A Land Divided- AH RP(OOC/OPEN)

[Paketo]

Can I reserve Kentucky and West Virginia if they are not taken yet?

Both go apped for a few pages back

[Paketo]

Generic Info
Nation Name: Republic of Virginia
Symbols: God Bless Virginia, modern day flag for Virginia,
Homeland Population: 1.1 million
Imperial Population: 1.1 million
Location/Claims: all of present day Virginia, West Virginia, and Kentucky.
Capital City: Richmond

Government Info
Government Type: Republic
Ideology: Conservatism
Leader/s: President James Monroe

Population Info
Religion: Christian
Ethnicity: Anglo-Saxon, Black
Main/Accepted Culture(s): Dixie
Other Cultures: Black, Native

Military Info
Army: Main army has 2,000 soldiers fed and supplied well with modern technology. Militia has several tens of thousands and mostly get their own supplies, with mixed high to poor quality.
Navy: Navy has 800 men serving 6 ships, considered some of the best in America and reasonably high quality compared to Europe.

Other Info
Brief Description of your Economy: Agrarian, in very good shape as Virginia has become rich selling cash crops all over the world. Fishing and trading as well as growing crops for food are emerging economies too.
Goals: To become one of the most influential powers in America and dominate American politics, to expand westwards at gain new land.
History: During the American Revolution Virginia was one of the largest states and therefore supported some of the most to the war effort. After the war Virginia delegates refused to enter a large, central powered nation and ended up being one of the causes for the USA failing. Later they went on to become a fully functioning nation and are an emerging power in the world. While they can't compete with most European nations, they hope to dominate the New World.
RP Sample:
President James Monroe was sitting in his furnished office at the grand capital of Richmond when a messenger burst into the room. "Sir," he gasped, pausing to catch his winded breath, "the Natives have attacked Fort Jonsbey in western Virginia. Casualties are estimated at over 200, including many women and children."
This took President Monroe by surprise. He had thought most of the natives in Virginia had quick this nonsense and simply moved further west. Obviously the savages we refusing to accept more civilized ways and wished to continue their barbaric life. They would pay.
"Send the Roanoke Militia to deal with them. I want every Indian villages within 50 miles of there burned to the ground. Kill everyone- women, men, children, even the beasts. Then burn it all to the ground and have the civil end men hang the remaining Indians throughout the forest. They shall pay for this action."
429 - Do not remove. This is for tracking purposes.

Virginia app- it's good but could you add a bit more history, what happened in between 1783 and 1800 to Virginia

[UnitedEastEurope]

Can I reserve Kentucky and West Virginia if they are not taken yet?

Both go apped for a few pages back

Ahh I see. I will think of something else I guess.

[Kratu]

All right I believe I am finished with my app.

[Timothia]

Reserve Massachusetts and Maine

120

[Quirina]

http://i.imgur.com/C5Dumlw.png

Above is a map of suggested NPCs.

Added are as following:
-The Union of New England (Northern Maine is part of Canada bc historically that did not become part of Maine for like 40 some years)
-The Maryland Republic
-The Commonwealth of Virginia
-The Republic of Kentucky
-The Grand Floridian Republic
-The division of Louisiana how I think it was supposed to be
-Some Louisiana-Arkansas-Mississippi nation (Midwestern Confederation?)

I also changed the color of Minnesota-Illinois bc almost identical to South Carolina.

Thoughts?

Reserve Massachusetts and Maine

120

Somebody already is Maine, tho northern part.

[UnitedEastEurope]

Hey guys can you help me out, does the nation of Maharashta in India exist at this time?

[Quirina]

Hey guys can you help me out, does the nation of Maharashta in India exist at this time?

Google-fu or Geacron.com helps.

[Skaldia]

Tagging this finally. Sorry it took me forever. I'll begin working on an app for Southern Louisiana here in a little bit. Finally got time to breathe today. Been kinda hectic, RL-wise.

