Generic Info
Nation Name: American Federation
Symbols: American Federation Flag Federalist Cockade National Anthem
Location: 104 (Number on Map)
Population: 2.16 Million
Capital City: Boston
Civilization Status: Civilized
Government Info
Government Type: Presidential Constitutional Authoritative Federal Republic
Brief Explanation of Government: The Government of the American Federation is much different from what was once the great experiment that was the United States of America. Although having a constitution as the former United States of America should've had, several changes have been made concerning certain subjects within the national politics. First, the house was completely removed in favor of a Unitary Senate which currently holds 60 senators. Federal Law also reigns absolute authority in all shape and form to all the lesser states, no matter the size or the situation, no special treatment or decentralized bickering. All laws are also subject to Federal Review from the Supreme Court of the American Federation, which may interpret the Constitution and choose whether laws follow or do not follow the constitution.
Ideology: Federalism, Abolitionism, Republicanism, Split between Anglophilia and Anglophobia
Leader/s: President Harrison Gray Otis, Majority Representative Daniel Webster
Relations
United Kingdom - The American Federation's relations with the United Kingdom has always split their nation apart. They have existing trade and an unofficial defense agreement that protects the nation from her neighbors. They are also the destination of most of the Federation's exports and students who wish to learn in Europe.
British North America - despite being a colony of the British, the Federation holds good relations with the local Government as well. Trade regularly passes between the two nations and holds most of the British-Federation trade.
Columbian Republic - The American Federation and Columbian Republic have interesting relations, both agree that they don't wish to war against each other but find each other their polar opposites. The Government dislikes the form of Government that the Republic has and finds them their closest naval rival that must be stopped. But many hope one day that perhaps they can reunite and restore America as it should've been.
Commonwealth of America - Many don't see the Commonwealth of America as a threat, but do have existing trade for their cotton in exchange for industrial goods. But many within the Government, mostly holding to the Free Liberal Party who holds absolute abolitionist values find the state morally degenerative and could care less for how they exist.
Georgia - Many within the Government adamantly hate the nation of Georgia for their slave policy and how they treat them, which even includes the Union Party of America who wishes to reunite the USA. If there is a chance to strike a blow against them, many wish to do so even if they must disobey orders.
Population Info
Brief Description of your people: The American Federation is made of three different types of culture, the Boston Elite, the Vermonter and the Federation people. Firstly, the Boston Elite are what makes up most of the rich and influential people of the city of Boston, the capital of the American Federation. They also have the most control over Massachusetts (including Maine, it never broke apart from Massachusetts) and Rhode Island. With most of their customs relating to that of European Britain, to emulate their success and their upper class. Although not as proper and posh as those in England, they are seen as wealthy elites in the eyes of the people in the American Federation.
Second is the Vermonter. Vermont has been one of the strange parts of the American Federation ever since it broke apart from the United States. Vermont has always had a sense of loyalty to the cause of Republicanism and independence for their once former Republic. They vote mostly Union Party of America and are given a level of autonomy that no other state within the Federation has, which many find outside the ideals of the Federalists but seeing their usability as a needed nation to defend their western holdout, the rampant Republicanism and distrust of the Government has made them an interesting bunch.
The third and final is the average person of the Federation. They are split between the ideals of the Federalist Party, finding their rights secured when giving their representatives powers to make decisions while many are unsatisfied with their ability of independence and right to freedom like the old United States had. Whatever the case it may be, they are religious and fundamentally abolitionist unlike their fellow people in other American nations.
Religion: Congregationalist-Presbyterian Union Church of New England, Roman Catholicism and the Episcopal Church
Main/Accepted Culture(s): Massachusettsans, Vermonter, African American and American
Other Cultures: Native American, New Yorker, British
Military Info
Army:
Federation Standing Army - 7/10 - The Federation Standing Army is the main defending force that the Federation calls upon for their defense. Based of the New Hampshire Rogers' Rangers, they are heavily trained and usually taken up from hunters who shoot for a living. Given rifled guns that although are more expensive and take much longer to reload, they are marksman beyond comparison and as a right of passage into any of the Standing Companies, the one joining must go out and hunt animals for his own coat. Which will then be dyed green and properly fitted for the new joining member. Standing at a size of 20,000 men split into 20 regiments of 1,000 and then split into 4 companies of 250. Ironically, most of those who make up the Federation Standing Army are from Vermont (those part of also ironically named Green Mountain Boy Companies), New Hampshire, Connecticut and Northern Massachusetts (Maine). Many of them believing in less in the Federation and more of their home states.
