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Divided States of America (Open/Sign-Ups/OOC/Reboot)

Postby Winovia » Thu Jul 31, 2014 2:12 pm

Divided States of America

Introduction
The Confederates won the civil war and the US turned into one large warzone. Many northern states seceded and formed independent nations. Southern states also seceded after they realized the Confederacy wasn't able to manage the states. War broke out all over the states and land borders changed almost everyday. Millions died and even more were wounded do to this fight for power and control. Leaders emerged only to be taken down shortly after, and quickly replaced. Most of the states fell and now new nations are raising in their place. Its up to you tobdecude thebfate of Continental America. Welcome to the Divided States of America!

Rules
1. Always listen to OP and Assistant OP.
2. Never Godmod or Metagame
3. No flaming, raging, or trolling
4. Be realistic (A southern empire with an abundance if civil right is not realistic)
5. Have fun and allow others to do the same!

Map & Accepted Nations
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• The Republic of America - Blue - Winovia
• The Federation of Washington - Oregon, Washington, Idaho - Tichan
• The New English Republic - New England - [nation]New Romanis[/nation
• The Greater Californian Union - California, Hawaii - Creataris
• The Federal States of America - Ohio, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New York, Maryland, West Virginia - The New American Commonwealth

Reservations

- California
- Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi
- Texas
- Dakotas, Montana, Colorado
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Code: Select all
[b]Nation Name:[/b]
[b]Capital City:[/b]
[b]Territory:[/b]
[b]Population:[/b]

[b]Government Type:[/b]
[b]Head of State:[/b]
[b]Head of Government:[/b]

(You are able to use a total of 25 points on the next 4 subjects)
[b]Civil & Political Rights:[/b] /10
[b]Economy:[/b] /10
[b]Military:[/b] /10
[b]Technology:[/b] /10

[b]History:[/b]

[b]Diplomatic RP Sample (3 Paragraphs or Link):[/b]
[b]War RP Sample (3 Paragraphs or Link):[/b]
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Postby Winovia » Thu Jul 31, 2014 2:13 pm

Nation Name: The Republic of America
Capital City: Indianapokis
Territory: Indianapolis, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin
Population: 41 Million

Government Type: Unitary Presidential Republic
Head of State: President Anden Shepherd
Head of Government: President Anden Shepherd

(You are able to use a total of 25 points on the next three subjects)
Civil & Political Rights: 6/10
Economy: 7/10
Military: 5/10
Technology: 7/10

History:

RP Sample: (3 Paragraphs or Link)
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Postby Creataris » Thu Jul 31, 2014 4:54 pm

Might I suggest allowing a larger number of points like say 25 or 30 which would allow people to at least moderate themselves in each area as the current amount is rather limiting.
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Postby Morrow den » Fri Aug 01, 2014 7:09 am

Tag
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Postby The New American commonwealth » Fri Aug 01, 2014 7:12 am

tag... I'm gonna bring one of my fallout Rp countries here
(and I'm not going to bring all of that tech, just the name if you're ok with it
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Postby Morrow den » Fri Aug 01, 2014 7:16 am

Can I reserve Tennesssee,Alabama and Mississippi or is that to much
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Postby Creataris » Fri Aug 01, 2014 7:20 am

Just to say though, reserve California.
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Postby New Romanis » Fri Aug 01, 2014 7:21 am

I'll reserve New England.
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Postby Waldriech » Fri Aug 01, 2014 7:34 am

Nation Name: The Arkansan-Oklahoman Empire
Capital City: Bentonville, Arkansan-Oklahoman Empire
Territory: Arkansas and Oklahoma
Population: 16,000,000

Government Type: Empire, Monarchy
Head of State: Emperors, Amanda Smith
Head of Government: Prime Minister, Juan Fernandez

(You are able to use a total of 25 points on the next three subjects)
Civil &Political Rights: 5/10
Political Rights: 0/10
Economy: 7/10
Military:10 /10
Technology: 8/10

History: After The Civil War Arkansas broke off of the Confederacy and Invaded the Oklahoma Territory. It Became a Strong nation after that point.

