California (New Albion)

The United Pacific Commonwealth of Nova Albion, or New Albion as it is commonly called, is a sovereign nation of Queen Elizabeth II.

Early Expeditions
Sir Francis Drake made port at what is Now Drake's Bay in the City of New Albion while circumnavigating the globe. From this point, Spanish galleons were often attacked, until the undisclosed discovery of St. Francis Bay. In retaliation, Spain declared New Albion the property of Spain and declared war with Great Britain. Since the Spanish didn't know about the bay, the war was easily won. The Spanish continued not to recognize the British claim until 1757.

Royalist Expansion
During the English Civil War, many royalists fearing for their lives fled to New Albion and made a colony on the north end of Monterrey Bay, called Crosstown. Two royalist leaders became governor, such as Arthur Aston and Edward Hyde, former Earl of Clarendon. New Albion was a common exile for condemned leaders in the British Isles.

Sovereignty
New Albion's Land Territory was not fully defined until 1789, when the Northwest Passage was dispelled. The land in its place was made the Anian Territory, and was given to the Government of New Albion. After the Mexican War, Britain recieved The Rest of California, as well as what is now New Mexico. In 1867, New Albion was given executive power and a prime minister, but it wasn't until 1927 that it was made independent.

timeline

 * 1581- Sir Francis Drake Returns to America's West Coast and establishes the city of New Albion.
 * 1581-90- Spanish ships dissappear on the coast of California.
 * 1590- Spain declares war on Great Britain for control of California.
 * 1594- The Spanish colonial navy is decimated at a mysterious point on the California coast. Spain discontinues attack, but does not recognize the British holding at New Albion
 * 1645- English loyalists build a new colony on the north side of Monterrey Bay, and dub it "Crosstown."
 * 1684- James II allows Spanish Clerics into the British land claim.
 * 1690- William III declares all of the land from Crosstown north as "New Albion," and makes the city of that namesake its capital.
 * 1757- French and british forces set up garrisons in the Rocky mountains, forming the first western border of the New Albion territory.
 * 1760- Junipero Serra founds a franciscan mission in Crosstown.
 * 1763- end of the Seven Years' war, the 1763 Treaty of Paris defines a definite border between holdings in the western frontier.
 * 1768- Journeying from Crosstown to the Capital, Fr. Serra discovers a massive bay, with a large city, New Years' Haven, on its eastern shore. King George III reveals that this location is the secret to New Albion's success. As a compromise, the missionaries found their own city, St. Francis, on the eastern shore of the bay.
 * 1768-1798- The name of the city of New Years' Haven wears down to Newyearsaven, and eventually to Neyrseven.
 * late 1700s- The Northwest Passage is dispelled, but Britain claims the land.
 * 1819- New Albion is divided into the provinces of Oregon, California, Montaigne, and Anian.
 * 1837- The first railroad in New Albion is built.
 * 1845- Irish immigrants found a city, Dublin, in Mexican territory alongside the small town of Los Angeles. This helps to incite British involvement in the Mexican War.
 * 1848- End of the Mexican War. Mexico cedes all of California from Monterrey Bay to Cabo San Lucas. The new territories are divided into South California, New Mexico, Colorado, Nevada, Victoriasland, and St. Luke's Land.
 * 1848- Gold is discovered in the Albion river. A gold rush follows.
 * 1852- Neyrsevon becomes the largest city in British America.
 * 1861- British troops set up a garrison in South California to prevent uprising in response to the confederate secession in the U.S.
 * 1867- New Albion is given semi-sovereignty, with Leland Stanford as its own Prime Minister.
 * 1869- A collaborative effort between British and American governments results in the first Transcontinental railroad.
 * 1874- American Expatriates found a third city, Pasadena, near Dublin and Los Angeles.
 * 1885- The Jamestown, Neyrsevon, and Santa Fe railroad connects to the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe, resulting in a second transcontinental railroad.
 * 1902- Los Angeles is annexed by Dublin, making it the largest city in New Albion.
 * 1908- Hollywood, South California, becomes a filmmaking hub.
 * 1914- New Albion automatically enters World War I.
 * 1927- New Albion and Canada recieve full sovereignty.
 * 1930s- Arab immigrants come mainly to Dublin, in response to the great depression.
 * 1941- New Albion enters World War II with the U.S.
 * 1950- Dublin becomes the third largest city in North America.
 * 1980s- grunge movement grows in Seattle, Anian.
 * 1997- Protests are made in response to New Albion's investment in Anianese Oil.
 * 2006- Tensions between Irish and Arabs in Dublin erupt into a full feud. SeeDublin Crisis