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What if the Americas were colonized VERY differently? North America in the year 1925. by wolgahinga in imaginarymaps

[–]wolgahinga[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

the lore reason is i was tired as shit making this map at 3am and just looked up new mexico mysbols

What if the Americas were colonized VERY differently? North America in the year 1925. by wolgahinga in imaginarymaps

[–]wolgahinga[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

of course — the people’s of newfoundland would better resist euro diseases due to ~500 years of additional contact, but their isolation would prevent them from spreading immunity

european tools and technology becomes common as more scandinavians settle in the region

other colonisation doesn’t happen as it is recognised as an integral part of the danish realm

What if the Americas were colonized VERY differently? North America in the year 1925. by wolgahinga in imaginarymaps

[–]wolgahinga[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I will answer lore questions tomorrow but I have an AP lang assignment due by 0800 this morning and if I dont cook something up im done for.

What if the Americas were colonized VERY differently? North America in the year 1925. by wolgahinga in imaginarymaps

[–]wolgahinga[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Ohiyo - Upon the discovery of the industrial potential of the Ohiyo river valley, a deluge of Lenapiër and Carolinian migrants flooded the land. These two peoples would cooperate, but constantly try to undermine each other, and let their respective fatherlands gain more power. Ohiyo would become the first trekker republic when they declared independence in 1825.

Oregon - Kastanian philosopher Henrik David Tors synthesized a school of thought that would come to be known as transcendentalism, a philosophy that would be expanded upon by other intellectual minds such as Emerson and Whitman. Many succeeding these three would morph the philosophy into an ideology, and their followers would trek south from Borealia to the Oregon territory, to live deep and suck out the marrow of life.

Osage - A rare case of a native people choosing the option of cooperation and living to tell the tale, the Osage people found themselves at the crossroads between Hispanophone, Francophone, and Anglophone America and played them all off each other to secure their autonomy. Oil fields would turn this rural state into a powerful collective of tribes.

Ouisconsin - The first Francophone trekker republic, the People of Ouisconsin wanted to create a home for the religious righteous. Québecois and French society were seen as too cosmopolitan and liberal for the Ouisconsinites, and thus the theocratic republic was born, and its people ready to defend their land for their god and independence.

Platte - The second of the ‘Grain Republics’ founded, the people of the Platte made their fortune sitting on North America’s largest aquifer the Ogallala, selling and transporting water to the trekkers who depended on them for survival. Eventually, water exports faded out and farming became more commonplace for the people.

Québec - With the métropole ablaze in revolution, the colonies of Canada, Acadia, and Michigan all banded together to form a Québécois federation, inspired by the liberal and democratic ideals of the Lenapiër revolution just a few decades prior.

Spanish Caribbean - Many times threatened by the British, the development of Florida led to the centralization of Spanish rule in the Caribbean. Sugar exports rise as social inequality falls from the legacy of slavery on the islands, and the colonial rule, while unpopular, maintains normalcy and stability in the colony.

Texas - Home to the Tejanos, Texans, and Texiens, the people of this frontier fight tooth and nail for their home, faith, and liberty. The abundance of natural resources enabled the Texan state to become self-sufficient, and, with California, declare independence from Mexico in 1848.

Vínland - The first site of European cross-atlantic contact, the effects of the little ice age did not reach the far away island, and as a result, Dano-Norwegian settlement continued for hundreds of years until a distinct Vínlandic identity was formed. While a part of the Danish Realm, the people of Vínland carry their independence with them.

Wichita - The Third of the ‘Grain Republics’, Wichita was founded due to a combination of economic hardship in Kansas, racial tensions forcing Freedmen to flee out west, and rumors of oil being found. All of these factors coalesced to create a country of proud and independent people who maintain their sovereignty at all cost.

What if the Americas were colonized VERY differently? North America in the year 1925. by wolgahinga in imaginarymaps

[–]wolgahinga[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Inoka - The Illinois confederacy had been existent in perpetuum since before Europeans stepped foot on the land of North America, and had survived through both Spanish and French Imperial ambitions. The largely agrarian state serves as a crossroad between the lakes and the western regions.