Federation Militia - 2/10 - The Federation Militia is the main body of soldiers who are called upon to come and support the Federation in case of a hostile invasion. Given muskets from the Springfield Armory, they are given minimal training and are forced to buy their own uniforms, leaving the military mostly made up of those in their own clothes with military gear. Though not uniform in nature, they are not meant to go forth and wage war but to hold the lines at the forts and to protect the homes of the Federation. Many of these boys come from the cities, mostly Boston, Augusta, Providence and Hartford. They find their loyalty towards the Federation itself than their respective states. Though they are a massive reserve force, they are made up in three stages of mobilization. First wave is 50,000 soldiers in 20 regiments of 2,500 and 10 companies of 250 soldiers. Second wave is in case the Federation is losing and more men need to fill the lines, made up of 100,000 men in 40 regiments of 2,500 made up of 10 companies of 250. Finally, third wave mobilization when the very existence of the Federation is at stake. 150,000 more soldiers in 60 regiments of 2,500 of 10 companies of 250 soldiers. In total, the three mobilization phases combined would equal up to 300,000 soldier being brought forward with many needing to be trained and armed for second and third stage of mobilization. If the Federation were to reach phase 3 mobilization....it will not economically survive post war.
Navy:
Quality - 8/10 - The Federation Navy has always been the favored child and most appreciated branch in the entirety of the Federation. A long history of maritime tradition ranging from Augusta Massachusetts, Boston Massachusetts and Providence Rhode island. Strong naval yards that rival that of New York and once challenged the might of the British navy during the War of 1812. The Federation has always favored its navy or the power of the sea than its forces on land. With old ships being refitted such as the FSS Independence and the FSS Constitution undergoing repairs to once again rejoin the fleet, the Federation truly sees itself as a force to be reckoned with. With 30,000 personnel, which are mostly made up of sailors, Federal Dockyard workers and even 5,000 marines. They emulate what the nation wishes to have, to rule the waves.
1 Second Rate Ship of the Line "FSS Independence"
2 Fourth Rate Ships of the Line "FSS Hamilton and FSS Adam"
1 FSS Constitution (currently undergoing repairs)
9 Fifth Rate Frigates
22 Sloop-of-wars
17 Schooners
Other Info
Economic Strength: The Economic strength of the American Federation, can be all thanked upon the backs of the United Kingdom. Having been a close ally since the beginning of the Federation and controlling the great port city of Boston which is south of the United Kingdom's American colonies, it means a lot of European trade tends to run along from north to south where the American Federation usually gets the first picks of the goods. Along with getting great trade lanes of sending goods east. Usually obtaining natural goods from Canada and the Commonwealth of America to be made into finished goods sent eastward. In the end, the economic strength is seen as a solid 15/20
Development: The nation, with the support of a great central Government and small nation size, along with an untold amount of support from Britain has allowed many roads to be build, ports to be expanded. It was also thanks to close British support they managed to support the expansion of railways connecting major cities in the country, but so far plans are made for more expansion of a huge revitalization of road networks and transportation. But until then, it is seen as a great 17/20 for the nation's development
Public Order: This is where the divides of the Federation shows. Due to wishing to preserve the freedoms that were guaranteed by the revolution of 1776, they implemented a constitution which was stronger than the Articles of Confederation ever could be. Giving a powerful state Government with which ensured the freedoms of her citizens were protected, it however has left a divide in the Government on several grounds. First, were how much of this interpretation of the Constitution was to be made towards the Federal Government and her local state Governments. Leaving with Pro-Federal Federalists and Pro-State Federalists. This also doesn't excuse a growing nostalgia for the idea of what the United States was supposed to be, with the Union Party encouraging a sort of Pan-American ideology for the reunification of the east-coast. With the Free Liberal Party advocating for the complete abolition of slavery and the continued high tariffs and boycotting of goods from Georgia. In total, it's around 10/20 for public order.
