New Netherland (13 Fallen Stars)

New Netherland, officially the Union of New Netherland, is a n nation which governs land in the northeastern part of the continent, as well as several islands in the. New Netherland borders to its east,  to the southwest,  to the north, and maritime borders with, , and the  in the Caribbean. New Netherland was established with the unification of and  on June 26, 1792.

Since the mid, New Netherland would become a global power, both in economics and military. Attempts to establish an empire eventually lead to their.

Etymology
When the states of and  agreed to form a union, the initially used name was the Union of New York and New Jersey. New Jersey was named after the, while New York (despite the misconception it is named after /) was named after (the  at the time).

When the constitution was ratified, the name was changed to the Union of New Netherland. The name was in honor of the which included the two states. As the name would suggest, it was named after the. The word "Netherlands" literally translates as "low countries" or "lowlands" in. Unlike the European nation from which it is named from, New Netherland is always written in the singular form (as opposed to the plural Netherlands in Europe).

Independence and Vermont War

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With the failure of the to form a stabilized union between the colonies,  become one of the first states to declare independence from the United States of America on November 9, 1787. continued to participate in the confederation until its dissolution on March 24, 1788. During this time, talks were made on a potential union between the. The union was intended to compete between the establishment of in the northeast, and the military might of  to the south.

This proposed union ultimately failed by November 1789, when New England and New York over the Vermont Republic. Both New Jersey and Pennsylvania remained neutral during the war, despite many Jerseyites supporting New York. The war would soon turn sour in Vermont, as the pro-New England region was able to push New York's control out of the region. Despite the losses, New York was able to keep Vermont control out of the region. In the Battle of the Hudson River, Mohawk leader and his men would successfully push Vermonters from gaining grown on the river.

The war officially ended on August 1, 1791, with the Treaty of Providence. New York would loose its control of Vermont (as well as claims to the Northwest Territory of modern day ).

Union


Shortly after the conflict, talks on a union resumes. Despite Pennsylvania abandoning any union attempts, New Jersey continued in talks. But by this time, New Jersey was being, with the northeast supporting New York, and the southwest showing more support for Pennsylvania. At the same time, people in rural Long Island were growing separate from New York. In the later-half of the war, a pro-New England group (called the "Long Island Boys") attempted to separate the island from New York (inspired by Vermont). Unlike Vermont, the separatist movement gained little support (especially in the western parts), allowing the movement to be crushed out. Despite this, the region began to support separation from New York in a potential federation.

Beginning in April 1792, New Jersey and New York began greater discussions on union, eventually leading to the creation of the "Union of New York and New Jersey" on June 26, 1792. During the constitutional convention, the name was officially changed to New Netherland, which was chosen as a unified name for the new nation. The convention agreed to divide the two nations into four states and one district. New Jersey was divided into two states (East Jersey and West Jersey), Long Island becomes a separate state, the (Staten Island) would be soled to East Jersey, and the upstate region of New York became directly controlled by the new federal government (which will eventually be sold to settlers and divided into new states). The remainder of New York became the State of Hudson. The city of Albany was chosen as the capital, which was chosen to encourage inward population growth. New Netherland became the third and final union to be established from the former colonies (New England and were the first two). In the following presidential elections, former New York Governor and outspoken anti-federalist would be elected as the nations first president.

Presidency
The President of New Netherland is elected for a three-year term. There is no limit to the amount of terms a president may serve (but the consensus is generally three terms as the maximum). The current president is former New York mayor and Long Island governor of the Progressive Party.

Legislature
The legislature of New Netherland is the Federal Assembly. The Federal Assembly was structured under the, with only that represents all the states equally. As part of the 1961 voting reform, the Capital District was allowed one vote in the Federal Assembly. The Federal Assembly is currently contains 100 seats, with nine seats for each state and one for the citizens of the Capital District.

Political parties

 * Major parties


 * Liberty Party: Conservatism, Fiscal Conservatism, Social Conservatism
 * Progressive Party: Progressivism, New Nationalism, Populism


 * Minor parties


 * Communist Party (CPNN): Communism, Marxist-Leninist
 * Green Party: Green politics
 * Rent Is Too Damn High Party: liberal-conservatism

Political subdivisions


New Netherland is a federation made up of 11 states and one capital district.


 * Canada Pearson Pennant 1964.svg Adirondack
 * Flag of Albany, New York.svg Capital District
 * Flag of Curazao (13 Fallen Stars).svg Curazao
 * Flag of New Jersey.svg East Jersey
 * Flag.svg Genesee
 * Flag of New York.svg Hudson
 * Flag of the Iroquois Confederacy.svg Iroquois
 * Flag of Long Island (13 Fallen Stars).svg Long Island
 * Flag of Buffalo, New York.svg Niagara
 * Flag.svg Schenectady
 * Flag of Sint Eustatius.svg Statia
 * Flag of West Jersey (13 Fallen Stars).svg West Jersey