Timeline (Russian America Expansion)

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1 Million B.C.E.
1 Million B.C.E. - One POD where a pregnent female sea otter accidentally ends up going North into formally unexplored territory for sea otters.

1780's
October 1 1788 - Catherine II is laying in her bed trying to coax sleep to come after a thouroughly enjoyable birthday. The POD occurs in an instant. A simple idea to see if the north coast of OTL Alaska has any profitable reasorces to make the Russian colonies more profitable. Now in OTL this simple little thought Catherine had laying in her bed never occured.

October 3 1788 - Catherine II announces the plan to expand father into the North American continent, and that Gregory Shelikhov will lead the expedition.

April 27 1789 - Gregory Shelikhov leaves the coast of eastern Russia and heads toward Northern Alaska.

July 18 1789 - Gregory Shelikhov sails past the coast of OTL northern alaska, and his crew is surprised to find an huge abundance of Sea Otters.

October 31 1789 - This day is known as National Halloween in Yavukia. This was the day where a messanger arrived on Catherine II's doorstep telling her of the the news of how incredibly profitable that Russian America could become if expanded.

1790's
February 19 1790 - A new group of colonists are sent to Novo Archangelsk and sent to create the settlement of West Georgia.

1790-1796 - Hundereds of thousands of settlers from Russia immigrated to Russian America. Russian claims in North America encompass all of OTL Alaska and Yukon. This angers the United Kingdom as they also claim that territory.

November 16 1796 - Catherine II dies of a stroke forcing Russia to retreat from borders beyond modernday Yukon.

November 17 1796 - Paul I becomes the Emperor of Russia. He strongly opposses Russian influence in North America, and all Russian claims in North America are retracted except for OTL Yukon and Alaska.

1796-1799 - Russia makes no advancements in North America, and immigration severly decreases as only 2000 new immigrants arrive in Russian America.

1800's
1800-1801 - Russia makes no advancements in North America, and immigration severly decreases as only 2000 new immigrants arrive in Russian America.

March 23 1801 - Paul I is assassinated in Svyatoy Petersburg.

March 24 1801 - Alexander I becomes the emporer of Russia and immidiately starts campaigning for more Russian America territory.

April 5 1801 - The Spanish Empire relinquishes claimes to Russian Alaska which still exist from pre-russian colonization times. They do this very reluctantly creating a barrier in Spanish-Russian relations.

1801-1809 - The amount of immigration increases again to times during Catherine II's rule.

1810's
1810-1811 - The amount of immigration increases again to times during Catherine II's rule.

1812 - '''The settlement of Fort Ross is founded in Spanish claimed territory by Russia. The surrounding area is claimed by Russia as part of Russian America''' this creates another barrier in Spanish-Russian relations. Due to existing bad relations Russia sends troops to aid the Americans during the war of 1812, this again creates bad relations between Russia and England. In this ATL Spain has been able to keep the Mexican revolution under control until 1812 when it breaks out. The Russian Empire steps in and aids the Mexican revolutionaries in their war. Iturbide bases the colors of their flag off of the colors of the Russian flag. Due to this war Spain and Russia are force to drop out of the Napoleanic Wars creating negitive relations with the British.

1812-1816 - Russia and the Mexican revolutionaries continue their bid for Mexican freedom.

1816 - Spain loses control of all New Spain. The Northern half is annexed by Russia and the Russian Empire. The Carribean territories, The Central American territories, and The Remaining Mainland Northern American territories become their own seperate countries all governed by Iturbide's monarchy. Russia doesn't stop there as they push into New Granada appealing to the reloutionaries in those countries. Spain is able to sway Portugal to their cause and they ally against Russia.

1816-1819 - Russia wars with Spain and Portugal over their American territories.

1820's
1820-1824 - Russia wars with Spain and Portugal over their American territories.

Febuary 24 1824 - Portugal loses control of Brazil and it becomes an independent nation. A treaty is signed in Madrid secedeing all of Spain's and Portugal's overseas territories to the Russian Empire, except for their territories in the Americas which become independent nations. The Spanish and Potugese government remain intact and aren't over thrown during this treaty.

June 30 1824 - Russia, England, and the United States all sign a treaty determining the borders of Oregon Country. Even though the boundaries are set all three countries claim the territory.

1824-1826 - It is unclear which side advanced first, but soon Russian, American, and British settlers begin to advance into formerly unexploered territory.

December 1 1825 - Alexander I supposedly "dies" of typhus.

December 2 1825 - Constantine I take his role as the supposed Emperor of Russia.