[Saarth]

Generic Info
Nation Name: Republic of Virginia
Symbols: God Bless Virginia, modern day flag for Virginia,
Homeland Population: 1.1 million
Imperial Population: 1.1 million
Location/Claims: all of present day Virginia, West Virginia, and Kentucky.
Capital City: Richmond

Government Info
Government Type: Republic
Ideology: Conservatism
Leader/s: President James Monroe

Population Info
Religion: Christian
Ethnicity: Anglo-Saxon, Black
Main/Accepted Culture(s): Dixie
Other Cultures: Black, Native

Military Info
Army: Main army has 2,000 soldiers fed and supplied well with modern technology. Militia has several tens of thousands and mostly get their own supplies, with mixed high to poor quality.
Navy: Navy has 800 men serving 6 ships, considered some of the best in America and reasonably high quality compared to Europe.

Other Info
Brief Description of your Economy: Agrarian, in very good shape as Virginia has become rich selling cash crops all over the world. Fishing and trading as well as growing crops for food are emerging economies too.
Goals: To become one of the most influential powers in America and dominate American politics, to expand westwards at gain new land.
History: During the American Revolution Virginia was one of the largest states and therefore supported some of the most to the war effort. After the war Virginia delegates refused to enter a large, central powered nation and ended up being one of the causes for the USA failing. Later they went on to become a fully functioning nation and are an emerging power in the world. While they can't compete with most European nations, they hope to dominate the New World.
RP Sample:
President James Monroe was sitting in his furnished office at the grand capital of Richmond when a messenger burst into the room. "Sir," he gasped, pausing to catch his winded breath, "the Natives have attacked Fort Jonsbey in western Virginia. Casualties are estimated at over 200, including many women and children."
This took President Monroe by surprise. He had thought most of the natives in Virginia had quick this nonsense and simply moved further west. Obviously the savages we refusing to accept more civilized ways and wished to continue their barbaric life. They would pay.
"Send the Roanoke Militia to deal with them. I want every Indian villages within 50 miles of there burned to the ground. Kill everyone- women, men, children, even the beasts. Then burn it all to the ground and have the civil end men hang the remaining Indians throughout the forest. They shall pay for this action."
429 - Do not remove. This is for tracking purposes.

Virginia app- it's good but could you add a bit more history, what happened in between 1783 and 1800 to Virginia

Added some more to history.

[Timothia]

Generic Info
Nation Name: The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Symbols: Seal, Naval Colors, [url][/url]
Homeland Population: 422,845
Imperial Population: 582,764 total (151,719 in Maine, and 8,200 in the Tortugas and nearby islands)
Location/Claims: Massachusetts, Maine, and Tortugas (Florida Keys)
Capital City: Boston

Government Info
Government Type: Constitutional Republic with heavy influence from merchants
Ideology: Market liberalism, Social progressivism, Colonialism, Expansionism, Industrialism, Naval Supremacy
Leader/s: Governor John Adams

Population Info
Religion: Various Christian Protestant denominations, small minorities of Jews, Catholics, etc.
Ethnicity: Primarily White (Colonial American/Western European), with Native American Seminoles and African slaves also being represented
Main/Accepted Culture(s): Yankee
Other Cultures: British, French, Irish, German, African, Seminole, Canadian

Military Info
Army: Peacetime Total - 3,450 (<1%) War Total - 16,650 (~3%), Total War Total - 43,300(~7.5%)
Southern Massachusetts Regiment of Militia
~ If declared active, 10,000 lightly-trained militiamen can be deployed within 2 weeks (~2.5%)
~ Up to 30,000 civilians may be assembled in extreme cases (~7%)
~ Standing force of 450 in Boston (<1%)
~ No official uniform
~ Headed by General William Heath
Tortugas Regiment of Militia
~ If declare active, 150 lightly-trained militiamen can be deployed within 2 weeks (~4%)
~ Up to 300 civilians may be assembled in extreme cases (~8%)
~ No standing force
~ No official uniform
~ Headed by General ________
Northern Massachusetts Regiment of Militia
~ If declared active, 3,500 lightly-trained militiamen can be deployed within 2 weeks (~2.5)
~ Up to 10,000 civilians may be assembled in extreme cases (~7%)
~ no standing force
~ No official uniform
~ Headed by General John Paterson
Army of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
~ Standing army
~Total of 3,000 soldiers (~.5%)
~ 2,250 regular infantry
~ 750 dragoons
~ Divided into 3 equal Corps (Corps I, II, and III)
~ Each Corps consists of 750 regulars and 250 dragoons
~ Well-drilled, well-armed, coherent, and disiplined
~ Headed by General Benjamin Lincoln, and then a Colonel for each of the Corps
~ Infantry uniform comparable to the fusilier
~ Cavalry uniform comparable to this

