1849

William I, King of America, agrees to a marriage between his daughter, Maria, and the Emperor of Mexico, Vicente II.
  Congress passes the Amendments granting citizenship and the right to vote to free-persons of color. Nicknamed the "Gunpoint Amendments", the previously rebellious states still lacked what was perceived as duly elected representation, and thus were subsequently ratified through a forced vote of federally appointed officials. Premier John C. Fremont forces the vote in the Senate, where objected votes by those rebellious states were excluded.
  Franklin Pierce of the Whig Party wins the chancellery on the idea of claiming Cuba as a slave province.