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    What if France reclaimed Louisiana from Spain in July 1795 Treaty of Basel instead of the Treaty of San Ildefonso of October 1800?

    That wasn't the problem the US cared about. Maybe Daniel Boone cared about it since he had already started homesteading under a Spanish grant in Missouri by then. But the US was hyper focused on the New Orleans artery and Florida, and at that moment didn't care as much what "savages" or empire...
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    What if France reclaimed Louisiana from Spain in July 1795 Treaty of Basel instead of the Treaty of San Ildefonso of October 1800?

    By Union, I presume you meant the British Union Jack not the American Union's Old Glory. A British Louisiana makes for an 'interesting' next Anglo-American War of 1812, if there is one.
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    What if France reclaimed Louisiana from Spain in July 1795 Treaty of Basel instead of the Treaty of San Ildefonso of October 1800?

    Indeed it would! Britain would probably not wait until 1815 if it is going to take it. It would move during Napoleon's time, or possibly even before he is Emperor or consul. Of course the United States might also purchase it, or conquer it, at some point in the 20 years between 1795 and 1815...
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    What if France reclaimed Louisiana from Spain in July 1795 Treaty of Basel instead of the Treaty of San Ildefonso of October 1800?

    What if France reclaimed Louisiana from Spain in July 1795 Treaty of Basel instead of the Treaty of San Ildefonso of October 1800? In OTL, France imposed the 1795 Treaty of Basel on Spain after winning the War of the Pyrenees against Spain and as part of it forced the Spanish to cede the...
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