Goals: Ensure the dominance of Federation Naval Supremacy in the Americas, achieve closer relations with Britain and ensure that the American Federation survives. [Secret 1] Become close enough to become a commonwealth state with the United Kingdom and return to the fold of what was meant to be [secret 2] Support the Pan-American ideology and restore the United States in some form or another.
History:
1776-1803: The United States of America succeeds in its revolution against the British Empire and establishes itself as the great experiment in the Americas. A nation based on life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Sadly, these ideals would never truly come into the light as they should've been. After the war, the United States came together underneath the Articles of Confederation, agreeing to the power of the States with a weak central Government to unite them all together. Its weaknesses would not be able to show following Massachusetts' ability to put down the Shays' Rebellion through talks and military crackdown. It would never come apparent the need of a stronger federal system and the Federalists' cause to attempt and bring up a nation under a constitution died as a dream. As such, the Central Government was too poor with its meagre amount of income to be able to purchase the Louisiana Territory from the French, losing it to Fusang.
1803-1811: Nothing of extreme note of happening during these times, excluding growing tension between the states due to ideological differences and cultural divides. With deadlock in the Government and the inability of commerce to properly be organized across states, shows the weakness of the United States of America's Articles of Confederation, but the idea that the Articles brought. Now allowing it to change in time before the next year came.
1812: The War of 1812 begins, with the invasion of Canada.
1813: The war in New England is quiet excluding expeditions and battles in Canada, small scale naval battles between ships and privateers happen off the coast of Maine.
1814: British General Sir John Coape Sherbrooke leads an expedition into Maine and has far greater success than first imaginable. Leading the entire British force of 3,000 men all the way to the city of Augusta and manage to capture the city with little resistance due to the inability for the Massachusetts militia to respond to the more organized British soldiers. Many in the Northeast start protesting against the war, finding it far against their favor especially since they were opposed to the war to begin with. Vermont responds to the British threat quickly, mobilizing the Green Mountain Boys into New Hampshire to support its defense as the American Navy is still stuck in Boston harbor. With this, the Federalists who had supported the idea of a constitution for this very scenario and come to Hartford Connecticut.
The Convention: With the war going far from their favor and the failure of the Government to properly represent the causes of New England and its political, economic and religious sense. The Hartford Convention had come together under the leadership of Caleb Strong. With the states unable to properly wage a war against the United Kingdom, it was deemed that any military victory would be impossible. The entirety of Boston was under a naval blockade and all of Maine had been occupied by British forces, it was deemed that a separate peace was to be made to ensure the independence of New England from a devastating war is never wished to participate in the first place. The Articles of Confederation showed its weakness in supporting the military and as such, would be a basis on why the convention held would not accept further war as the British have been able to win several battles including Washington D.C.
Second, was the economic status of the New England States. With the region being a sort of separate entity in terms of its economic possibilities compared to other states and the cultural and religious ties it held closer towards England than the other states, it was deemed that it would not wage any economic war or encourage any trade embargo at all. Shipping was to remain free and to great effort to destroy the trade with the French in exchange of trade with the British. It was deemed that the strong manufacturing base and naval infrastructure allowed it to become stronger as a nation as compared with others.
Finally, was the subject of Secession. Many hadn't wished to use these sort of words when the nation as a whole would suffer if they left. But their inability to prevent Timothy Pickering from entering the convention and giving many reasons as to why New England must leave. Firstly, there would be no claims west of Pennsylvania for any of the states to obtain once the war is over, they would lose it all and the United States would be weak again. Second, was the Articles of Confederation hampered the state's ability to prosper together and leaves a majority of the other states to allow any sort of enforcement if they ally together, as such New England should ally with each other first forming a strong central Government to carry out the affairs of the states and forming a document securing the rights of the people. Finally, peace should be made with Britain where they would see a favorable peace be made separate from the other portions of the united States of America. They would survive and it would ensure that they would not fall. With support from Josiah Quincy and John Lowell Jr., they pushed the convention away from simply concerns of the United States to an agreement of independence from the United States of America. As such, a letter was sent to Sir John Coape Sherbrooke.
