Could there be a reason for shipping magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt to buy Alaska? Russia asked for several million dollar and he had bunches.
Probably not, but it is funny.
Probably not, but it is funny.
I love this idea.Could there be a reason for shipping magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt to buy Alaska? Russia asked for several million dollar and he had bunches.
Probably not, but it is funny.
No.We'll have an American lake.
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TTL Fordlandia, except not worthless and maybe we'll get a northern territory on the North Slope named Vanderbilt and the southern Alaska Territory becomes the state.Could there be a reason for shipping magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt to buy Alaska? Russia asked for several million dollar and he had bunches.
Probably not, but it is funny.
Bad America.Yes.
Good America
Opinions are opinions and you guys might want to agree to disagree 4_4Bad America.
Not everyone wants your form of liberty
Probably...Opinions are opinions and you guys might want to agree to disagree 4_4
Good AmericaBad America.
Not everyone wants your form of liberty
So it would be a monarchy in all but name... I like the sound of that.Could there be a reason for shipping magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt to buy Alaska? Russia asked for several million dollar and he had bunches.
Probably not, but it is funny.
Vice President | Hannibal Hamlin |
Secretary of State | Frederick Seward |
Secretary of the Treasury | Hamilton Fish |
Secretary of War | John Schofield |
Attorney General | Benjamin Wade (Until January, 1870), Amos Akerman |
Postmaster General | John Creswell |
Secretary of the Navy | David Farragut (Until May, 1870), George Robeson |
Secretary of the Interior | Jacob D. Cox |
Will a version of the Jim Crow laws still get enforced like OTL or will it get nipped in the bud?"In April 1871, President Grant and his cabinet were talking. While freedmen currently had more freedom than ever (hell some had just been elected to congress in 1870) it was clear this might not last. Eventually an ultra-moderate republican or worse a democrat would be elected to the presidency, and once that happens, freedmen might get overrun by the White Leagues. Luckily the Department of the interior under Secretary Cox had a plan. The idea was to encourage freedmen to move to the newly acquired Santo Domingo territory. Tax benefits and a propaganda campaign would be the incentives. Obviously this was a backup plan if Grant and his successor can kill the pushback in the south, the plan wont be unnecessary, but for now at least they had a contingency. Grant didn't love the idea but he saw its usefulness. By late 1871 early stages of this plan were implemented."
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Will a version of the Jim Crow laws still get enforced like OTL or will it get nipped in the bud?
strongly on the subjects while most northern ones don't so it's just a caseWill a version of the Jim Crow laws still get enforced like OTL or will it get nipped in the bud?
...This answer reaffirmed my very cynical view on American politics and historyIt cant be "nipped in the bud".
Southern whites feel strongly on the subject, while most northern ones don't. So it's just amatter of waiting until the latter lose interest entirely. Only question is how long that takes.
I both agree and disagree with milkstone. You guys are gonna see how it turns out by chapter 20. Right now I think it’s gonna be both. Some pockets of the south it worked while others it backfired stupendously....This answer reaffirmed my very cynical view on American politics and history
Probably cause a cultural schism or identity crisis in the South that may boil over in the futureI both agree and disagree with milkstone. You guys are gonna see how it turns out by chapter 20. Right now I think it’s gonna be both. Some pockets of the south it worked while others it backfired stupendously.
That would be interesting, it could be a nice contrast for areas where Reconstruction worked and where it failed. Would give Southern whites the question of being OTL South or something entirely different, very mentally different/challenging but better overall if done right.Probably cause a cultural schism or identity crisis in the South that may boil over in the future
Areas wouldn’t be the word tho. It’ll be a state to state thing. Tennessee made it out well but Georgia goes full Jim Crow. That sort of thing. You’ll see it when we get thereThat would be interesting, it could be a nice contrast for areas where Reconstruction worked and where it failed. Would give Southern whites the question of being OTL South or something entirely different, very mentally different/challenging but better overall if done right.
That’s interesting but would probably not be popular especially among the West Virginians.Since Eastern TN was never split off, what if you merge West Virginia back with VA and attempt the same process in Charleston?