US annexes more of Mexico-Effects?

Great point. Especially as the southern slave owners mentality, and face it they run the state governement's, they would no doubt treat the new Americans, (former Mexican citizens) with disdain and cause a natural opponents within who might prefer the Union instead of second class citizenship status that they may have to endure from the slave owning classes.

Would they get statehood prior to the ACW? New Mexico didn't, and most of these places aren't all that much more populous.

Come the ACW, would the Confederacy have an extra front to defend on the Rio Grande?
 
While most of the extra territory was not very populous, it must be noted it was considerably more populated than Alta California, New Mexico, and Texas. Alsoits right next door to the overpopulated core of Mexico.

Assuming the Americans can hold it together, expect much more Hispanic immigration and it being much more difficult to stop.

Rump Mexico would be more similar to Guatemala or Honduras without the extra resources from OTL North Mexico, so you have a small, impoverished state with a very large population right across the border. IOTL, Mexico has historically absorbed most of the people making their way to the USA from Central and South America, so that's gone.
 
Would they get statehood prior to the ACW? New Mexico didn't, and most of these places aren't all that much more populous.

Come the ACW, would the Confederacy have an extra front to defend on the Rio Grande?

That's assuming the ACW happens on schedule ITTL. I could see an alt-Compromise of 1850 extending the MO Compromise line to the Pacific, and with that much new land to settle the Kansas-Nebraska act likely never happens, which means the Whig party continues to limp on a while longer, and while there would be much Bleeding Kansas-style mayhem in the new territories, probably nothing to cause the South to decide to secede by 1860 at least...
 
Would they get statehood prior to the ACW? New Mexico didn't, and most of these places aren't all that much more populous.

Come the ACW, would the Confederacy have an extra front to defend on the Rio Grande?

New Mexico was meant to get Statehood, but the sectional dispute just got so bad that it didn't happen. It had adopted a Slave Code in 1859 and everyone from Lincoln on down expected it to be admitted as a slave state fairly soon with no real issues therein.
 
How would it affect future basketball? In OTL Naismith was NOT influenced at all by ulama. I also don't think that a northeastern university would be bringing it back would be the best way, the Northeast doesn't, at least in OTL, have much of a Mexican culture (Puerto Rican, Dominican, Cuban, Guyanese, Jamaican and just about any Caribbean and Central American- yes. Mexican- very little) and I see it being more likely for the Southwest and Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Missouri, areas with more of a migrant and immigrant Mexican community (OTL) where the east coast just has too much other Hispanic culture (which tends to be VERY adamant that Mexico does not represent their culture and they are very much proud to prove their nationalities have uniqueness, especially Guatemala, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Costa Rica). I could see ulama being a niche game known only to the southwest, basketball still invented, and over time debates (including on AH.com) as to whether Naismith knew of the existence. With basketball either not being popular in the southwest or being played as a variation with ulama rules. The NBA never puts a team in Los Angeles and a ulama professional league is a rival for players, attendance, and city stadiums.

But ulama does not represent Mexico either--it just represents one part of Mexico. And this would be the late 19th century ulama might spread. Since the game is good for playing indoors, it's possible that someone might be inspired by the game and build on it to create a popular sport. I don't think the actual sport of ulama would spread very far from its indigenous Mexican roots, the same reason marn grook never spread far from its indigenous Australian roots. Like Australian Rules Football, such a sport would be completely divorced from its indigenous roots, and the link with an indigenous ballgame would likely only be known to people interested in the history of it.

Also, ulama is more similar to volleyball than basketball, and curiously, volleyball was invented right down the road from basketball's birthplace in Springfield, MA, in Holyoke, MA, and also by people associated with the YMCA.

While most of the extra territory was not very populous, it must be noted it was considerably more populated than Alta California, New Mexico, and Texas. Alsoits right next door to the overpopulated core of Mexico.

Assuming the Americans can hold it together, expect much more Hispanic immigration and it being much more difficult to stop.

The border is somewhat smaller, though, meaning less people needed to guard it and any fences/walls cheaper to build. Not that border security was much of an issue pre-WWII, where the border was very porous and a large portion of border security was devoted to keeping out the Chinese and not Mexicans.

Using the current US Census definition of "Hispanic", I highly doubt any of the states to be admitted from Mexican territory would ever have Hispanics not in the majority. New Mexico TTL, however, would likely not be majority Hispanic.

Rump Mexico would be more similar to Guatemala or Honduras without the extra resources from OTL North Mexico, so you have a small, impoverished state with a very large population right across the border. IOTL, Mexico has historically absorbed most of the people making their way to the USA from Central and South America, so that's gone.

Not necessarily. Mexico still has some mineral reserves around the border, which will attract foreign investment from the US. Mexico still has significant amounts of oil. TTL's Mexico might be able to avoid the resource curse. If it does not, then it would look a lot more like Venezuela than any Central American state due to the economy's link to oil prices. The amount of foreign investment into Mexico will still be there, so Mexico will still be able to absorb plenty of Central American emigration.
 

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But ulama does not represent Mexico either--it just represents one part of Mexico. And this would be the late 19th century ulama might spread. Since the game is good for playing indoors, it's possible that someone might be inspired by the game and build on it to create a popular sport. I don't think the actual sport of ulama would spread very far from its indigenous Mexican roots, the same reason marn grook never spread far from its indigenous Australian roots. Like Australian Rules Football, such a sport would be completely divorced from its indigenous roots, and the link with an indigenous ballgame would likely only be known to people interested in the history of it.

Also, ulama is more similar to volleyball than basketball, and curiously, volleyball was invented right down the road from basketball's birthplace in Springfield, MA, in Holyoke, MA, and also by people associated with the YMCA.



The border is somewhat smaller, though, meaning less people needed to guard it and any fences/walls cheaper to build. Not that border security was much of an issue pre-WWII, where the border was very porous and a large portion of border security was devoted to keeping out the Chinese and not Mexicans.

Using the current US Census definition of "Hispanic", I highly doubt any of the states to be admitted from Mexican territory would ever have Hispanics not in the majority. New Mexico TTL, however, would likely not be majority Hispanic.



Not necessarily. Mexico still has some mineral reserves around the border, which will attract foreign investment from the US. Mexico still has significant amounts of oil. TTL's Mexico might be able to avoid the resource curse. If it does not, then it would look a lot more like Venezuela than any Central American state due to the economy's link to oil prices. The amount of foreign investment into Mexico will still be there, so Mexico will still be able to absorb plenty of Central American emigration.
Pancho Villa would disagree with your assertion that border security wasn't an issue, but I get what you're saying- illegal immigration wasn't an issue. But we have to realize cross border raids was. And having that kind of border led to the first use of automobiles (Jeeps) by the US Army in a military activity, and made Pershing a hero and experience to lead in WWI, and instrumental in Patton's experience as well which helped shape him as a leader in WWII. A smaller, south border could very well butterfly Pershing and Patton from getting the recognition and experience to later lead in other wars, leading the US to have "armchair generals" with little experience and just longevity and bureaucratic skill.
 
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