Great Lakes War (Collapse of the United States)

Backstory

Many New American diplomats when to Chicago to speak to the Great Laker government. On September 3, 2006 they told the parliament, "If the nation known as the Great Lake Republic does not withdraw all military and political presence from their territories in the states of Illinois and Indiana a war shall begin between them and the New United States." The Great Laker government refused this, thinking that because they had superior numbers they could win a war. War was declared September 10, 2006.

War

Immediately New American troops headed straight for Chicago, however they found the city fortified. After a long battle their air support arrived. Repairing the old military planes was a top secret project, so it was a surprise for everyone. The planes shot at the enemy defenders, who could not stop them. During the panic a large group of New American troops charged at the defenses. They got ladders onto the walls and got inside the city. The troops fought for a week before all the Great Laker troops were dead. The rest of the war went smoothly.

Peace

The Treaty of Chicago, signed September 29, dictated all the land in Illinois and Indiana would be given to the New United States. The lands in Wisconsin would become the Union of Wisconsin while the lands in Michigan would become the Michigan Commonwealth