United States Of America (North American War)
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[edit] United States Of America
Capital: Washington, D.C.
Largest city: New York City
Other cities: Baltimore, Boston
Language:Official: English
Other languages: Hebrew
President: Jonathan Tzachor
Vice President: David Winning
Independence from Great Britain: Declared: July 4, 1776
Recognized: 1780
Member States: New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maine, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Vermont, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia. Appalachia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, South Carolina and Georgia
States In Italic were former member states of Union Of American States
Currency: Dollar
[edit] History:
Born on July fourth in 1776, the 13 colonies rebelled against British rule, declaring themselves an independent nation, declaring themselves to be the United States of America. After a war with their former British colonial masters, the 13 original colonies gained their independence on march 3rd 1780. The British were forced into releasing their former colonies and recognizing them as an independent nation. colonies reorganized themselves into the states that would make up the union. During the war for independence, the six states of the western part of Virginia, which renamed itself Appalachia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, South Carolina and Georgia formed their own nation, the Allied States of America. The United States soon started making allies across the world, it's first major ally was the French Republic. Emperor Bonaparte signs a treaty with the fledgling nation, agreeing to supply them with ships and weapons if the US. Soon American ships begin heading out to other nations to establish trading routes and secure the new nations more allies. Soon the world accepted the United States and began trading withy the fledgling nation, helping it grow and soon enabling it to stand in it's own two feet.
[edit] Government:
The head of state of the United States is a democratically elected President. The President of the United States serves no more than two 5 year terms in office. Like the POTUS in our timeline, the President of the US in this timeline is Commander-In-Chief of the armed forces.
[edit] Politics:
There are two main political parties in the United Stares, the Republicans and the Democrats. There is a third party, the M.D.A.. The MDA, or to give the party it’s full name: Manifest Destiny Alliance, does not get much attention from the two main political parties due to it's extreme right-wing views. There are multiple smaller political parties but the more prominent of the smaller parties are the Libertarians, Freedom Party and the Solidarity Movement. These smaller parties get little if any attention from the major political players, allowing them to form coalitions during Presidential elections, which can be a source of annoyance to the big political movers and shakers. Early in it's history, the United States abolished slavery and granted women the right to vote. All Negroes within the United States were granted freedom, a move which was seen as progressive by some and a threat to the union by others.
[edit] Economy:
With many vital ports along it’s coast, the United States economy was built on importing goods from Europe and Asia, which is still the main source of income for the United States. While the US economy may not be as strong as other North American Nations, it is stronger than the Union of American States, whose economy was slave based until 1880.
[edit] Prelude To War:
Since the Union of American States broke away from the US during the war for independence, relations between the two new emergent nations was hostile, with many skirmishes along their shared boarders. But at the turn of the 19th century, relations between the United States and the Union of American States, while they were still frosty and hostile, were becoming more civil; but the underlying distrust between the two nations was still present. The seeds of civility had been planet by United States President John Garner, who upon entering office, opened diplomatic relations with President Gary Tingey of the UAS. While not having an immediate effect, it did have a moderate effect, reducing tensions along their shared borders. And after several months, relations between the two nations had thawed enough to allow for diplomatic exchanges for the first time in their history. This diplomatic civility led to a 3-year period of peace between the two nations, lasting from 1917 to 1920. During this time, it looked as if relations might improve even further. But unbeknownst to the United States, the UAS was planning to break the peace and attack them, for they had seen the sucsess and military power that the United States had and grew ever envious.
[edit] War Dawn:
3 years after the peace with the UAS, the United States was caught off guard when 30,000 UAS troops crossed over into Ohio and launched an invasion from Ohio of Appalachia. After receiving word from the PAS governor-general that the PAS was not part of the attack, President Garner withdrew the US diplomatic staff and arrests and detains the UAS ambassador and his staff then declares a travel ban with the UAS. Fearful of the UAS getting help, the US sent threats of trade and travel bans to toe PAS and the Florida Federation, they were strong enough to ensure that neither of those nations would interfere or take sides against the United States. The United States began massing it’s forces for an assualt on the UAS forces and retake Appalachia. But these plans were changed when US spies within the UAS alerted Washington to the plan by the UAS to launch an invasion of Pennsylvania; upon finding out, the United States declares total war and launches a full offensive against the UAS.
[edit] A New State:
With the ink barley dry on the declaration of war, the United States launched a fierce counter-attack, pushing the UAS force out of US soil, a second United States counter-attack smashed the UAS force in Appalachia. Due to the overwhelming stregth of the US attack, the UAS army cut-and-ran, and within two days, West Virginia had fallen. The eaders of the former UAS state were arrested, tried and executed on war-crimes charges. With the newest state firmly under United States control, the US began preperations for an assault on Kentucky; which was delayed when UAS forces crossed into North Carolina from South Carolina, they were quickly repulsed by US forces.
