Broken Union

Disagreement
What did it take. Some state soldiers to waltz right into a building and arrest most of the men trying to change the US from a Confederation into a Republic. The men were the founding fathers, and representatives from all 13 states met to discuss the future. They had hired soldiers to protect them. The US was fledgling and wasn't held together by anything really at all. Then one man, a Mr. Sherman from Connecticut revealed what was going on. Pennsylvania and New Jersey felt threatened and invaded the building the "traitors" were in in Philadelphia. Many were arrested. The states had reacted. One by one they returned home following a quick dissolution of the Union. Rhode Island was the first to leave. William Jones became the first official President of the Rhode Island. New York was second followed by Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Pennsylvania effectively became a authoritarian power. Whilst remaining a republic President Benjamin Franklin officially liberalized the nation. New York's influence lead it to gobble up Connecticut and New Jersey. Pennsylvania took Delaware and any land north of the Ohio river.

Birth of the American Colossus
The First Southern Congress was carried out in Richmond, Virginia.