Just a random speculation, after perusing some details on D.C. history:
What if retrocession of the Virginia portion of D.C. hadn't taken place, or been reversed, say in the wake of the Civil War or sometime later? A cursory reading suggest the first option isn't that likely, but the second seems possible based on the legislation introduced or local petitions circulated to repeal it in the later 19th and early 20th century.
Presuming the first option does occur, what effect might this have on the abolitionist movement, the Civil War, and D.C. per se up to today's statehood debate? If the second takes place, in either century, what might the impact be on the layout of infrastructure (the Pentagon being the biggest example) as well as the statehood question?
What if retrocession of the Virginia portion of D.C. hadn't taken place, or been reversed, say in the wake of the Civil War or sometime later? A cursory reading suggest the first option isn't that likely, but the second seems possible based on the legislation introduced or local petitions circulated to repeal it in the later 19th and early 20th century.
Presuming the first option does occur, what effect might this have on the abolitionist movement, the Civil War, and D.C. per se up to today's statehood debate? If the second takes place, in either century, what might the impact be on the layout of infrastructure (the Pentagon being the biggest example) as well as the statehood question?