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| - A/N- Please note that the name Republic of America was used until John Campbell died in 1866. The change was made by his son John Campbell II, a short lived Chancellor. American soldiers came home broken hearted after coming home from a horrible defeat in the War of 1812. One soldier was a little more heartbroken than the others. His name was John Campbell. John Campbell had a revolutionary spirit, but you would never have guessed by looking at him. He was short, had gleaming black hair, and a twinkle in his eye. But after the heart-wrenching loss of the war, and the capture of much of the Western United States, John Campbell started to lose faith in the United States period. He created a group in late 1815 known as the Republic of America. Claiming that the United States was too weak to h
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| - A/N- Please note that the name Republic of America was used until John Campbell died in 1866. The change was made by his son John Campbell II, a short lived Chancellor. American soldiers came home broken hearted after coming home from a horrible defeat in the War of 1812. One soldier was a little more heartbroken than the others. His name was John Campbell. John Campbell had a revolutionary spirit, but you would never have guessed by looking at him. He was short, had gleaming black hair, and a twinkle in his eye. But after the heart-wrenching loss of the war, and the capture of much of the Western United States, John Campbell started to lose faith in the United States period. He created a group in late 1815 known as the Republic of America. Claiming that the United States was too weak to hold control over the strong willed New Englanders. He rallied the New Englanders to his cause. The Republic of America began to gain a hold on two other non New England States. New York and Pennsylvania, when a war with England again broke out in January 1816, New England States began to fight alongside British Troops, capturing Delaware. When the shortlived War of 1815 ended in October of 1815, the Republic of America added Delaware to its ranks of influenced states. And by November 5th , 1817, the Republic of America had gained enough support in their meeting called the Annual New England Delegatory that they presented a Declaration of Secession to the President of the United States, a man by the name of Albert Simmons. Albert Simmons and the rest of his cabinet, all except the Republic of America States' senators refused the bill. But due to the shrunken size of the United States down to 10 states. Losing New England would take out a big part of the country. Which is why the Declaration was accepted. John Cambell pushed that if the United States did not recognize their sovereignty the Neew England States would attack with brutal force, and easily take the other states. And with the British as allies, it wouldn't be hard. Albert Simmons couldn't say no, his earlier belief that only a few New Englanders wanted revolution was shot down when a total of 50,000 or more New Englanders rallied in towns across New England. President Simmons gave in, allowing that on New Years Day, 1818, the Republic of America would become its own independant country.
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