States of America 5 (Map Game)

The States of America franchise has now officially failed four times. This time, that isn't an option! States of America 5 will begin in the Civil War. After the death of Abraham Lincoln, Hannibal Hamlin retakes the United States and drags the USA into death by civil war, and the union is forced to dissolve. Now, as the struggle to end the Civil war begins, only the strongest states will survive. Victory means the ultimate rebirth of the USA. Failure means a brutal end for your hopes and dreams. Which path will you choose?

Stay tuned...

Preface:
The year is 1860. What is happening? Slavery is a big issue in the United States. Some people are actually thinking about seceding from the USA. In November, Abraham Lincoln is elected President. South Carolina secedes on the grounds that Lincoln is an abolitionist.

In 1861, Lincoln is shot on his way to Washington to be inaugurated. (An attempt on his life was actually made OTL along the way. It failed and only shot his hat.) The USA collapses into anarchy. Seizing the chance, more states secde. The southern states of Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, North Carolina, Texas, and Virginia secede. Days later, Northwestern Virginia secedes from Virginia and forms West Virginia which is reunited with the Union.

After a national emergency, Incumbent President James Buchanan leaves late in May to be replaced by Vice President Elect Hannibal Hamlin, who becomes the President. His Vice President is William H. Seward of New York.

However, several other states secede in the gap between March and May on the ground that the USA is weak. What little remains, they agree to dissolve the Union.

'''I will fix this when the game starts and the players secede. If Oregon, New York, and California remain, the three will agree to dissolve the Union.'''

Rules

 * 1) Read slowly, don't hurt yourself
 * 2) One state per player
 * 3) Follow the algorithms and the rules
 * 4) Do not expand too fast - New York and Texas should not be battling for control of North Carolina within three turns
 * 5) No profanity - we get it, it's frustrating, but please keep it to yourself. IF YOU FEEL THE NEED TO YELL, PUT IT IN CAPS!!!
 * 6) Please, please, please, do not make this ASB. California should not be making nuclear weapons by 1900
 * 7) Read the previous posts so you know what is happening.
 * 8) Turns will be in 3 months, meaning that there will be 4 turns per year
 * 9) Thou shall have no other mods before us - just listen to the mods, we (hopefully) know what we're talking about
 * 10) Don't take anything personally, it's just a game
 * 11) No secessionist states can be forming alliances until the USA officialy dissolves.
 * 12) A majority of slave states must secede before the other states can.

Nations
State Claims:


 * New York: [[Image:IMPERIAL NY-SPQR 1.png|25px]][[Image:Regen Flag.png|30px|border]] Syngraféas Enallaktikí̱ Istoría, Dic mihi lingua Anglorum. 04:35, April 12, 2012 (UTC)
 * California: Enclavehunter 04:46, April 12, 2012 (UTC)
 * Florida: Bobalugee1940 21:36, April 12, 2012 (UTC)
 * Texas Flag_of_North_Carolina.svg‎ CourageousLife 23:36, April 18, 2012 (UTC)
 * Pennsylvania- Monster Pumpkin 21:39, April 12, 2012 (UTC)
 * South Carolina-Wegscuba 21:58, April 12, 2012 (UTC)
 * Kentucky. TacoCopper 22:06, April 12, 2012 (UTC)
 * Illinois Kdavis005 22:53, April 12, 2012 (UTC)
 * Connecticut octiman10 02:07, April 13, 2012 (UTC)
 * Virginia CommanderOfTheFourthReich 15:53, April 13, 2012 (UTC)
 * Maine: SPQR 00:33, April 20, 2012 (UTC)
 * Massachussets: GunsnadGlory 18:42, April 19, 2012 (UTC)
 * West Virginia: AttackDog 21:23, April 20, 2012 (UTC)
 * AttackDog, West Virginia doesn't exist yet.
 * Yeah. That's basically why WV's post is crossed out down there.
 * No, I mean that I don't think that it will ever exist in this game unless you seceed from Virginia and go back to the Union now .
 * Rhode Island:
 * Maryland:
 * Delaware:
 * Ohio: Flag_of_South_Korea.png PitaKang- (Talk | Contribs) 20:06, April 20, 2012 (UTC)
 * Michigan: Whosonefirst? 14:54, April 21, 2012 (UTC)
 * Outside Powers: Mods

