The Caged Eagle

For much of its history, the United States has always had a strong desire to expand outward, past the original boundries of the Thirteen Colonies. In that desire to expand it found a new purpose, Manifest Destiny, or the desire to spread American values and democracy westward, that would eventually lead it to status as a world superpower. But what if that western push had been contained? Welcome to the world of the Caged Eagle...

POD's

 * Thomas Jefferson turns down Napoleon's offer to purchase Louisiana, fearing that the young nation will be unable to administer the territory or even afford it. During the Napoleonic Wars, the French manage to defeat several attempts by the British to take the territory and are able to colonize it after the wars. Eventually, Louisiana is able to gain its independence under the exiled Bourbon dynasty.


 * The U.S. loses the War of 1812, leading to the loss of most of the Northwest territory and Ohio region to a British aligned native confederacy.  This strengthens the Brish position in North America and will allow them to prevent any American push westward.

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