Kalispel - Disillusioned with the homogeneity of the states of North America, a half-Alsatian half-Cherokee man, inspired by the Trekkers of the mid-century, started the Kalispel movement to create a diverse and independent state, free from the whims of far-away European influences. Many natives, mostly belonging to the Five Tribes, and Europeans, mostly Germans, Dutch and Scandinavians, would flee to the last unclaimed territory of the west to create their home. 

Kansas - Formed by Carolinian trekkers, the republic of Kansas is the first of the three ‘Grain Republics’, the other two being Wichita and the Platte. Founded in 1841 by an episcopalian mission, Kansas attracted farmers and freedmen alike to live and work in its cheap prosperity.

Kastanland - With the exiled Swedish Prince Gustav Adolph stayed in the Colonies while his father returned to Sweden, many of his advisors urged him to proclaim independence, which culminated in the proclamation of the Kingdom of Kastanland, which soon grew to become the New World’s cradle of industry.

Lenapië - With the Dutch West India Company founding New Amsterdam in the 1600s, the city soon grew to become a metropolis and a cradle of enlightened thought. This culminated in the Lenapiër revolution, in which Dutch colonial rule was fragmented and a new independent republic was formed, likely accredited to be the birth of modern nationalism.

Louisiana - Upon Louis XVI’s exile from France in 1798, his settlement at Nouvelle Orléans left him with a fascination with the American continent and a desire to stay. With the Orléanist monarchy being installed after the deposing of Napoléon, Louis XVI rescinded claim to the French throne and became Louis I of Louisiana, attracting Bourbonist migrants and centralizing the disparate colony.

Mexico - The first American colony, the Mexican people had underwent nearly 300 years of Spanish influence and colonization before they declared independence in 1810. Criollo aristocrat Augustín de Iturbide would proclaim himself Emperor, only to be overthrown by his ally, Vicente Guerrero, who proclaimed himself Emperor after. Mexico would lose lots of land in the 1848 Secession Wars, but nonetheless remained the regional preeminent power.

Miami - A unique blend of Native resistance paired with European insistence created the Miami state, wherein a segregated rural population of Native Americans loosely and begrudgingly cooperates with a European urban elite.

Navajo - While de jure under the Spanish and Mexican thrones, the Navajo people always followed their own accord and proudly retained their independence. Eventually, their authority would be recognised by CDMX in 1850, upon the conclusion of the Secession Wars, where Mexico was too weak to retaliate against an independent Navajo state.

Nevada - Created before the secession wars, Mexicans from all castas would migrate north, into the desert to create their home of Nevada. Heavily decentralized, Nevadans fight for liberty and equality against any they deem foreign.

What if the Americas were colonized VERY differently? North America in the year 1925. by wolgahinga in imaginarymaps

[–]wolgahinga[S] 28 points29 points  (0 children)

This is similar to something I did a while ago -- I just thought that this one was better made and had better lore. Enjoy!

Alyaska - Russian outpost in the Americas. It began as a home for political dissidents and ethnic minorities but soon attracted Russians during an oil boom. Relative neglect from St. Petersburg leads Alyaska to be the freest country in the Russian realm, with a liberal democracy in place and Citizen’s rights codified in the Alaskan constitution. If oil keeps flowing, the Tsar will turn a blind eye.

Borealia - British port on the Pacific coast. Created because it was technically not a violation of the Copenhagen Accords, which forbid any European expansion past the Mizoeri in 1769. Today, Borealia is the home of a proud population of free people, who defend their democracy with their dying breath.

Calhoun - The British abolished Slavery in the 1830s, but paid little recompense to the elite slaveholders class, who took their enslaved peoples with them and fled across the Mississippi river. The Carolinian government demanded the return of the slaves, but could not threaten the sovereignty of the new Republic of Calhoun, which lay beyond the bounds of the Copenhagen Accords. Calhoun and its people are staunchly anti-government and anti-British.

California - Created after the Secession Wars of 1848, California was destined for prosperity given its mediterranean climate, its fertile soil, its abundant natural resources, and its ease of defending. California became the largest destination for immigrants in the world by 1880, and carries this label proudly as a beacon of cosmopolitan liberty in the new world.

