West of the Mississippi was two big wars. The Indians, who had a portion of the Great Plains, and the Spanish. A succession of wars against the Spanish. Of course the Civil war.

The Civil war was the main war that centralised America, and pushed it out further, like its former war of Independence.

Independence gained the Mississippi or importantly colonisation West of the Appalachians.

Alaska losts thousands colonising it. Digging the river to Anchorage. Etc.

Got people West is the larger cities were flooding with immigrants, first stop New York, and many worked the plantations and factories indentured into chain gangs, the South are slavers, steal their gold. Simply to tax separately governed states who still held power. Pushing expansion further. Power centralised into a standing army that became a global superpower. Fighting effectively non stop since.

America would be different nations if the South won. Possibly 3 or 4 in its landmass. Mexico would've been much bigger. Larger parts of Texas, New Mexico, California etc. Canada different etc.

The myth is people just pitched up and settled. They worked a debt gaining a deed to colonise. Settlers bought passage. Often working debts for any land they colonised. Many immigrants were prisoners. Until they simply became taxed. Of course they were also sold gold rushes, or land auctions. Many of these were in places like the Great Plains offering cheap real estate. These often became mafias. Some were as brutal as the indentured plantations and factories.

Then it started conscription. Of course it had the dust bowl.

West of the Mississippi was two big wars. The Indians, who had a portion of the Great Plains, and the Spanish. A succession of wars against the Spanish. Of course the Civil war.

The Civil war was the main war that centralised America, and pushed it out further, like its former war of Independence.

Independence gained the Mississippi or importantly colonisation West of the Appalachians.

Alaska losts thousands colonising it. Digging the river to Anchorage. Etc.

Got people West is the larger cities were flooding with immigrants, first stop New York, and many worked the plantations and factories indentured into chain gangs, the South are slavers, steal their gold. Simply to tax separately governed states who still held power. Pushing expansion further. Power centralised into a standing army that became a global superpower. Fighting effectively non stop since.

America would be different nations if the South won. Possibly 3 or 4 in its landmass. Mexico would've been much bigger. Larger parts of Texas, New Mexico, California etc. Canada different etc.

The myth is people just pitched up and settled. They worked a debt gaining a deed to colonise. Settlers bought passage. Often working debts for any land they colonised. Many immigrants were prisoners. Until they simply became taxed. Of course they were sold gold rushes. These became mafias

West of the Mississippi was two big wars. The Indians, who had a portion of the Great Plains, and the Spanish. A succession of wars against the Spanish. Of course the Civil war.

The Civil war was the main war that centralised America, and pushed it out further, like its former war of Independence.

Independence gained the Mississippi or importantly colonisation West of the Appalachians.

Alaska losts thousands colonising it. Digging the river to Anchorage. Etc.

Got people West is the larger cities were flooding with immigrants, first stop New York, and many worked the plantations and factories indentured into chain gangs, the South are slavers, steal their gold. Simply to tax separately governed states who still held power. Pushing expansion further. Power centralised into a standing army that became a global superpower. Fighting effectively non stop since.

America would be different nations if the South won. Possibly 3 or 4 in its landmass. Mexico would've be much bigger. Larger parts of Texas, New Mexico, California etc. Canada different etc.

West of the Mississippi was two big wars. The Indians, who had a portion of the Great Plains, and the Spanish. A succession of wars against the Spanish. Of course the Civil war.

The Civil war was the main war that centralised America, and pushed it out further, like its former war of Independence.

Independence gained the Mississippi or importantly colonisation West of the Appalachians.

Alaska losts thousands colonising it. Digging the river to Anchorage. Etc.

Got people West is the larger cities were flooding with immigrants, first stop New York, and many worked the plantations and factories indentured into chain gangs, the South are slavers, steal their gold. Simply to tax separately governed states who still held power. Pushing expansion further.

America would be different nations if the South won. Possibly 3 or 4 in its landmass. Mexico would've be much bigger. Larger parts of Texas, New Mexico, California etc. Canada different etc.

West of the Mississippi was two big wars. The Indians, who had a portion of the Great Plains, and the Spanish. A succession of wars against the Spanish. Of course the Civil war.

The Civil war was the main war that centralised America, and pushed it out further, like its former war of Independence.

Independence gained the Mississippi or importantly colonisation West of the Appalachians.

Alaska losts thousands colonising it. Digging the river to Anchorage. Etc.

Got people West is the larger cities were flooding with immigrants, first stop New York, and many worked the plantations and factories indentured into chain gangs, the South are slavers, steal their gold. Simply to tax separately governed states who still held power. Pushing expansion further.

America would be different nations if the South won. Possibly 3 or 4 in its landmass