Mods
This page is where we will run the outside powers:
 * MattiasWestby
 * LurkerLordB (if he wants to play)
 * [[Image:IMPERIAL NY-SPQR 1.png|25px]][[Image:Regen Flag.png|30px|border]] Syngraféas Enallaktikí̱ Istoría, Dic mihi lingua Anglorum. 19:58, April 9, 2012 (UTC)
 * CourageousLife

Mod Page (States of America 5 Map Game)

Algorithm
We will have a War Algorithm for this game. This will need to be completed for every turn that your nation is in a military conflict to determine the outcome. Highest amount of points wins.

Algorithm: States of America 5 (Map Game)

Nation Page
Each nation also needs a nation page so that we can track your progress. Please be realistic, and a little research never hurt. Here's a template -

The United States of Obamastan (Nation Page States of America 5) 

The United States of Obamastan

Population: 127,000 

Allies:  Trade Partners: Military (Percentage) Stability (Nation Algorithm)
 * Bushstan
 * Clintonstan
 * Reagenstan
 * Bidenstan
 * Cheneystan
 * Gorestan
 * 3.5% (No military over 4% of total population)
 * Urbanization (in past 2 years): +150 or 0
 * Resources (in your country): +150 (Lots) +75 (Some) 0 (Almost None)
 * Technology: +500 (Best) +375 (Good) +250 (Decent) +125 (Lacking) 0 (Almost None)
 * Territory (Number <#> of states/territories, whole or partial, you control x 5): +#x5
 * Alliances (Number <#x5> of Allies): +#x5
 * Supplies (Number <#x5> of Trade Partners: +#x5
 * Infrastructure: +100 (Great) +75 (Good) +50 (Fair) +25 (Poor) 0 (Nonexistant)
 * Total: Add All (If Total is under 300, Country is suceptable to collapse, revolt, or other mod action)

List of Nations:
'''Just a note: Every number in the algorithm should be a multiple of 5. If your total is not a multiple of 5, then you may have done some math wrong. If you need some examples, let me know or check out the Texas or Pennsylvania pages, because they are correct.'''

'''Another Note: You are not going to be a major superpower right off the bat. Keep your numbers moderate. You are not going to have the best technology and the most resources and the best infastructure when you first secede. Keep them realistic, because it only takes one person to ruin a Map Game.'''

Maine (States of America 5 Map Game)

California

The Republic of Virginia

Texas

Pennsylania

Florida

The Commonwealth of West Virginia

1861.0
(January - March)   World Event: On his way to Washington, Lincoln was shot once in the head and twice in the side by an unknown assassin, and Hannibal Hamlin has taken over as president.


