Board Thread:Timeline Discussions/@comment-2236231-20180329000506/@comment-2236231-20180330073553

Peaceful Split

I figure that since the people behind both halfs worked together for independence that they want go to war. It's like Gran Colombia- fought to be free from Spain, then fought against Peru to remain free, and then peacefully broke up into three free states after independence.

The states (recognized as inedependent states by the British Crown after the revolutionary war ) joined to form the United States of America under the Articles of Confederation.

In OTL the states adopted a new constitution becoming an official Federation of States. But it almost wasn't so- the conneticut compromise in OTL saw the federal consitution radified. IN this timeline such doesn't happen and the Federalist adopt a stronger union while the Anti-Federalist revise the Articles of Confederation.

Naming the Unions

You ar thus likely correct that the two entities will not be the USA and CSA. I'm open for name suggestions. I had choosen to call the two entities the USA and CSA due to Philidelphia being the capital of the USA under the Articles of Confederation and Philidelphia being in the north; it made sense that the north keep the name USA while the South - havinb been formed by Anti-Federalist and revising the Articles of Confederation taking on the name 'Confedrate States of America'- or perhaps 'Confederated States of America'.

Though now that you mention it the south, may have kept the name United States of America while the North came to call it's self the New England Union after the United Colonies of New England; though that name sounds a bit too loyalist in nature and the north didn't have as many loyalist as the south. I'm open to suggestions.

Prospects of Conflict

As you've said in regards to the Napoleonic Wars the two unions have the prospect of being rivals. I've certainly not dismissed the prospect of expansion west, native american relations, foriegn relations, nor economic differences leading to conflicts of interest be it a proxy war, real battle, or like Canada and the US in OTL 'just a difference in opinion'. I have not yet thought as far ahead as the Napoleonic Wars so I love that you've brought it up :) It's shown another door I had not considered and does lend the question of weather or not the Louisiana purchase would happen and to which union or nation it'd be to. Such a purchase if as large as OTL would destabilize the balance of power between the two unions. I'll have to examine the politics of both unions before determining how those tensions manifest themselves.