December 26 1825 - Constantine I reliquishes his title of Emperor of Russia.

December 26 1825 - The Decemberist Revolt occurs, and the Imperial soldiers involved are deported to Siberia.

December 27 1825 - Nicholas I becomes the emporer of Russia.

1826-1829 - The United States, Russian America, and Rupert's Land continue to bring settlers into Oregon country. At first they advance quickly, but after the first few months the interest drops and they advance slower.

1830's
1830 - The United States, Russian America, and Rupert's Land continue to bring settlers into Oregon country. At first they advance quickly, but after the first few months the interest drops and they advance slower.

1830-1834 - All the rest of the Oregon Country is occupied by Russian America, Rupert's Land, and the United States. Even though there are obvious occupation zones set up the Russian Empire, the British Empire, and the United States still claim all of the Oregon Country.

August 21 1837 - The term the 8 sons of Nicholas comes into use as news of Nicholas I's manipulative power over Latin American leaders reaches the United States.

1840's
July 13 1841 - The London Straits Convention is concluded denying Russia and all other powers except the Ottomen Empire access to the Ottomen controlled Bosporus Strait and the Dardanelles Strait except to Ottomen allies during wartime.

January 6 1847 - Iturbide I dies in his sleep of a heart attack

January 7 1847 - Iturbide II takes the throne as the Emporer of Mexico, Central America, and the North Carribean.

1850's
May 17 1850 - Leonid Levanov finds gold in the Russian American territory of California at the age of 19. He quickly develops a mining company becomming rich in as few as a few months.

October 1853 - Due to events in the London Staits Convention the Crimean war begins. This creates a serious set back in Russian expansion in the Oregon territory.

March 2 1855 - Nicholas I dies of pneumonia contracted during the Crimean war.

'''March 3 1855 - Alexander II becomes the emperor of the Russian Empire. '''

February 1856 - The Crimean War ends with Russia's loss, even with their loss Russia can now free up resources to expand into Russian America.

March 4 1857 - James Buchanan Jr. is sworn into office as president of the United States.

April 23 1857 - Due to the problems arising between the Southern States and Northern States of the Untied States James Buchanan signs a treaty with the Russian and British Empire secedeing all of their territory in the Oregon Territory to Rupert's Land and Russian America. Due to arising problems in Canadian independence the majority of the United State's territory in Oregon goes to Russian America.

'''May 10 1857 - The Indian Rebellion in the British Raj begins. This is seen by many as India's first attempt at independence.'''

July 8 1858 - A peace treaty is signed between the Revolutionaries and the British Empire ending the Indian Rebellion, even with the war's end many insurgents continue.



1860's
1861 - The serfs in the Russian Empire are freed, this causes a huge immigration to Russian America as many Russian serfs look for freedom and better opportunities in the "New World". This causes a fall in the power of the aristocracy's monopoly of power in Russia.

March 4 1861 - Abraham Lincoln is sworn in as the 16th president of the United States.

April 12 1861 - The first shot is fired in the American Civil War. Any attempt of the United States to recapture Oregon is lost.

1862 - The British Empire sides with the Confederacy and almost joins their cause, but couldn't because of the Oregon debate, and the possibility of failure. This creates a huge barrier in relations between the United States and the British Empire, a barrier which existed until the collapse of the British Empire in the 1980's.

July 16 1864 - Due to Indian insurgents since the 1857 the British Empire is forced to take their resources from Oregon to the far more profitable British Raj. A treaty is signed in Toronto giving all of the Oregon Country to Russian America for an incredibly small sum of 3¢ an acre. Southern and Northern Russian America are finally connected through Oregon. This marks the last territory gained by the Russian Empire in North America.

March 4 1865 - Lincoln is sworn in as president for his second term.

April 9 1865 - The American Civil War comes to an end, and the current president Abraham Lincoln makes one more attempt to talk to Alexander II in an attempt to regain some control over Oregon Country. Alexander II denies any American attempt to do so. This causes an inconvienience to Abraham Lincoln as he will now miss the play Our American Cousin which he and his wife had ben looking foward to for a long time.

April 14 1865 - Abraham Lincoln's carriage en route back to Washington D.C. travels over an unstable bridge which collapses, no one survives the accident.

1866 - Levanov's company discovers gold on the Yukon river which only increases his wealth and importance in Russian America society.

December 14 1869 - Oil is discovered in Bexar by Levanov's company which only increases his importance in Society. The offical name of the company is changed to Levanov's Natural Minerals.