 * Texas: Texas sees the union beginning to dissolve and, already frustrated with the United States, seceeds. It forms the Republic of Texas and seeks recognition of it's independence from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and France. The borders are reinforced and a draft begins, in case of attack.
 * Illinois: Illinois officials is annoyed with the Federal Government. State officials recalled the Senators and told the representives to come home and seceeds from the union and forms the Republic of Illinois with the capital in Chicago. Illinois puts troops on the borders and forms a naval unit to patrol the Mississippi River and Lake Michigan. A draft has been instituted.
 * Pennsylvania: The Pennsylvanian senators are annoyed with the government. While they refuse to seceed from the U.S. at the moment, the national guard is mobilized and prepared.
 * Virginia: Virginia sees that the USA is collapsing and seceeds from the USA. The Republic of Virginia is formed and Robert E. Lee is offered the presidency, which he accepts.The draft is instituted an some slaves are allowed to join the military. President Lee gets the fossil fuel up and running and the Republican Navy is formed. The security detachment for the President is formed and is called the Republican Guard.
 * There is no CSA. You are suceeding from the USA.
 * Oops. Sorry. and by the way, it is seceeding
 * Okay cool. So you are seceeding from the USA. Just make sure that you make the necessary changes to your post.
 * I didn't mean the spelling thing in a jerk way, Just so you know
 * Yeah its cool
 * Virginia Diplomacy: President Lee offers Texas a trade agreement and an alliance
 * Texan Diplomacy: Texas accepts, but first a reliable trade route needs to be established for sufficient trade.
 * Virginia Response: President Lee proposes a sea route from Norfolk to Galveston
 * Texan Response: Texas proposes a sea route from Norfolk to Corpus Christi instead of Galveston, because Corpus Christi is farther away from the border.
 * Virginian Response: Virginia accepts
 * Pennsylvanian Diplomacy: While Pennsylvania does not approve of Virginia secceeding, it feels that nothing will be done to stop it and so offers a trade agreement.
 * Virginia Response: Virginia accepts
 * Ohio: Ohio, while it does not secede, it does start getting more independent from the Union. It builds up its milita heavily, as well as the internal police force.
 * Florida: The Florida legislature sees the radical Hanibal Hamlin as a threat to their way of life. They ratify the Ordinance of Secession and declare their independence. The Floridians quickly ask other southern states to secede from the "corrupt and destructive US government". The Floridians ask the Texans for a trade route to be established.
 * West Virginia: West Virginia seceeds from the Union saying it was unstable. Work begins on improving the infrastructure. West Virginian leaders, sensing their delicate situation, contact Virginia on a possible alliance and,or unification
 * Complete implausibility because West Virginia became a state BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T WANT TO SECEDE  SO THEY BROKE OFF FROM VIRGINIA AND REJOINED THE UNION. 
 * South Carolina: (which had already seceeded in 1860) welcomes any other seceeding states, and works on creating a standing military. in the confusion, they sieze fort Sumter and other military installations.
 * Kentucky: Kentucky secedes from the Union, and many Senators and Representives head home for the elections. More railroads are built, and Coal Mines are set up to help get fuel for the railroads. The miltary is built up.
 * California: Californians begin to get annoyed by the Union, but will not declare seccession yet. Meanwhile, gold mines begin in the north, and railroads connecting Sacramento to San Francsico are constructed. The California State Goverment orders the formation of an army and navy to be come less and less reliant on the state goverment.
 * Here's something I've got to tell everyone. I've got two new rules for you all:


 * 1) No trade agreements, alliances, or pacts until there are ten states left in the Union.
 * 2) The first states to secede must be the ones that formed OTL CSA. After that, secede all you want. However, Kentucky and Missouri are not obliged to follow this rule.
 * That's stupid. That defeats the whole purpose of this being an alternate history.
 * No it doesn't. Who was this?
 * My bad. I wasn't signed in. That's just my opinion AttackDog 00:12, April 21, 2012 (UTC)
 * Oh, ok. Well, you can believe that all you want, but I can argue with it. For a long time. With a lot of good points. Rule #1 because, hey, these states are just leaving a country. They don't have the time as yet to be allying and whatnot. Rule #2 because all the secession are slavery based at first. Then the other guys who are pissed off can leave cause the Union is crumbling apart.
 * It is quite apparent to me that you are not understanding what alternate history. Quote from some big dictionary I took off of my Dad's shelf: Alternate History:  Alternate History is anything that did not happen in real life.  Thusly, the "whole purpose of this being an alternate history" is not defeated by any means.
 * Fixed It. Enclavehunter 00:50, April 21, 2012 (UTC)
 * Ok. Don't worry, California will probably be one the first post-slave states to secede. [[Image:IMPERIAL NY-SPQR 1.png|25px]][[Image:Regen Flag.png|30px|border]] Syngraféas Enallaktikí̱ Istoría, Dic mihi lingua Anglorum. 00:57, April 21, 2012 (UTC)
 * Connecticut: Connecticut for the moment does not secede, but starts to realize the ineffectiveness and the nearing collapse of the Union. The govenor recalls all national guard troops and ships that were out of the state into state borders.He forms an army and navy from these troops and ships, and recruitment starts. Railroads and roads are built to connect the state.
 * Can everyone please not edit in source mode? Thanks.
 * Can someone update the map?
 * Next turn.
 * North Carolina: North Carolina secedes from the Union on the grounds that Hamlin's radicalism will destroy America.
 * Michigan: Although it is nervous about the South, the state passes a resolution banning leaving the Union. The National Guard is expanded and a National Navy is established (IT's like a National Guard.) Industry is amped up and some national guard troops are sent to Indiana.

