

At the very least, that can lead to the USA conquering everything in North America, except perhaps Canada. The only POD I can think of for Canada is "General Richard Montgomery doesn't die and wins the Battle of Quebec in 1775."

If an Americawank TL can bridge the gap between "Montgomery conquers Quebec" and "1900s America doesn't care about Hawaii," you could end up with a United States stretching from the Arctic circle to the Panama Canal.
 
At the very least, that can lead to the USA conquering everything in North America, except perhaps Canada. The only POD I can think of for Canada is "General Richard Montgomery doesn't die and wins the Battle of Quebec in 1775."

If an Americawank TL can bridge the gap between "Montgomery conquers Quebec" and "1900s America doesn't care about Hawaii," you could end up with a United States stretching from the Arctic circle to the Panama Canal.
While Montgomery not dying is a good option for a Canada conquest, I don't think it's the only American Canada TL. If the US somehow has a standing army up to the War of 1812, and the war starts earlier while the British are in the middle of fighting Napoleon (maybe have Nappy do far better and fight the Napoleonic wars to a draw), the US can conquer Canada before the Royal Navy can get troops there
 
I think it is safe to say this is ASB, no Falklands haha

Greenland is certainly a likely acquisition and I do believe Denmark offered to sell the territory to the US at one point. Canada could be done but it would depend on the circumstances and when it is conquered in being able to hold onto the land.
The US-Mexican border could be pushed south with ease and have the Yucatan incorporated.
As for the Caribbean, some islands could be brought, other gained in war but we should remember the political issues surrounding otl Cuba and Puerto Rico.
In short there is no plausible way that the whole of the Americas could be brought under one government without genocide beyond an industrial level. Not to mention how much of a nightmare it would be to ensure control. Your best bet is a African Union or E.U like organisation coming out of something like the Montevideo Convention.
 
Difficult, but does not actually break the laws of physics, so probably not ASB. Somehow getting Bolivar to think Gran Colombia applying for states-hood would be one path. An alternative is the latin american independence movements fail and the US following an Alt-Monroe Doctrine slowly forces Spain out of the Americas, bringing the liberated areas in as states. Union of Portugal-Brazil would have to continue too. Once all of North America and maybe the Gran Colombia region were under US control the writing would be on the wall. Britain and France might be convinced to sell their remaining possessions, rather than inevitably lose them in a war. The cultural makeup of such an Alt-US would need to be different early, and would become even more different later on. Maybe if Quebec joined the US right from the beginning, difficult but not impossible, the rest of the US would be somewhat used to the idea of non-english speaking catholics being fellow citizens. Maybe Louisiana would be recognized as French and catholic too.

If this could be stabilized it would be a ridiculous powerhouse. South Africa and Australia are both possible places for even more expansion. If the Free-Slave divide continues they could even balance each other out. Unfortunately slavery does seem likely to survive longer, but I can't say for sure. A US without slavery is probably less expansionist.

Good luck, crazy stories are often the most fun!
 
If the Quebecois fight in the ARW then it is possible, also giving America a possible tolerance for Catholics and non-English speakers. Anyways people still think it isn't big enough (lol). See @Militant_Ape
 
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