RP Sample: (3 Paragraphs or Link)
http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=304021
http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=303626
http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?ns=1&f=5&t=300983
Last edited by Waldriech on Fri Aug 01, 2014 9:40 am, edited 2 times in total.
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Postby Waldriech » Fri Aug 01, 2014 7:40 am

(You are able to use a total of 30 points on the next three subjects)
Civil &Political Rights: 5/10
Political Rights: 0/10
Economy: 7/10
Military:10 /10
Technology: 8/10

I don't get this at all. There are 5 Subjects. You only used 25 points for 4 subjects?????
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Postby Winovia » Fri Aug 01, 2014 7:44 am

Waldriech wrote:(You are able to use a total of 30 points on the next three subjects)
Civil &Political Rights: 5/10
Political Rights: 0/10
Economy: 7/10
Military:10 /10
Technology: 8/10

I don't get this at all. There are 5 Subjects. You only used 25 points for 4 subjects?????

I didn't re-esit the app, you get 25 points for 4 subjects.
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Postby Winovia » Fri Aug 01, 2014 7:47 am

The New American commonwealth wrote:tag... I'm gonna bring one of my fallout Rp countries here
(and I'm not going to bring all of that tech, just the name if you're ok with it

That's fine

Morrow den wrote:Can I reserve Tennesssee,Alabama and Mississippi or is that to much

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Postby Winovia » Fri Aug 01, 2014 7:51 am

Waldriech wrote:Nation Name: The Arkansan-Oklahoman Empire
Capital City: Bentonville, Arkansan-Oklahoman Empire
Territory: Arkansas and Oklahoma
Population: 16,000,000

Government Type: Empire, Monarchy
Head of State: Emperors, Amanda Smith
Head of Government: Prime Minister, Juan Fernandez

(You are able to use a total of 30 points on the next three subjects)
Civil &Political Rights: 5/10
Political Rights: 0/10
Economy: 7/10
Military:10 /10
Technology: 8/10

History: After The Civil War Arkansas broke off of the Confederacy and Invaded the Oklahoma Territory. It Became a Strong nation after that point.

RP Sample: (3 Paragraphs or Link)
http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=304021
http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=303626
http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?ns=1&f=5&t=300983

Denied

1. Your history is way too short
2. Your samples aren't really that great, and it seems that all you do is war RPs.
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Postby Winovia » Fri Aug 01, 2014 7:57 am

Creataris wrote:Just to say though, reserve California.

Reserved

New Romanis wrote:I'll reserve New England.

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Postby Tichan » Fri Aug 01, 2014 8:29 am

Nation Name: Federation of Washington (Controls Oregon, Washington State and Idaho)
Capital City: Olympia, Washington
Largest City: Seattle, Washington
Population: 14,200,000
Government Type: Single Party Unitary Federation
Head of State: Walter Lodge
Head of Government: Tobias E, Olsenson

(You are able to use a total of 25 points on the next 4 subjects)
[b]Civil & Political Rights: 6/10
[b]Economy:7 /10
[b]Military: 7/10
[b]Technology: 5/10

History: After the War ended and the Union and Confederacy began to collapse, Hundreds of thousands of people fled the fighting in the East for a more peaceful life in the West, This led to the a spike in the Population of Washington and Oregon, However with no U.S Government overseeing them now, the two broke off and formed nations of their own. The Washington Republic quickly militarized and occupied the short-lived Republic of Oregon and formed the Federation of Washington. 4 years later the Federation invaded the Territory of Idaho which had since collapsed into a region ruled by Native Tribes and Self Proclaimed Republic's thoughout the region, It was occupied within a few months with many of the people of Idaho welcoming the Federation as Liberators. The Federation has since stabilized its occupied states and formed a Economically stable and Militarily able nation in the Pacific Northwest of America.

The Federation is controlled by a single party called the Second Federalist Party, which has abolished all other Political Parties in the Federation calling them "A Jeopardy to Unity and Stability."

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President Olsenson has in response to the heavy militarization of some Washington's neighboring states, Has decreed for the construction of several new Military Posts in Northwestern Washington, along the southern border with California and in the Eastern Parts of Idaho. Along with the Construction of the new defenses, The President has decreed an additional 55,000 soldiers will be recruited to keep the posts sufficiently manned along with the construction of 2 new Cannon Brigades 1000 Gatling Guns and purchased several Union-Made Agar Guns bolstering the Arsenal of the Washington Federation.

