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Lincoln loses the election and a democratic pro popular sovereignty administration takes hold.
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South Carolina has no desire to secede because Breckinridge is no threat to slavery. The south never leaves the Union.
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No Confederacy is formed and fort Sumter remains peaceful under Union Control. The south does not see itself as an independent nation and therefore do not believe that Fort Sumter should be theirs.
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Lincoln does not hold the presidency and no Civil War exists, so the Union has no reason to make slavery illegal in the southern states.
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The city of Atlanta is never burned and it allowed to prosper becoming a major city in the modern world. It proves to be an industrial powerhouse in later eras.
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Democrats remain in Congress because the southern states do not leave the Union. The democratic opposition is too strong to overcome and slavery persists. The 14th and 15th Amendments never pass either.
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Rutherford B. Hayes wins the hotly contested election to become president in 1877. The south accepts him on the terms that slavery will persist.
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Civil War erupts from increased abolitionist activities in the southern states causing them to feel threatened and secede.
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The seceded southern states resist northern attempts at invasion and a civil war begins. Britain supports the Confederacy to weaken the Union.
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The South is able to hold off against the North due to the expert commanding skills of "Stonewall" Jackson. Poor decision making in the north leads to a Union defeat. The south gains all territory south of Missouri.
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The Confederacy is cut off from northern factories and experiences economic problems. They are forced to shift to a more industrial society in order to cope with the separation.
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The Confederacy and the Union compete for the Spanish territories preferring to fight independently. Spain falls very fast under the combined weight of both the Union and the Confederacy.
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The Union and the Confederacy are unable to satisfy the demands of the other after the Spanish North American War. Both sides engage in the second war resulting in a Union victory and acquisition of Guam, the Philippines, and Puerto Rico. Teddy Roosevelt proves to be an invaluable resource against the Confederates.
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The U.S. and the Confederacy remain isolated and wary of entering the war as they are suspicious of the other's intentions. The war rages on in Europe without American assistance.
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Ends later than it would if the U.S. was involved. The war ends with an allied victory and a dramatic weakening of Britain and France as the lack of involvement from the U.S. produces greater casualties.
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The stock market crashes and both the U.S. and the Confederacy go into an extreme recession, unable to deal with the problems as the Union is not whole. The depression is much worse for the whole world, especially for the heavily damaged European nations.
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The Great Depression weakens slavery as slaves become more expensive coupled with the declining use of slaves for cotton.
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The Confederacy becomes fascist in order to deal with a growing abolitionist movement. Abolition grows as slavery becomes less profitable and the evils of it are exposed. The Confederacy then Allies with fascist Germany.
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World War Two breaks out and the Confederacy attacks the Union. The U.S. is occupied with the Confederacy in a bloody stalemate.
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Without the assistance of the U.S., Europe falls to Germany and the Pacific falls to Japan. The Union surrenders unconditionally in order to keep its territory.
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The people of the Union fear fascism and nuclear Germany. They fear an invasion from the Confederacy and Germany. The U.S. decides to try and stop the fascist governments of the world.
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Growing dissatisfaction with the fascist regime of the Confederacy results in a slave revolt supported by whites. Civil War within the Confederacy that frees it of fascism.
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Inspired by the economy and policies of the Union, the newly liberated Confederacy joins the Union after 75 years of separation. Truman heads the reunification effort.
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Amendments outlawing slavery, protecting civil rights, and protecting voting rights passed in the United States after the Confederacy rejoins the Union.
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Germany now sees the U.S. as a threat and declares war along with Japan. A third world war starts with the U.S. in a very bad position. Russia, the only remaining independent country in Eurasia, joins the U.S. in the war.
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Germany, weak from many rebellions, succumbs to a major revolt in which all countries occupied after World War Two declare independence. Japan soon surrenders and splits between East and West Japan. Nuclear weapons destroy some of the Eastern Coast and some of Europe.
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With the rest of the world destroyed, the U.S. emerges as the only superpower with its access to nuclear weapons. A golden era for the United States begins after its population was seriously damaged from World War Three.
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Begins in order to maintain U.S. supremacy in the middle east as the nations begin to resist U.S. rule. Results in an increase in terrorist activities in the United States. The U.S. starts the war only to maintain international supremacy.
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With the fall the Confederacy, conservatism is weaker in the U.S. and as a result, the U.S. is liberal and progressive. Overtime democratic socialism becomes more popular after the experience of slavery and big business. Conservative opposition is weak.
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Twin Towers fall from a plane hijacking. Terrorist response to increased suppression of resistance in the Middle East. Thousands killed and the United States vows to retaliate.
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The U.S. invades the Middle East in order to assert its authority. A costly war that was a result of terrorism. All Middle Eastern Countries are invaded and wiped clean of all possible threats to the socialist United States.
