Our Own Devices
Prologue
1700
In the Old World a new war rages, alliances shift and change on a monthly basis. But you don't get to be part of that, while you may have concerns for Europe, Europe has no concerns for you. Poor insignificant colonies, your parents don't care about you anymore. The great powers withdrew all warships and most of their troops from America to aid in the conflict. Then one day, the supply shipments stopped coming, another few months past. And that's when you realised, you were all alone. But perhaps you're not a colony that has had to adapt quickly to this change, perhaps you are a tribe of the true people. Ready to take back the lands those the interlopers stole from you. Well go on, whatever you are, make the New World your own!
Intro
So in case you didn't realise, this RP will be centred around what occurs in North and South America when the colonies and Native Americans are left by the European powers. It is up to you to decide the path your nation will take.
Historical Accuracy
Firstly the "great war" going on in Europe, is not based on reality and has no particular cause or logic. The jist of it is that the European powers no longer have the capacity nor will to maintain the governance of their American colonies. And for the purposes of this RP, the nations in Europe are the same as reality but not the colonies. Spain and Portugal still got out there first, but they could have empires in New England or Canada. So it is perfectly allowable for your colonial nation to be a kingdom of Frenchmen living in Brazil.
Resources
Due to the fact that the colonies have been abandoned by the European powers, your resources (especially things like gunpowder and metals) will be very limited. The war also makes it difficult to for merchant ships to cross the Atlantic. At the start, each colony will have enough gunpowder for around 2 major wars using it. It is up to you whether you decide to save it for the late game, or use it up on early expansion. But once it's used up, it'll be very hard to get some more unless you trade. This goes for all major resources that are difficult to produce locally. Occasionally one ship may slink across the Atlantic, but that is completely up to me, don't expect any help from mummy Europe.
Contact
You will have little to no contact with Europe, this means the colonists of your nation will have only a shadowy idea about the progress of the war. Occasionally a merchant ship might arrive bringing news, but that is also up to me.
Populations=Very Small
Nation Size=Very Small
Note, at some point if we go on far enough, the war might finish and the Europeans will return to reclaim their possessions.
Colonist App
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Native American App
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My App
Colonist App
Name of Colony: The New Dublin Republic
Population: 50,000
Government Form: Unicameral Representative Democracy
Leader/s: Grand Chairman Peter McCarmical
Founding Country(France, Spain Etc): England
Dominant Ethnicity: Irish
Minor Ethnicities: Scottish, Welsh, English
Does your nation still hope to obey the motherland: No
Military Size (5% of pop) and Makeup: 25,000, mostly militia men trained in the use of muskets, swords and pikes
Religion:Roman Catholic
Navy(No Warships!):40 converted merchant ships
Primary Industries:Fishing, backed up by a reasonable agricultural sector
History:
New Dublin began as a small colonial venture backed by the English government. The Crown, at this point unable to find willing colonists from its provinces, decided to turn to it's Irish possessions. This attracted a wealth of destitute Irish catholics, searching for a better life. Sadly for the English rulers of New Dublin, they failed to realise the damages these ethnic and religious differences would cause. Overtime, New Dublin grew into a successful colony, still dominated predominately by a celtic population that was slowly being crushed under the burden of harsh taxation and foreign rule. These tensions came to a head, when the English withdrew the majority of their troops to join the war, leaving only a token force in the hands of the incompetent governor. As soon as this was realised by the population, a quick rebellion was all that was needed to seize control of the colony. The rebels even managed to conquer neighbouring territories as well, driving away the English. Overtime a primitive legislature was erected, and New Dublin prepared to begin a life of its own.
Land Claimed(preferably map):Already on Map
Map: http://s1283.photobucket.com/user/NikoS ... 8.png.html
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