1870's
1870-1874 - Levanov's Natural Minerals have been keeping the majority of their profits to themselves, and the sea lion industry in Northern Russian America has dropped considerably, because despite the abudance at the end of the 18th century they have been over fished by the Russians. The purchase of the rest of Oregon is also begining to negitivly affect the Russian Economy. There is also considerable decline in the economy due to events which occurred in OTL. The Russian Empire did have more power and a better economy in this ATL. Which brings the economy of the Russian Empire to about what it was in OTL.

April 22 1870 - Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov is born.

April 24 1877 - The Russo-Turkish War begins between the Russian Empire and the Ottomen Empire.

March 3 1878 - The Russo-Turkish War ends with a Russian victory ending in the treaty of Berlin.

December 18 1878 - Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili is born in Gori a town in OTL Georgia.

1878-1879 - The Russian economy keeps on declining because so many resources were put into the Russo-Turkish War

April 26 1879 - Due to the horrible economic situation in the Russian Empire, Russian America declares independence peacfully. The sign the Shelikhov Treaty allowing the territories of Russian America to be an independent state, but only if Yavukia will continue to supply the Russian Empire with resources from Levanov's Natural Minerals the few remaining sea lion pelts. They name their country the Yavukian Commonwealth. Due to their independence how ever many resources stop going to Latin American nations which heavily destabilizes their government.

1880's
1880 - 1882 - The Latin American satellite states of the Russian Empire all collapse due to the lack of resources they were used to recieving from Russia. New governments arise in these countries, governments similar to that of Yavukia's. These governments then start recieving alot of aid from Yavukia. This doesn't please the Russian Empire as much, because now Yavukia is developing their own relations and management with very little help from the Russian Empire.

March 13 1881 - Alexander II is assassinated in Svyatoy Petersburg.

March 14 1881 - Alexander III becomes the emperor of Russia.

1883 - 1885 - The Russian economy rebounds and starts going up. They attempt to re-occupy Yavukia, but many nationals have developed in the country and won't allow Russia to interfere with any activities in the Americas. The Russian Empire warns them of the treaty, yet Yavukia remains in-line with it.

1886 - Even though situations have been rough in Hawaii, the government of the Kingdom of Hawaii doesn't collapse and the Russian Empire takes it under their wing holding it as the last stronghold of Russian influence in America lost in the last decade.

December 27 1888 - Yavukia and its satellite states enact laws similar to that of the United States as they look to the United States as a role model society.

1888-1889 - Relations between Yavukia, Yavukian Satellite States, and the United States improve greatly. This further angers the Russian Empire as they try to stop Yavukia from developing relations by exercising the little control left that they have in the country.

1890's
1890 - 1895 - Due to the limited resources in Yavukia, and the exportation to Russia, Yavukia and its satellite states plunge into a horrible economic situation. Some historians see this as the first affected by the economic crash of 1929, yet the two incidents are unrealted and thier beginings occur 39 years apart.

1893 - 1895 - The Yavukian Freedom Party grows from just under 50 members to over 5,000,000 in a few short years. The population of Yavukia is about 13,000,000. The government looks close to collapse with almost half of their population in an anti-democratic revolutionary party. Many citizens blame the Yavukian government for the economic crisis, yet it is really the fault of the Russian Empire's government.

November 1 1894 - Alexander III dies of nephritis at the Livadia palace.

November 2 1894 - The last Emperor/Czar of Russia Nicholas II becomes the emporer of Russia.

1895 - The Yavukian Freedom Army is formed by the members of the Yavukian Freedom Party who are of the proper age to fight in an army.

1895 - 1897 - Alik Orlov takes control of the Yavukian Freedom Army and the Yavukian Freedom Party.

1900's
1900 - Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov leaves Russia in exile. 1902 - Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov adopts Lenin as his surname.

August 23 1903 - The Bolshevik Party is formed at the Second Party Congress.

1903 - Ioseb joins the Bolshevik Party.

December 1904 - The 1905 Russian Revolution Begins.

1905 - Lenin returns to Russia to support the 1905 Russian Revolution.

'''1905 - 1906 - Nicholas II tries to agree to terms of the 1905 Russian Revolution, but can't stop the fighting. Thousands of people are executed.'''

October 3 1905 - The Yavukian Freedom Army begins to barrage Baranov island.

October 4 1905 - The Yavukian Freedom Army marches into the capital and overthroughs the government.

Mid-1907 - The 1905 Russian Revolution is repressed and the executions continue.