This is a rather obscure piece of history I know, but what if despite all improbability The Republic of West Florida survived, and was not annexed into the United States?
This is a rather obscure piece of history I know, but what if despite all improbability The Republic of West Florida survived, and was not annexed into the United States?
I believe that that is a very interesting idea, hey West Florida could even be the American Monaco. As for West Florida pulling off its independence this is quite trickey, maybe they would receive support of some European power, or give the U.S. special rights of passage, but this is rather trickey, and I do need to become more well versed on the history of the period.
It's not that they'd pose any threat to the US. OTOH, I don't see what the advantage of staying independent would be, in an age when neither mass tourism nor tax havens existed.
And why only West Florida, BTW?