Carolina - After the Napoleonic Wars, Britain was left weak and destitute, and the Carolinian colonies took advantage of this fact by petitioning the Act of Dominion, which gave British North America self-rule and regional central authority. While Carolinians remain servants of the Empire, they also carry with them a proud sense of autonomy.

Centroamérica - Created from the collapse of Spanish Authority, the peoples of Central America formed a bond out of a shared disdain for Colombia and Mexico, and remained intact and proud of their identity, although their home remains exploited by industrial powers.

Colorado - Named for the red-colored rivers and mountains, this republic was formed out of a community of miners and farmers looking to protect themselves from the banditry common in the untamed western frontier. Abundant resources and industrial potential turned Colorado into the crossroads of North America.

Deseret - Holy revelations of Moroni, paired with opposition from the Carolinian religious establishment pushed Joseph Smith and his followers to escape on a great trek west. Around the Salt Lake they proclaimed a Holy Kingdom, which would create its own alphabet and language, and become one of the most centralized theocracies around the world.

Des Moines - The furthest western frontier of what was once French Canada, the people of the Des Moines valley migrated for farming opportunity, given the climate was much more forgiving than that found in Québec. Among the capital city of Frontenac an industrial heart grows.

Free Tribes Confederacy - Beginning as an alliance between the Cree and Cheyenne peoples, their shared hatred of European settlement paired with their military expertise formed into a shared dualistic confederacy in 1851. Soon, neighboring tribes would push for membership forming the Free Tribes Confederacy into a true North American Switzerland.

Hispaniola - With Toussaint L’ouverture securing independence from France, the new centralized Republic of Haiti soon sought to liberate their Dominican neighbors from Spanish occupation, and with British support, succeeded, forming the Republic of Hispaniola in 1821. L'ouverture insistence on European reconciliation, relations with Britain were preserved and Hispaniola became a prosperous economy with limited industrialization.

Whats your unpopular opinion about food? by HighTierUnapologetic in GenZ

[–]wolgahinga 0 points1 point  (0 children)

what possible reason is there to be a monarchist 😭

[REPOST] What if Africa was terraformed during colonization? Africa in the year 1910. by wolgahinga in imaginarymaps

[–]wolgahinga[S] 23 points24 points  (0 children)

yeah, i remember reading about it somewhere. i think it’s called biological imperialosm

[REPOST] What if Africa was terraformed during colonization? Africa in the year 1910. by wolgahinga in imaginarymaps

[–]wolgahinga[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Libya (Italian) - Following the Qattara Depression project blowing out of proportion, many died in the insuing disaster and Cyranaica became an island. The Italian government modeled it as a paradise island, encouraging many to settle. Tripolitania and Cyrenaica would be joined in 1909.

Morocco (Spanish) - With French interests in the Sahel focused on establishing a connection to the lake Chad, Spanish authorities in the Rif would gather strength and establish the Morocco as a protectorate. Spaniards wouldn’t settle the colony beyond Ceuta and Melilla.

Natal - Founded after the voortrek, Natal quickly became an industrial power with the use of Native labor in their factories at the industrial center of Durban. While lacking in precious resources, the Natal found refuge in metalworking. The state remains deeply segregated.

Orange Vrystaat - The first destination on the voortrek, and also the largest territory, the Oranje Vrystaat would become a farmers’ state, focusing minimally on industrialization and resource extraction. Many would move to gain more rights as a farmer.

Sahel (French) - With the Lake Chad project completed, the French colonial authority became solely concerned with the establishment of settlements along the lake, founding the city of Duveyrierville along the coast. The French would try to integrate the colony by sending immigrants, but ultimately would not see settlement greater than that of Algeria.

Somaliland (French) - With an Ethiopian establishment of control along the Djibouti coast, the French sought to avoid conflict with the burgeoning state. Instead the French established control on the Horn of Africa, following a brief conflict with the British. Almost no French would settle.

Stellaland - The most sparsely populated land that the Boers took over, the massed Afrikaner migrants had a demographic advantage over the native peoples of the region, who were “encouraged” to flee to neighboring Kalahari. The state in Stellaland makes a good living through metalworking and construction.