Navy: Peacetime Total - 5 vessels (1,340 officers and enlisted) War Total - Up to 46 vessels (>1,500 officers and enlisted)
Massachusetts Naval Militia
~ Approximately 35 vessels of varying size and quality could be pressed into service or purchased
~ Outfitting and manning these vessels would take approximately 4 weeks
~ No vessel civilian vessel could be outfitted with more than 20 × 6 pounder guns

Tortugas Naval Militia
~ Approximately 6 vessels of varying size and quality could be pressed into service or purchased
~ Outfitting and manning these vessels would take approximately 6 weeks
~ No vessel civilian vessel could be outfitted with more than 16 × 6 pounder guns

Navy of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
~ CMS Commonwealth, 450 officers and enlisted, 30 × 24-pounder long gun, 20 × 32-pounder carronade, 2 × 24-pounder bow chasers
~ CMS Independence, 450 officers and enlisted, 30 × 24-pounder long gun, 20 × 32-pounder carronade, 2 × 24-pounder bow chasers
~ CMS Boston, 220 officers and enlisted, 24 × 12-pounder guns, 8 × 9-pounder guns
~ CMS Adams, 220 officers and enlisted, 24 × 12-pounder guns, 8 × 9-pounder guns
~ CMS Merrimack, 220 officers and enlisted, 20 × 9-pounder guns, 8 × 6-pounder guns
~ The CMS Cape Cod (12 × 6 pounders, 70 officers and enlisted) is scheduled to be launched summer of 1800
~ The CMS Massachusetts (110 guns: Gundeck: 30 × 32 pdrs, Middle gundeck: 30 × 24 pdrs, Upper gundeck: 32 × 18 pdrs, Quarterdeck: 14 × 12 pdrs, Forecastle: 4 × 12 pdrs, 720 officers and enlisted) is scheduled to be completed in the spring of 1802
~ The Navy is receiving heavy funding from government
~ Protecting the merchant shipping lanes is considered one of the government's chief responsibilities
~ CMS stands for Commonwealth of Massachusetts Ship, and is a title given only to ships of the official navy (not militia navies)
~ Headed by Commodore Samuel Tucker

Other Info
Brief Description of your Economy: The economy of Massachusetts is booming currently. Boston was historically one of the largest and most productive ports in the entire Western Hemisphere, equal to if not better than rival ports like Philadelphia and New York. After the revolution, trade began with formerly-closed ports like Shanghai and Tripoli. Boston merchants presently circle the globe, bringing their riches and wealth back into Boston in the form of luxurious residences and plenty of taxable income. Boston also plays a leading role at one end of the Triangle Trade, with plenty of the wealth of rich Southern gentlemen finding their way into a Boston merchant's purse at the expense of the African slaves being imported to the Southern colonies by the shipload. The textile industry is currently growing, as is the And as always, the fishing and whaling industries employ plenty of the populace for moderate returns financially. The light tax loads and easy custom duties ensures Boston's continuing status as one of - arguably THE - busiest ports in the hemisphere, but a result is that the Massachusetts government doesn't really get all that big of a cut of the profits. The government has no difficulty making ends meet, but it doesn't have the massive surplus that you'd expect from a nation built around a port this strong.