1861.25
April to June
 * Tennessee: Tennessee officialy secedes from the Union, due to Hamlin's alleged "radical abolitionism."
 * Event: All the slave states except Maryland and Delaware secede.
 * Illinois: Things are going rough, however things are getting better and officials stress patience. The Illinois army is slowly increasing.
 * Kentucky: More Kentuckian troops are brought home, and many of them join the new Kentucky Troop Force. The former state government becomes the Temporary Governmnent until elections can be held. The elections plan to be held next year.
 * Illinois Diplomacy: Illinois offers Kentucky a non agression pact.
 * Kentucky Diplomacy: Kentucky agrees.
 * Pennsylvania: The National Guard continues to be organized, and General Mead is appointed to be the head of the State Military. Troops mass on the Maryland Border.
 * California: California continues to become less and less reliant on the Federal Goverment. Gold Mines continue to pop up in northern California. Railways to San Franscisco to Los Angeles to San Diego begins, and will be expected to next in 1862. California seccedes from the Union, and will occur next year. (I'm assuming this allowed, because most of the slave states seccede). The US dollar is taken off list from the official currency, and printing of the California Dollar begins.
 * That is allowed.
 * Texas: The Republic of Texas requests trade routes with Virginia, Louisiana, Florida, and California. Texas begins expanding into the New Mexico Territory and hopes to build a railroad linking San Diego and San Antonio. The routes with the other states would be shipped into Corpus Christi.
 * Californian Diplomacy: California agrees.
 * Virginia Diplomacy: Virginia accepts and asks Texas for an alliance
 * Apparently we're not allowed to have alliances yet. I would if I could but I can't so I won't.
 * No expansion.
 * Since when?
 * These guys are supposed to be getting ready to defend themselves against the Union. I doubt they'd have the time to do any expansion. However, you can take stuff when the Union is down to ten states.
 *  Fine
 * Michigan: Seeing the Union disolving, all National Guard Troops are recalled and troops are placed on Michigan Border. The government decides to seccede as the Republic of Michigan but will join any solid U.S Government. A exact replica of the Constution with edits for Michigan Counties for States is adopted. In order to protect itself, a navy and army are made. Michigan offers a non agression pact to Illionis. Troops are sent to the border of Wisconsin to prepare for a occupation to gain farming grounds. A Michigan Dollar is created on par with U.S Dollar.
 * Illinois Diplomacy: Illinois agrees.
 * Virginia: President Lee personally congratulates the graduates of the Virginia Military Institute and wishes them luck in the future. The Republican Navy is expanded and adds the ironclad VSS Lexington to its ranks. The new constitution is ratified and President Lee moves into Mount Vernon, which has been renamed to the Presidential Estate.The first annual State Drills are founded, in which troops from across the nation are trained. The Arlington Scientifc Univeristy is founded. The university is on the frontline of cutting edge technology in both the civilian and military fields. President Lee creates the Air Scout Corps (ASC) and around 750 civilians enlist in the new branch
 * Wright Brothers don't fly for another 42 years friend. And please, do not try to invent an airplane yet.
 * Hot air balloons were used during the OTL Civil War for reconnaissance. I meant balloons, not airplanes
 * Okay In that case have at it.
 * Event: OTL West Virginia secedes from the Republic of Virginia and rejoins the Union.
 * HELLO EVERYONE, IF YOU ARE GOING TO EDIT IN SOURCE MODE, DO IT RIGHT!!! IT IS VERY HARD TO FIX CODING COMPLICATIONS!!!!!!!
 * What's source mode?
 * Complex coding and codex and whatnot. Easy if you know how to use it, though.
 * Connecticut: Seeing the Union is crumbling, Connecticut secedes from the Union, as The Republic of Connecticut. Governor Buckingham is innaugurated as President and his Lt. Governor Douglas as Vice President. A constitution and bill of rights similar to the US's is drafted. Added to this is slavery is offfcially outlawed and no one regardless of race or religion will be persecuted. The former counties of CT, reform into states with their respective governors/lt. governors and state general assemblies. The Former General Assembly is changed to Congress. Congress ratifies the new constitution and bill of rights. The Governor's Mansion is changed to the Presidential Mansion, the capitol is Hartford with the capitol building the seat of the government. Yale University expanded for sciences. The military is formed from the natinal guard as the RCA (army) and RCN (navy). New warships and tradeships are built in Groton and Mystic. Experimentation with air travel with hot air ballons is started. CT offers a trade deal with Pennsylvnia, Michigan, and Illinois.
 * Vermont, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island: The three states secede from the crumbling Union and askks if Connecticut would like to form the Republic of New England.

