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| - (January - March) {C}World Event: On his way to Washington, Lincoln was shot once in the head and twice in the side by an unknown assassin, and Hannibal Hamlin has taken over as president.
* Texas: Texas sees the union beginning to dissolve and, already frustrated with the United States, secedes. It forms the Republic of Texas and seeks recognition of its independence from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and France. The borders are reinforced and a draft begins, in case of attack.
* Illinois: Illinois officials is annoyed with the Federal Government. State officials recalled the Senators and told the representatives to come home and secedes from the union and forms the Republic of Illinois with the capital in Chicago. Illinois puts troops on the borders and forms a naval unit to patrol the Mississippi River and Lake Michigan. A draft has been instituted.
* Pennsylvania: The Pennsylvanian senators are annoyed with the government. While they refuse to secede from the U.S. at the moment, the national guard is mobilized and prepared.
* Virginia: Virginia sees that the USA is collapsing and secedes from the USA. The Republic of Virginia is formed and Robert E. Lee is offered the presidency, which he accepts. The draft is instituted and some slaves are allowed to join the military. President Lee gets the fossil fuel up and running and the Republican Navy is formed. The security detachment for the President is formed and is called the Republican Guard.
* There is no CSA. You are seceding from the USA.
* Oops. Sorry. and by the way, it is seceding.
* Okay cool. So you are seceding from the USA. Just make sure that you make the necessary changes to your post.
* I didn't mean the spelling thing in a jerk way, Just so you know.
* Yeah, it's cool.
* Virginia Diplomacy: President Lee offers Texas a trade agreement and an alliance
* Texan Diplomacy: Texas accepts, but first a reliable trade route needs to be established for sufficient trade.
* Virginia Response: President Lee proposes a sea route from Norfolk to Galveston
* Texan Response: Texas proposes a sea route from Norfolk to Corpus Christi instead of Galveston, because Corpus Christi is farther away from the border.
* Virginian Response: Virginia accepts
* Pennsylvanian Diplomacy: While Pennsylvania does not approve of Virginia seceding, it feels that nothing will be done to stop it and so offers a trade agreement.
* Virginia Response: Virginia accepts.
* Ohio: Ohio, while it does not secede, it does start getting more independent from the Union. It builds up its militia heavily, as well as the internal police force.
* Florida: The Florida legislature sees the radical Hannibal Hamlin as a threat to their way of life. They ratify the Ordinance of Secession and declare their independence. The Floridians quickly ask other southern states to secede from the "corrupt and destructive US government". The Floridians ask the Texans for a trade route to be established.
* West Virginia: West Virginia secedes from the Union saying it was unstable. Work begins on improving the infrastructure. West Virginian leaders, sensing their delicate situation, contact Virginia on a possible alliance and,or unification
* Complete implausibility because West Virginia became a state BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T WANT TO SECEDE SO THEY BROKE OFF FROM VIRGINIA AND REJOINED THE UNION.
* South Carolina: (which had already seceded in 1860) welcomes any other seceding states, and works on creating a standing military. in the confusion, they seize Fort Sumter and other military installations.
* Kentucky: Kentucky secedes from the Union, and many Senators and Representatives head home for the elections. More railroads are built, and Coal Mines are set up to help get fuel for the railroads. The military is built up.
* California: Californians begin to get annoyed by the Union, but will not declare secession yet. Meanwhile, gold mines begin in the north, and railroads connecting Sacramento to San Francisco are constructed. The California State Government orders the formation of an army and navy to be come less and less reliant on the state government.
* Here's something I've got to tell everyone. I've got two new rules for you all: 1.
* No trade agreements, alliances, or pacts until there are ten states left in the Union. 2.
* The first states to secede must be the ones that formed OTL CSA. After that, secede all you want. However, Kentucky and Missouri are not obliged to follow this rule.
* That's stupid. That defeats the whole purpose of this being an alternate history.
* No it doesn't. Who was this?
* My bad. I wasn't signed in. That's just my opinion AttackDog 00:12, April 21, 2012 (UTC)
* Oh, OK. Well, you can believe that all you want, but I can argue with it. For a long time. With a lot of good points. Rule #1 because, hey, these states are just leaving a country. They don't have the time as yet to be allying and whatnot. Rule #2 because all the secession are slavery based at first. Then the other guys who are pissed off can leave cause the Union is crumbling apart.
* It is quite apparent to me that you are not understanding what alternate history. Quote from some big dictionary I took off of my Dad's shelf: Alternate History: Alternate History is anything that did not happen in real life. Thus, the "whole purpose of this being an alternate history" is not defeated by any means.
* Fixed It. Enclavehunter 00:50, April 21, 2012 (UTC)
* Ok. Don't worry, California will probably be one the first post-slave states to secede. Image:IMPERIAL NY-SPQR 1.pngImage:Regen Flag.png Syngraféas Enallaktikí̱ Istoría, Dic mihi lingua Anglorum. 00:57, April 21, 2012 (UTC)
* Connecticut: Connecticut for the moment does not secede, but starts to realize the ineffectiveness and the nearing collapse of the Union. The governor recalls all national guard troops and ships that were out of the state into state borders. He forms an army and navy from these troops and ships, and recruitment starts. Railroads and roads are built to connect the state.
* Can everyone please not edit in source mode? Thanks.
* Can someone update the map?
* Next turn.
* North Carolina: North Carolina secedes from the Union on the grounds that Hamlin's radicalism will destroy America.
* Michigan: Although it is nervous about the South, the state passes a resolution banning leaving the Union. The National Guard is expanded and a National Navy is established (It's like a National Guard.) Industry is amped up and some national guard troops are sent to Indiana.
* Massachusetts: Massachusetts decides not to secede for the moment, but begins building up and army and navy just in case, as well as amping up industry.
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