america

This is inspired by google earth, which I have found provide a fascinating insight into other countries. The challenge here is to give as many countries as possible the same “format” that the United States and to a lesser extent Canada, Australia, and New Zealand have in their urbanized areas...

Let's suppose Portugal manages to enter a personal union with Leon instead of what happened in OTL. I won't discuss how plausible this scenario is. I'm more curious to know about what would happen specifically during the Age of Discovery and the colonization of America. Here is a map to what I...

This is my first ever attempt at making a TL about American history, so any advices and constructive criticism are welcome. Horatio Seymour (Democratic, 1861-1865) Stephen A. Douglas had experienced poor health throughout his life, which greatly deteriorated after he narrowly lost the...

I suppose this is kind of a general question but considering the immense amount of American third party candidates that tried to run for president, I just want to know. Which third party presidential candidate from the past century actually succeeding and becoming president (however unlikely...

The POD is that Lincoln chooses a more competent Democratic VP rather than Johnson in 1864, most optimally Joseph Holt or John A. Dix. Instead of failing disastrously like IOTL Johnson with his Ring Around the Circle, Holt/Dix was successful at gathering support for the National Union Party...

Might be a far stretch, but how could America fall to revolution in 1968? Specifically one spearheaded by the New Left and other activist forces, as well as civil rights activists, militant groups like the Black Panthers, etc? What would a New Left America look like? I realize the scenario is...

Okay, so as an American, I have always considered our country's greatest foundational hypocrisy to be slavery. I consider the Native American Genocide to be the greater crime, but slavery is our greatest hypocrisy. Now, I don't want to go into a rant about it, but I don't really feel like I...

Let's say that new Brunswick joins the American revolution. Could be that British taxes are just that little bit worse, or red coat actions shock the people to the point where they send delegates to the continental congress. Now, I'm fully aware that fear of British reprisal was strong and that...

As the title says, in a scenario in which the Roman Empire (let’s say around the early 2nd century) accidentally discovers the American continent (I don’t need the discussion to be about how impossible this is for Roman ships or how Romans lack any motivation to go west please), what would be...

In my alternate history project, humanity as a whole never invents the concept of an "Age of Majority". Instead, legal independence and the right to enter certain professions is granted on an individual basis via "Competency Exams" which are European derivatives of the Ancient Chinese Imperial...

Okay, so the goal is pretty simple Start with a POD sometime after 12:00 AM 01/01/2000, and from it, make the next decade as bad for the United States of America as you can. Cause as much chaos, misery, and misfortune for the US - both for the government and the people - as could possibly...

STORM BEFORE THE CALM: Prologue: the epiphany of a peanut. December 4th, 1979 The President of the United States fumbled with his tie in frustration, his thoughts clearly clouded by his emotions. James Earl Carter had been known as a kind, calm, and warm figure to most Americans. But anyone...

This is my first(second) Alt History. I hope it goes well. I want to improve, and I would appreciate if you would help me with that along the way. The Silent Flag The Clay Presidency: An appraisal by Ben Kroft December 4th, 1844 Against all odds, it seemed, Henry Clay had beaten the hawkish...

This is a bit of a weird one like most of these things I got into a rabbit hole of researching this one very obscure proposed United States constitutional amendment made by congressman Samuel Finely Vernon on January 13, 1846. The amendment was made as an attempt to fix the north and south...

my idea is that instead of dropping the A-bombs America Britain and Russia proceeded with operation downfall there were heavy casualties on both sides Russia decides to focus on Germany which leads America and Britain to occupy japan however Britain leaves only leaving America and in 1959 japan...

1208- Joci Khan, the son of Genghis Khan converted to Orthodox Christianity. 1290- Mongol Army during the rulership of Kubilai Khan had discovered a new land by passing through the Kamchatka. This created a wave of shock on the empire and the whole world. Quickly, Kubilai Khan appointed his son...

Map by u/KolonelJoe on Reddit. Can the United States actually win againist both nations in the 1850s and take these territories? What would be the impact of slavery? Would this begin American colonization of Japan?

So inspired by some only half-serious conversation over on the Your least favourite AH tropes & motifs thread over in Non-Pol Chat lamenting the lack of Mormon Taiping Rebellion TLs . So your challenge here is that with a PoD after 1770, craft a scenario in which the United States is torn...

Let's say the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves survived and Brazil continued to be the capital of the Portuguese Empire. With the passage of time the colonial empire would be more and more Brazilian than Portuguese. So how long would slavery in Brazil survive and how would it...

Based on this question 2 years ago by the user @Ayoitsme in their post https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/larger-more-included-in-the-alaska-purchase.492917/ What if the Purchase included the Wrangel Island, the Commander Islands, and Big Diomede Island? It would not change the...