Alternative History

United States of America

1776–1935
 

 

Flag Seal
Motto
"In God We Trust"
Location of the United States
Capital New York City (1789-1790)
Philadelphia (1790-1800)
Washington, D.C. (1800-1935)
Languages English
Religion Secular
Government Republic
President
 -  1789-1797 (first) George Washington
 -  1933-1935 (last) Leon Trotsky
Secretary of State
 -  1797-1801 (first) John Jay
 -  1933-1935 (last) James W. Ford
Vice President
 -  1789-1797 (first) John Adams
 -  1933-1935 (last) William Z. Foster
Legislature Congress
 -  Upper House Senate
 -  Lower House House of Representatives
History
 -  Declaration of Independence 4 July 1776
 -  Treaty of Paris 3 September 1783
 -  Constitution 21 July, 1788
 -  Civil War 1861-1865
 -  Russo-American War 1933-1935
 -  Declaration of the United Socialist States 21 August 1935
Currency Dollar

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, was a federal republic that was composed of 50 states, a federal district, and various possessions during its prime.

The United States emerged from the 13 British colonies established along the East Coast. Numerous disputes between Great Britain and the colonies following the French and Indian War led to the American Revolution, which began in 1775, and the subsequent Declaration of Independence in 1776. The war ended in 1783 with the United States becoming the first country to gain independence from a European power. The constitution was adopted in 1788, with the first ten amendments, collectively named the Bill of Rights, being ratified in 1791 to guarantee many fundamental civil liberties.

The United States embarked on a vigorous expansion across North America throughout the 19th century, acquiring new territories, displacing Native American tribes, and gradually admitting new states until it spanned the continent by 1848. During the second half of the 19th century, the Civil War led to the abolition of slavery. By the end of the century, the United States had extended into the Pacific Ocean, and its economy, driven in large part by the Industrial Revolution, began to soar. The Spanish–American War and World War I confirmed the country's status as a global military power.

The country was hit hard by the Stock Market Crash of 1929 and the resulting Great Depression. Russian born Washington state senator and Marxist thinker, Leon Trotsky gained massive popular support by attacking the administration of Herbert Hoover and promises of rebuilding the economy.

In a surprise turnout, Trotsky won the election. He signed the People's Act in 1933, which saw the beginning of the process of the transformation of the United States of America into the United Socialist States of America. Much of the United States military, led by Generals George S. Patton and Dwight D. Eisenhower, rebelled against Trotsky's government. Russian intervention following the sinking of the Russian battleship Pyotr Wrangel, forced Trotsky's government to recognize the independence of New York City and Alaska.

Following these events, Trotsky officially reorganized the United States into a federal Marxist-Leninist-Trotskyist socialist republic.