Also, the Springfield Armory is, as of 1800, the largest and oldest source of weapons in the colonies. In 1793, the Springfield Armory contained brass ordnance, howitzers, traveling carriages, shot strapt, canisters filled, quilted grape, iron shot, shells, powder, musket ball, cylinders, caps, paper cartridges, fuzes filled, muskets, swords, various military stores, and implements. In 1795, the Springfield Armory produced the new world's first musket, the Model 1795.
Goals: To establish Boston as the most important port in the world, to expand into other ports worldwide, to expand hegemony over other nation-states in the region, to be on the forefront of technology and education going forward, to popularize the use of the Massachusetts pound in the Americas, and to maintain top-notch relations with all sides of European conflicts

History:

I. Conclusion of the War of Independence
The War for Independence had begun in Massachusetts, and no one was more glad to see it end than the patriots in Boston. Independence had been won, at long last! With good intentions and great ideas, Massachusetts sent delegates to Pennsylvania to organize the government of America going forward. But, as we all know about good intentions, they aren't always realized. The delegates returned to Massachusetts with nothing but bad news about the failure to create a federal government. Some were disappointed, but equal amounts were pleased with their ability to dictate their own future as a nation. John Adams took the helm of Massachusetts politics almost immediately, shaping it and molding it into an effective independent Commonwealth.

II. Formation of the Commonwealth
A Constitution had been in place since before independence was even a serious idea, and it had done them well. But several tweaks were needed for it to function without any assistance from a higher government. In a series of meetings, John Adams, Henry Knox, John Brooks, Henry Jackson, David Cobb, Benjamin Pierce, Peleg Wadsworth, and Artemas Ward headlined the opinionated council meetings in a manner that ended well for the nation. The Governor's term was extended to four years: other than that, only minor changes were made to make the whole thing more modern, efficient, and effective. The Revised Massachusetts Constitution was passed with virtually no opposition in August 1884.

III. The Whiskey Rebellion
The Whiskey Rebellion Rebellion was a minor rebellion which forced the state to establish a more coherent military structure. It started on August 29, 1786. It was precipitated by several factors: financial difficulties brought about by a post-war economic depression, a credit squeeze caused by a lack of hard currency, and the loss of interaction with other states following the end of the Union. Protesters, including many war veterans, shut down county courts in the later months of 1786 to stop the judicial hearings for tax and debt collection. The protesters became radicalized against the state government following the arrests of some of their leaders, and began to organize an armed force. A militia raised as a private army defeated a rebel attempt to seize the Springfield Armory in late January 1787, killing four and wounding 20. The main rebel force was scattered on February 4, 1787, after a surprise attack on their camp in Petersham, Massachusetts. Scattered resistance continued until June 1787, with the single most significant action being an incident in Sheffield in late February, where 30 rebels were wounded (one mortally) in a skirmish with government troops. The conclusion of the rebellion was reached, and legislation began passing to muster a professional standing army to better combat future conflicts of the like and to generally maintain order.

IV. Acquiescence of the Florida Keys
The Florida Keys (known as Tortugas from this point on) are in a strategic position for goods coming around the continent. Several Boston merchants gambled on the future value of the port of New Orleans by offering money to the government of Massachusetts in exchange for protection in their establishing of several small towns in the beautiful islands known as Tortugas. The government decided they stood to loose little, even if the venture failed, and agreed. The colonization of the islands has progressed in a manner more-or-less on schedule. Tortugas has, on a daily basis, a large amount of vessels passing through it or storing sugar on it before taking the sugar to be turned into rum or molasses in New England. Conflict with Spain [or whoever owns Southern Florida] appears inevitable, but the Massachusetts merchants surely have the strongest claim one could have on the islands.

VI. Formation of the Greater New England Commonwealth
VII. Current State of Affairs
RP Sample: (required)
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[Paketo]

Generic Info
Nation Name: Republic of Virginia
Symbols: God Bless Virginia, modern day flag for Virginia,
Homeland Population: 1.1 million
Imperial Population: 1.1 million
Location/Claims: all of present day Virginia, West Virginia, and Kentucky.
Capital City: Richmond

Government Info
Government Type: Republic
Ideology: Conservatism
Leader/s: President James Monroe

Population Info
Religion: Christian
Ethnicity: Anglo-Saxon, Black
Main/Accepted Culture(s): Dixie
Other Cultures: Black, Native

Military Info
Army: Main army has 2,000 soldiers fed and supplied well with modern technology. Militia has several tens of thousands and mostly get their own supplies, with mixed high to poor quality.
Navy: Navy has 800 men serving 6 ships, considered some of the best in America and reasonably high quality compared to Europe.