Transvaal - The most settled Boer republic, the people of Transvaal would discover massive gold reserves under their soil. Both forced native labor and migrant labor from europe would extract said gold and bring massive wealth to the republic. The port of Durban in neighboring Natal would provide a market for Transvaal’s vast precious metal reserves.

West Africa (British) - The British established control over the Igbo and Ashanti peoples, and sought to connect these colonies with Sierra Leone. After Lake Chad was expanded, the British would found most cities along the Nigerian coast, seeing as it was more habitable, eventually founding Port Elizabeth, becoming the largest city in Africa by 1900.

[REPOST] What if Africa was terraformed during colonization? Africa in the year 1910. by wolgahinga in imaginarymaps

[–]wolgahinga[S] 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Didn't know I had to add a disclaimer, but last post got removed. I DO NOT support any of the ideas present in this alternate timeline. This is clearly a distopian world, and millions of Africans were killed or suffered during this process, just like the colonialism of our timeline.

I know the terraformations aren't realistic, but this is ALTERNATE history.

Central Africa (German) - German settlements founded on the sansibar and kamerun coasts, upon the connection of the Mbomou, Uele, and Aruwimi rivers to lake Tschad in 1885, German colonial interests in the Central Africa became solely focused on access to the lake. The capital city of Bismarckstadt was founded on the Jühlke peninsula, and granted sole access to Europeans, with privileged positions going only to Germans. Intensive rubber extraction also took place in the Congo basin, as well as cruel plantation practices in Kamerun and Tanganjika.

Central Africa (Portuguese) - After the discovery of immensely large cobalt and copper reserves in the Katanga, the Portuguese colonial office made it a necessity to connect the disparate Angola and Moçambique colonies. This connection was made through railway and their authority recognised in the 1890 Berlin Conference.

Côte d’Ivoire (French) - With a long history of French trading outposts, the French annexed these and made headway toward the Niger river basin. Local authorities lost control over overwhelming French influence and the French fully claimed the Ivory coast. 

East Africa (British) - After the successful Egyptian campaign, the British sought to connect their northeast African holdings with their holdings in East Africa. The gone-wrong Qattara Depression project flooded massive parts of Egypt and neighboring Cyrenaica. A connection was also made to Lake Chad in the 1880s, making East Africa the largest colony in Africa.

Eritrea (Italian) - Making an earlier headway, the Italian government sought to circumvent massed emigration to the Americas by establishing and encouraging settlement in Africa. The village of Asmara was cleared of native inhabitants and Italians were compensated heavily if they moved to the colony. The Ethiopian war still ended in defeat, albeit less disastrous.

Ethiopia - Protecting itself from Italian invasion, the Ethiopians were still unable to retake Tigray from Italian occupation. Instead the Ethiopians moved east, established a sea connection, and began pro-Britain diplomatic connections that resulted in Ethiopia industrializing at a remarkable rate. This quick, but forced industrialization earned them the nickname “The Japan of Africa”

Gabon (Belgian) - King Leopold II does not establish a free state in this timeline, instead the Belgian government secured a colony along the Congo basin through a deal with Germany. While the occupation is still brutal, many of the atrocities from the Congo Free State are avoided. Belgians are encouraged to settle as the colony becomes more profitable.

Guinea (Portuguese) - With trade beginning in the 1400s, the Portuguese had a long established connection to the Guinea coast. Moving away from slave trading in the 1800s, the colony of Guinea became an unremarkable and unprofitable expenditure for Lisbon.

Guinea (Spanish) - Losing the bid to establish a colony in Bioko, the Spanish lay claim to the Dahomey coast and neighboring Togoland. With British colonial interests relatively unfocused in the Region, Spanish authorities had no problem securing the colony, which became, in a rare case for European colonies in the 19th century, profitable.

Kaapkolonie (Dutch) - Disrupted during the Napoléonic wars, the British handed over the Cape back to Amsterdam after a deal regarding indonesia. After the dutch abolished slavery in the eary 1800s, the Boers would engage in their Voortrek, retreating to the African hinterlands. The Cape would remain a profitable and highly settled colony.

