History Main / ExpandedStatesOfAmerica

* In an episode of ''StarTrekTheNextGeneration'', it depicts a US flag with more than 50 stars.

* It's implied that Panem in ''TheHungerGames'' encompasses the whole of North America.

* In CodeGeass, America never actually acquired independence from the British monarchy, but after the British Isles fell to Napolean, the British monarchy relocated to America and continued running (and expanding) their empire.

See also SpaceFillingEmpire. Compare with UnitedEurope and MiddleEasternCoalition. Contrast DividedStatesOfAmerica and InvadedStatesOfAmerica, sometimes contrasts with FallenStatesOfAmerica, although the US can join Canada or Mexico because it needs to out of weakness.

See also SpaceFillingEmpire. Compare with UnitedEurope and MiddleEasternCoalition. Contrast DividedStatesOfAmerica and InvadedStatesOfAmerica.

* The more "subdued" brother, '''FiftySomethingStatesUSA''' (''NeedsABetterName''), has one or more of the handful of RealLife non-state subdivisions of the USA (e.g. Puerto Rico) be turned into a full-fledged state.

* The frings [[http://www.expansionistparty.org/ Expansionist Party of the United States]] coordinates sites of groups advocating statehood for Taiwan, Britain, Australia, Guyana, and many other places.

* ''[[NineteenEightyFour 1984]]'': in-universe, Goldstein's Book states that the superstate of Oceania, one of [[SpaceFillingEmpire only three world powers]], came about in the late 1940s when the United States turned into a tyrannical empire after a nuclear war with SovietRussia, after which it "absorbs" the British Empire. Of course, this is presumably before the Revolution. Oceania is not a continuation of the United States, and there is no indication that the Americas are more important than Britain, even though the latter's name has been changed to "AirstripOne". The Party's official ideology is called [=IngSoc=] in NewSpeak, or ''English Socialism'' in Oldspeak (English). And while there are references to America on a couple occasions (mainly the bit with the photo of Big Brother from New York), Oceania has no actual capital aside from a number of ''regional'' headquarters, and it's mentioned that it is specifically designed in such a way that no one place is considered the 'center' in order to prevent the perception that any given area is under foreign domination. However, the currency in Airstrip One is dollars and cents, and Oceania's anthem, ''Oceania 'Tis for Thee'' is a parody of an American patriotic song, ''My Country, 'Tis of Thee'' (itself the American lyrics to ''God Save The King'').
** Or at least that's what the people of Airstrip One are told the national anthem is.

The other two [[InternalSubtrope flavors]] are common results of dialing standard-flavor ExpandedStatesOfAmerica {{up to eleven}}:

* '''TranscontinentalAmericanEmpire''' (''NeedsABetterName''), where the US annexes countries '''beyond''' the American geographic region. An {{irony}} factor can be added by having the British Isles as one subject of annexation, in a sort of role-reversal of the War of American Independence. '''AmericaTakesOverTheWorld''' is the LogicalExtreme of this and has its very own trope page.

* The alternate history series DecadesOfDarkness has an [[TheEmpire American Empire]] in all but name. Most of, but not all, of the traditional states are present, albeit some with different names and boundaries. They have also conquered Mexico, many of the Caribbean islands, and most of Central America and divided the territory into new American states. And finally, there is a lone American colony in real-world Liberia. [[DividedStatesOfAmerica Subtracted from this]] is most of real-world New England, which separated via secession just a few decades after the Revolution and later joined with parts of Canada in a pro-England American bloc.

Compare with UnitedEurope and MiddleEasternCoalition. Contrast DividedStatesOfAmerica and InvadedStatesOfAmerica.

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* The '''United Americas''' from the ''{{Alien}}'' franchise, comprising the two Americas plus the UK.

!!!Expanded States Of America (standard)

!!!Fifty Plus States of America

!!!United Americas

!!!Transcontinental American Empire

!!!Mixed types and Other

** [[FridgeLogic What I want to know is why would they rename Canada North Montana? It's nowhere near Montana. And does that mean that the current state of Montana was renamed South Montana? Ugh; my brain hurts now.]]

* ''{{Watchmen}}'', takes place in an AlternateHistory where the United States of America includes the 51st state of Vietnam.

** The Global United States later colonizes the entire Solar System, thus taking this trope to interplanetary levels.

** Though that last part [[TakeThat would involve using brains that NAU proponents don't have]].

!!!Fifty Something States USA (''NeedsABetterName'')

* This is essentially what happened in the Mexican-American war, with losts of land in the south west (which did belong to Mexico) being invaded and captured by the U.S.A. See also MexicoCalledTheyWantTexasBack.