With the Militarization of Washington underway, Much needed Economic Growth is underway in the Washingtonian Cities of Salem, Portland and Eugene, three cities that had little Industrial capability until their annexation into the Federation, Now they are each showing increased Economic Development with the Construction of new Industries though out the former Oregon Republic.

What time period is this in? Like a decade or two after the Civil War or What?
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Postby New Romanis » Fri Aug 01, 2014 8:48 am

Nation Name: The New English Republic
Capital City: Boston
Territory: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
Population: 14,000,000

Government Type: Parliamentary Republic
Head of State: President Stephen Wilson
Head of Government: Prime Minister John Harrisburg

(You are able to use a total of 25 points on the next 4 subjects)
Civil & Political Rights: 6/10
Economy: 7/10
Military: 4/10
Technology: 8/10

History: Embittered by the loss to the southern states, many New English states started to close off trade and became isolationists. On the August of 1865, most the New English states entered a personal union with each other, but had yet to add the state of Connecticut into the union, as it was the only New English state to secede from the USA. The following months, all the states in the union agreed to secede from the States, all becoming independent. They still had a personal union with each other, but this time also with Connecticut. On February 1866, the states of the union decided to unite themselves for a stronger nation. The nation is still united until this day, but there's a chance of a withdrawal from Maine and Connecticut.


RP Sample: (3 Paragraphs or Link) http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=305489
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Postby Winovia » Fri Aug 01, 2014 9:01 am

Tichan wrote:Nation Name: Federation of Washington (Controls Oregon, Washington State and Idaho)
Capital City: Olympia, Washington
Largest City: Seattle, Washington
Population: 17,600,000
Government Type: Single Party Unitary Federation
Head of State: Walter Lodge
Head of Government: Tobias E, Olsenson

(You are able to use a total of 25 points on the next 4 subjects)
Civil & Political Rights: 6/10
[b]Economy:7 /10
[b]Military: 7/10
[b]Technology: 5/10

History: After the War ended and the Union and Confederacy began to collapse, Hundreds of thousands of people fled the fighting in the East for a more peaceful life in the West, This led to the a spike in the Population of Washington and Oregon, However with no U.S Government overseeing them now, the two broke off and formed nations of their own. The Washington Republic quickly militarized and occupied the short-lived Republic of Oregon and formed the Federation of Washington. 4 years later the Federation invaded the Territory of Idaho which had since collapsed into a region ruled by Native Tribes and Self Proclaimed Republic's thoughout the region, It was occupied within a few months with many of the people of Idaho welcoming the Federation as Liberators. The Federation has since stabilized its occupied states and formed a Economically stable and Militarily able nation in the Pacific Northwest of America.

The Federation is controlled by a single party called the Second Federalist Party, which has abolished all other Political Parties in the Federation calling them "A Jeopardy to Unity and Stability."

RP Sample: I can write one but hoping the history is good enough.

I still need a sample.

New Romanis wrote:[b]Nation Name: The New English Republic
Capital City: Boston
Territory: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
Population: 14,000,000

Government Type: Parliamentary ([url=Republic]Image[/url])
Head of State: President Stephen Wilson
Head of Government: Prime Minister John Harrisburg

(You are able to use a total of 25 points on the next 4 subjects)
Civil & Political Rights: 6/10
Economy: 7/10
Military: 4/10
Technology: 8/10

History: Embittered by the loss to the southern states, many New English states started to close off trade and became isolationists. On the August of 1865, most the New English states entered a personal union with each other, but had yet to add the state of Connecticut into the union, as it was the only New English state to secede from the USA. The following months, all the states in the union agreed to secede from the States, all becoming independent. They still had a personal union with each other, but this time also with Connecticut. On February 1866, the states of the union decided to unite themselves for a stronger nation. The nation is still united until this day, but there's a chance of a withdrawal from Maine and Connecticut.