1815: The letter contained what is now known as the Hartford Declaration of Secession and Liberty, stating that the states of New England consisting of Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts are free to leave the United States of America due to the inability to ensure the rights of the people and to carry out its responsibility of what was given. In its stead, they have completely surrendered to the British Forces, allowing all British forces to enter the territory and to enter the ports of New England, effectively ending the war entirely. In its wake, to represent the independent States, it came to the election of all legislatures and her people. Choosing Caleb Strong, Governor of Massachusetts and Edward Manton a man worth of sterling in all relations with his life, to represent the Provisional Government of New England to represent the states to the United Kingdom.
1816: After a year of negotiations and British occupation of New England which introduced many customs back into the New Englander populace and even the Boston Brahmin. What finally resulted with the support of Danial Webster and the British Diplomat Alexander Baring, 1st Baron of Ashburton was the Webster–Ashburton Treaty. The treaty gave the independence of the states of New England and resolved the territorial dispute of Northern Massachusetts, in return favorable trade deals and rights were given to the British and New England would forever remaining extremely close to the United Kingdom's sphere of influence. They had succeeded in obtaining peace, now they had to focus on a new onlook, the formation of the new nation.
1817: While the organization of another convention was underway, the Commonwealth of America wished to work together in destroying the barbary pirates in North Africa. With the navy in an unknown condition, it was agreed to. Arriving with a bit more firepower than the Commonwealth, they made quick work of the remaining pirates. While the Commonwealth stayed behind to make their deal with the Moroccans, a proud naval tradition bloomed from the expedition to the New England states as they sailed back home. Succeeding in their efforts, they came back to a new nation. One that would be ready for a change.
The Boston Convention: With peace succeeding with Britain, the states now independent from the United States of America and the remnants no longer proving their nation a threat. It was time to organize themselves into a new nation with a new Government. With the Federalists solely in power, with little opposition, they have agreed that the nation could never adopt the Articles of Confederation in any sort of magnitude. They would be weak and powerless as the United States of the past was. Instead, the convention agreed that a replacement had to be made. Securing the freedoms of all people and securing the right of a Federal Government to enforce its ability to exist. The convention lasted for months, with arguments over the power of the Federal Government and the rights of the States until it was finally settled that the Government will be given Supreme Authority to ensure the freedom of the people within the States, with the Bill of Rights being adopted albeit altered to represent the new stronger central Government, it ensured the rights of the people to be enforced and allowed the State Governments some degree of freedom to act as they wish. Officially, with the unanimous adoption by the states, the Constitution of the American Federation officially forms and ensures a bright future for New England.
1818-1836: The remaining years following the adoption of the Constitution of the American Federation, the nation waited a full two years afterwards to begin elections starting in the year 1820. William Prescott Jr. was elected based on his experience and his family name and served a full two terms as President for a total of eight years. Preserving the nation's stability and expanding the Federation Navy, along with using his father's journals and experience from the American Revolution to organize the Federation Standing Army with the support of many British officers from Canada. He held the title as the first President and was found one of the best despite the nation's short lifespan. When the end of his term in 1828 came, he stepped down and elections were held again. Nathan Dane won in a landslide against the formed Opposition that rose from Vermont, following a small rebellion against the rule of the Government which was easily put down. Being an experienced lawyer from Harvard Law School and supporting an extremely active Government, he was directly responsible for the explosion of Abolitionist sentiment in the American Federation following his Declaration of the Rights of all thesis which convinced the Government to completely abolish slavery and enforce an embargo against the State of Georgia. His presidency lasting for only four years as elections were held again in 32, electing Harrison Gray Otis who was popular among all people by being chosen by George Washington as U.S Attorney for Massachusetts. Although a Boston Brahmin, he held the nation together for the four years, expanding trade and putting an order in to repair Old Ironsides to ensure her continued service. The times are changing however, as elections draw closer and the nation is reaching a pinnacle on its ability to grow. The people are restless but for what? A return of a idealistic dream, realists who cannot see the bright side of things or perhaps those that wish to ensure that Britain returns in a form greater than just trade ships.
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