Other Info
Brief Description of your Economy: Agrarian, in very good shape as Virginia has become rich selling cash crops all over the world. Fishing and trading as well as growing crops for food are emerging economies too.
Goals: To become one of the most influential powers in America and dominate American politics, to expand westwards at gain new land.
History: During the American Revolution Virginia was one of the largest states and therefore supported some of the most to the war effort. After the war Virginia delegates refused to enter a large, central powered nation and ended up being one of the causes for the USA failing. Their years after leaving were unstable, with Natives attacking frontier towns and other States trespassing on disputed territory. President Jonathan Heather-son may have been their first president, but he was certainly not remembered kindly.
In 1786 Adam Quince took the Presidential office and began the job of building up their nation into a New World superpower. Loans were taken from France to help rebuild the economy and frontiers. Quince also began sending militias to clear Virginia of natives, hoping to be rid of them finally. He also began building up Virginias ports, allowing the fishing and trading economies to grow.
In 1792 Adam Quince left office and John Baker went in. While Baker continued building up ports and the economies, he took up an isolationist stance, cutting relations with all nations except France, who they continued to pay back their loans. Baker instead focused on expanding farther and farther west to make more farms and cities, making the way for Virginia's power. He was even harsher on the natives than Quince and many were killed under his rule.
In 1798 James Monroe became president, luckily. Baker was not well liked and many hoped President Monroe would be more like Quince. That he was, focusing on building up the economy and establishing relations with fellow Dixie nations. He also quietly cut off the loans to France, hoping they wouldn't notice in the confusion Europe was in. One thing he has done differently is be kinder to the natives, for reasons unknown. How he will do is up to the future to decide...
RP Sample:
President James Monroe was sitting in his furnished office at the grand capital of Richmond when a messenger burst into the room. "Sir," he gasped, pausing to catch his winded breath, "the Natives have attacked Fort Jonsbey in western Virginia. Casualties are estimated at over 200, including many women and children."
This took President Monroe by surprise. He had thought most of the natives in Virginia had quick this nonsense and simply moved further west. Obviously the savages we refusing to accept more civilized ways and wished to continue their barbaric life. They would pay.
"Send the Roanoke Militia to deal with them. I want every Indian villages within 50 miles of there burned to the ground. Kill everyone- women, men, children, even the beasts. Then burn it all to the ground and have the civil end men hang the remaining Indians throughout the forest. They shall pay for this action."
429 - Do not remove. This is for tracking purposes.

accepted

[Neo-Assyrian Empire]

Pak, is there an ETA on the IC?

[Paketo]

Pak, is there an ETA on the IC?

I think either this afternoon or tomorrow.

[Chihuahua y Tejas]

Generic Info
Nation Name: Holy Monarchy of the Papal States
Symbols:

(Image)

Homeland Population: 9,000,000
Imperial Population: 2,000,000
Location/Claims: Southern Italy, Hispanola, Palestine, Beihai, Tunisia
Capital City: Rome

Government Info
Government Type: Electoral Absolute Theocratic Monarchy
Ideology: Political Catholicism
Leader/s:
Head of State: Pope Pius VII
Head of Government: Council of Cardinals

Population Info
Religion: Roman Catholic
Ethnicity: Italian, although Asian, Arab, and Caribbean Islander is also common.
Main/Accepted Culture(s): Italian
Other Cultures: Arab, Chinese, Caribbean Islander, Berber

Military Info
Army:
Holy Army of God
9,500 line infantrymen
500 Artillery crewmen
Navy:
Holy Navy of God
30 Sloops
25 Ships-of-the-line
5 Galleons

Other Info
Brief Description of your Economy: The economy of the Papal State is mostly built around fine arts with a sizable agriculture industry, especially in wheat and wine. A relatively small industrial sector is slowly gaining traction.
Goals: Unite Italy under the Pope
History: The Papal States fought on the side of France in the Great War, acquiring Naples, Sicily, and even Tunisia from the Ottomans. The Papal States then went on to conquer Haiti in the Holy War for Haiti, as historians called it. The Papacy even managed to secure Beihai in China thanks to corrupt officials. The Pope, still not content with his holdings, then called for a crusade to retake the Holy Land. This war, known as the 9th Crusade, is still going on, with the majority of the Papal Military in the Holy Land. Despite the constant warring, Pope Pius VII remains in Rome, dictating the Papacy.
RP Sample: http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=312264&p=21756913&sid=d26ac223d34c77e1b1e24f65ae004172#p21756913
429 - Do not remove. This is for tracking purposes.