RP Sample: (3 Paragraphs or Link) http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=305489

Accepted
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Postby Waldriech » Fri Aug 01, 2014 9:37 am

Nation Name: The Arkansan-Oklahoman Empire
Capital City: Bentonville, Arkansan-Oklahoman Empire
Territory: Arkansas and Oklahoma
Population: 16,000,000

Government Type: Empire, Monarchy
Head of State: Empress, Amanda Smith
Head of Government: Prime Minister, Juan Fernandez

(You are able to use a total of 25 points on the next three subjects)
Civil &Political Rights: 1/10
Economy: 7/10
Military: 9/10
Technology: 8/10

History: After The Civil War Arkansas broke off of the Confederacy and Invaded the Oklahoma Territory. It Became a Strong nation after that point. The empress decided to become more militarized and economic powerful. The empress built factories in Little Rock, And Oklahoma City and they became some of the largest in the world. Bentonville became the largest city fast when the empress moved there and proclaimed it the capital of the empire. Arkansas is very moralistic and has a population of 4,000,000 and Oklahoma became very poor but industrialized. It's population is 12,000,000 and it is known for many uprisings. It's rumor that many Confederate Generals have took refuge in the nation near Tulsa the second largest city and sadly the poorest.

RP Sample: (3 Paragraphs or Link)
http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=304021
http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=303626
http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?ns=1&f=5&t=300983
Last edited by Waldriech on Fri Aug 01, 2014 9:51 am, edited 5 times in total.
I'm a, Catholic, Anarcho-Capitalist from Arkansas.

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Postby Waldriech » Fri Aug 01, 2014 9:40 am

Better?
What's wrong with only War RP's
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Pro: Free-Market, Property Rights, Gun Rights, Weed Legalization, Public Service Privatization, Trump, Rand and Ron Paul, GOP, Free Speech, Religious Freedom, Catholic Teachings, Non-Aggression Principle, Natural Law, General Pinochet.

Anti: Communism, Democrats, ISIS, Terrorism, SJWs, Gay Pride.

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Postby Winovia » Fri Aug 01, 2014 9:53 am

Waldriech wrote:Nation Name: The Arkansan-Oklahoman Empire
Capital City: Bentonville, Arkansan-Oklahoman Empire
Territory: Arkansas and Oklahoma
Population: 16,000,000

Government Type: Empire, Monarchy
Head of State: Empress, Amanda Smith
Head of Government: Prime Minister, Juan Fernandez

(You are able to use a total of 25 points on the next three subjects)
Civil &Political Rights: 1/10
Economy: 7/10
Military: 9/10
Technology: 8/10

History: After The Civil War Arkansas broke off of the Confederacy and Invaded the Oklahoma Territory. It Became a Strong nation after that point. The empress decided to become more militarized and economic powerful. The empress built factories in Little Rock, And Oklahoma City and they became some of the largest in the world. Bentonville became the largest city fast when the empress moved there and proclaimed it the capital of the empire. Arkansas is very moralistic and has a population of 4,000,000 and Oklahoma became very poor but industrialized. It's population is 12,000,000 and it is known for many uprisings. It's rumor that many Confederate Generals have took refuge in the nation near Tulsa the second largest city and sadly the poorest.

RP Sample: (3 Paragraphs or Link)
http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=304021
http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=303626
http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?ns=1&f=5&t=300983

Waldriech wrote:Better?
What's wrong with only War RP's

I see no change
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Postby Waldriech » Fri Aug 01, 2014 9:56 am

I fixed my points from 30 to 25 I made my history longer.
But sorry I can't fix my RP's
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Postby New Romanis » Fri Aug 01, 2014 9:57 am

Winovia wrote:I see no change

Well it has a much more fleshed out history.
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Postby Winovia » Fri Aug 01, 2014 10:03 am

Waldriech wrote:I fixed my points from 30 to 25 I made my history longer.
But sorry I can't fix my RP's

Look I have to deny you, because based off of your app and precious RPs. All your going to do is try to turn this in to some militaristic war RP. I don't want that, so I am going to have to deny your application.
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Postby Angle Empire » Fri Aug 01, 2014 1:40 pm

Dibs on Texas.

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Postby Winovia » Fri Aug 01, 2014 2:08 pm

Angle Empire wrote:Dibs on Texas.

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