1861.50

 * United States: The USA Government declares war on all secessionist states. Troops from Oregon are sent into Northern California, Maine attacks the RNE and all other manpower is directed towards everything else. The National Capital is relocated to Richmond County/Staten Island in New York City, New York to be far from the secessionist states.
 * California: California takes soldiers from Central and Southern California and deploys them north, and begins to launch small offensives on the Union. California request help from any state directly not under attack. Meanwhile, using the factories that were captured, weapons and cannons are completed in small numbers. The Californian Navy defeats an small Union squadron off the coast of Oregon.
 * Oregon (mod controlled): Oregon secedes from the Union saying that it is being used. Washington Territory is seized. (From now on, you can take territory if its was at once part of your state/territory.) The Republic of the Pacific is created.
 * California Diplomacy: California sends trade agreements to Oregon.
 * So, what you mean to tell me is that since part of New Mexico was once part of the Texas Territory, I can now invade it?
 * Um, no. It never was part of Texas. You can, however, invade Indian Territory, which is directly above you on the map. (OTL Oklahoma.)
 * But texas never had any claim to Oklahoma, so how is it that I'm 'allowed' to invade it but not New Mexico, which i did have some claim to?
 * Texas Republic used to own the Oklahome Panhandle, but never any parts of NMT. Texas State also held claim over the Oklahoma Panhandle, but never any parts of NMT.
 * Oh. Dang it. Tell you what, you can have all of the OTL State of New Mexico and the Oklahoma Panhandle.
 * Sorry, not trying to be greedy, and I probably won't gobble up all of that territory. 
 * Pacific Diplomacy: Trade agreements are accepted with the California Republic.
 * Pennsylvania: In regards to the Union attacking states that it was unable to stop them from leaving in the first place, the Pennsylvanian government declares that it is the one true legitimate government if the United States. It askes the other states to recognize it as such. The National Guard is reorganized into the Union Army, which proceeds to invade Maryland, hoping to reach Washington. The capitol is established in Philidelphia. The provisional government offers trade agreements to Connecticut and West Virginia.
 * Californian Diplomacy:  California recongizes the new goverment, as long as it prosmise no more attacks on seceding states.
 * The capitol was moved to Staten Island. Mod Event.
 * I know. The Capitol of the "true" United States is Philidelphia.
 * You said that you were hoping to reach Washington.
 * I know. Tha's what I meant to say. The Pennsylvanian government is hoping to capture Washington to bolster its claim as the legitimate government. 
 * Oh.
 * Delaware (mod controlled): Delaware refuses to recognize Pennsylvania, saying that it was the first state. Delaware secedes and invades Southern Maryland and the area near the Potomac.
 * US Government: Congress asks why everyone is seceding. Please post your reasons below.
 * Texas: Wants to form it's own republic and is tired of being a state.
 * California: Orginally being an republic, lost its soveriegny after the Mexican-American War, and never really wanted to be an state.
 * Really? Tired of being states? California was much too glad to join the Union. Texas: knew that the Mexicans would defeat them without America. Texas should have been something like: Hannibal Hamlin will outlaw slavery and ruin the Southern economy or something. Not saying that you have to post that, though.