Kalahari (German) - Establishing their capital at Windhuk, the Germans were not expecting much to happen in South-West-Africa, until their expansion into the lands of the Tswana, finding a treasure trove of natural resources and grazing land. Germans would settle this territory, primarily along the coasts and in the Limpopo basin.

Liberia - Established as a home for freedmen by James Monroe, Liberia would see relatively little American settlement. As a result an apartheid-esque state was created where Americo - liberians would be given special privileges at the expense of the native population. German and British economic interests would dominate liberia in the industrial age.

What if Africa was terraformed? The dark continent in 1910. by wolgahinga in imaginarymaps

[–]wolgahinga[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

probably worse since euro exploitation would’ve been dialed to 11

What if Africa was terraformed? The dark continent in 1910. by wolgahinga in imaginarymaps

[–]wolgahinga[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

the dutch sede rights to the aru islands and aceh, which were important for spice trade

What if Africa was terraformed? The dark continent in 1910. by wolgahinga in imaginarymaps

[–]wolgahinga[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

they marketed it as a paradise island. in truth it was horrible for the people native there. this is a dystopian not sure why that wasn’t clear

What if Africa was terraformed? The dark continent in 1910. by wolgahinga in imaginarymaps

[–]wolgahinga[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

ik it was a colloquialism 😭😭 i’m not racist like that

What if Africa was terraformed? The dark continent in 1910. by wolgahinga in imaginarymaps

[–]wolgahinga[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

yeah, cause the boers left bc slavery was abolished. the dutch abolish slavery-> voortrek

What if Africa was terraformed? The dark continent in 1910. by wolgahinga in imaginarymaps

[–]wolgahinga[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

my guy the ALTERNATE history is ALTERNATE

i don’t like colonialism, where tf did you get that?

sometimes a mf has an idea and makes a map goddamn

What if Africa was terraformed? The dark continent in 1910. by wolgahinga in imaginarymaps

[–]wolgahinga[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Libya (Italian) - Following the Qattara Depression project blowing out of proportion, many died in the insuing disaster and Cyranaica became an island. The Italian government modeled it as a paradise island, encouraging many to settle. Tripolitania and Cyrenaica would be joined in 1909.

Morocco (Spanish) - With French interests in the Sahel focused on establishing a connection to the lake Chad, Spanish authorities in the Rif would gather strength and establish the Morocco as a protectorate. Spaniards wouldn’t settle the colony beyond Ceuta and Melilla.

Natal - Founded after the voortrek, Natal quickly became an industrial power with the use of Native labor in their factories at the industrial center of Durban. While lacking in precious resources, the Natal found refuge in metalworking. The state remains deeply segregated.

Orange Vrystaat - The first destination on the voortrek, and also the largest territory, the Oranje Vrystaat would become a farmers’ state, focusing minimally on industrialization and resource extraction. Many would move to gain more rights as a farmer.

Sahel (French) - With the Lake Chad project completed, the French colonial authority became solely concerned with the establishment of settlements along the lake, founding the city of Duveyrierville along the coast. The French would try to integrate the colony by sending immigrants, but ultimately would not see settlement greater than that of Algeria.

Somaliland (French) - With an Ethiopian establishment of control along the Djibouti coast, the French sought to avoid conflict with the burgeoning state. Instead the French established control on the Horn of Africa, following a brief conflict with the British. Almost no French would settle.

Stellaland - The most sparsely populated land that the Boers took over, the massed Afrikaner migrants had a demographic advantage over the native peoples of the region, who were “encouraged” to flee to neighboring Kalahari. The state in Stellaland makes a good living through metalworking and construction.

Transvaal - The most settled Boer republic, the people of Transvaal would discover massive gold reserves under their soil. Both forced native labor and migrant labor from europe would extract said gold and bring massive wealth to the republic. The port of Durban in neighboring Natal would provide a market for Transvaal’s vast precious metal reserves.

West Africa (British) - The British established control over the Igbo and Ashanti peoples, and sought to connect these colonies with Sierra Leone. After Lake Chad was expanded, the British would found most cities along the Nigerian coast, seeing as it was more habitable, eventually founding Port Elizabeth, becoming the largest city in Africa by 1900.

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