App is finished.

No colonies.
Lower population.

Generic Info
Nation Name: The Federal Republic of Ohio
Symbols:
Flag: http://www.50states.com/flag/image/nunst058.gif
Coat of Arms: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/c ... io.svg.png
Homeland Population: 61,234 People
Imperial Population: N/A
Location/Claims: Ohio, Indiana, Michigan (Except for the Upper Peninsula)
Capital City: Marietta

Government Info
Government Type: Presidential Constitutional Federal Republic
Ideology: Social Liberal
Leader/s: President Nicholas Salzburg

Population Info
Religion: Mainly Protestantism and various Native Religions
Ethnicity: American/British
Main/Accepted Culture(s): Yankee, Various Native American Cultures, Dixie
Other Cultures: French, British

Military Info
Army: Militias (All men above 16 and below 50 in a Town), Professional Army: 2000 Men
Navy: 600 Men, 4 Brigs

Other Info
Brief Description of your Economy: The Ohioan economy is largely based on agricultural products at the time because of a lack of industry except in a few cities. But with the resources of Northern Michigan being opened up to exploitation industries are starting to spring up along the Ohio River and the Great Lakes.
Goals: To maintain Ohioan Independence and potentially expand westward.
History: Following the failed Philadelphia Conference in 1783 some colonists from the new countries in the East (Primarily New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia) moved west into the disputed territories of the Old Northwest. Over the years the colonists of the region began to develop a separate identity as they were completely different from the people on the other sides of the Appalachians, the Ohioans were individual farmers settling out on the plains of the region unlike the Plantations in the South or the Trading communities in the North. On October 2nd, 1793 delegates met from several regions of the territory to discuss forming a proper government in the absence of an Imperial or Coastal Authority. Over the next two months the delegates hammered out a constitution and symbols to represent the new born nation. The Ohioan Constitution divided the Nations land up into 17 Provinces and giving the Federal Government power over the provinces with a President and Parliament being created.
RP Sample: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=292109&hilit=1938
429 - Do not remove. This is for tracking purposes.

I believe the Philadelphia Conference happened the same year it did in our timeline.

[The Kingdom of Glitter]

Would a "diplomatic" annexation of Maryland be allowed?

[Paketo]

Would a "diplomatic" annexation of Maryland be allowed?

if by diplomatic you mean military invades then you can Rp that but you already did your claim and got accepted

[The Kingdom of Glitter]

Would a "diplomatic" annexation of Maryland be allowed?

if by diplomatic you mean military invades then you can Rp that but you already did your claim and got accepted

Let me TG you my plan. And I would do it in the IC, as in I would RP annexing them. It is more complex than it sounds.

[Paketo]

if by diplomatic you mean military invades then you can Rp that but you already did your claim and got accepted

Let me TG you my plan. And I would do it in the IC, as in I would RP annexing them. It is more complex than it sounds.

as long as it is realistic, i am fine with it

[Kratu]

Other than that mistake does my APP look fine?

[Paketo]

Other than that mistake does my APP look fine?

yes, i say accepted

[Chihuahua y Tejas]

Other than that mistake does my APP look fine?

Yeah just remember, to have quality posts in the IC.

[Kratu]

Other than that mistake does my APP look fine?

Yeah just remember, to have quality posts in the IC.

Alright I will.

[Lingang]

MAP UPDATE: http://i.imgur.com/dBxbZ2W.png


Hey Pak, want to begin a Carolina Alliance?

[Paketo]

MAP UPDATE: http://i.imgur.com/dBxbZ2W.png


Hey Pak, want to begin a Carolina Alliance?

i will do it