Federation of American Provinces (Bacon's Revolution)

Federation of American Provinces
Timeline: Bacon's Revolution

Flag Coat of Arms
Anthem	"Battle Cry of Freedom"
Capital	Baconville
Largest city	New York City
Other cities	Boston, Trenton, Philadelphia, Richmond, Miami
Language   official	English
others	French, West African Dialects, Dutch
Legislature	Congress of Delegates
Executive Administrator	Lawrence Lessig
Established	August 12th, 1676
Independence	from England
recognized	April 21st, 1677

The Federation of American Provinces is a Unicameral Federal Republic in North America with territories in Africa.

History

Bacon's Revolution (1676)

After refusing to give into the demands of Nathaniel Bacon to stop trade with the Native American tribes, governor William Berkeley would face rebellion from Nathaniel Bacon. William Berkeley attempted to escape into neighboring Maryland, but was caught by Bacon's troops and promptly executed. Soon slave uprisings within the Southern States of Georgia, the Carolinas, and Maryland also found themselves aligning themselves with Bacon's rebellion. By September of 1676, England is forced to drop out of the Second Anglo-Dutch war, signing the Treaty of Breda to begin focusing on the growing rebellion within the colonies. Spain, France, and the Netherlands eventually joined on the side of the revolution, and an official treaty of British surrender was signed on April 21st, 1677: officially creating the Federation of American Provinces with Nathaniel Bacon as it's first Executive Administrator.

Administration of Nathaniel Bacon (1677 - 1693)

Nathaniel Bacon became the presumptive leader after the revolution and was viewed as a war hero by many of the colonists. Bacon as administrator established the the role of the office and how it would function. Bacon believed that the Administrator should have unlimited terms, but one term would be a total of 2 years. Bacon also established that the Administrator should also be able to declare war as long as the people consent to it, Bacon also viewed the Congress of Delegations to be in charge of legislative activities while also being able to control domestic relations. The vague wording of the government structure would be a point of conflict up until 1773 when a proper Constitution would be passed, and that would continue to face altercations up until it's final revision passed on April 8th, 1996.

The 1773 Constitutional Convention

With the powers of the Executive Administrator and the role of the Congress of Delegates not well defined, representatives from the 15 provinces met up in the capital city of Baconville to discuss drafting a Constitution for the almost 100 year old Federation. The Constitution established executive power, the Executive Administrator gained an Inner Circle which deals with specific issues, including Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Secretary of Interprovincial Relations, Secretary of the Treasury, and Secretary of War. But the President appointing people to these positions would have to be approved by the Congress of Delegates. The Constitution also established a Supreme Court to check the power of both the Administrator and Congress while also enforcing the Constitution on individual court cases.

Skirmishes with Native American Tribes (1677-1843)

With Nathaniel Bacon despising Native Americans and making an effort to exterminate them, his death in 1792 ended this approach. After the death of Bacon, tensions remained high between White settlers on the coasts and the Native American tribes in the western portions of the country (known as the "Mississippi Badlands") During the administration of Andrew Jackson, he initiated the Trial of Tears which deported nearly all Natives within the Federation West of the Appalachian mountains onto the border with New France. It wouldn't be until the Treaty of Savannah in 1843 which defined where the Native American Reservations would be located. Many reservations were in the western sector of Virginia, others being located in other Southern provinces such as Georgia and South Carolina.