Proposals and War Aims That Didn't Happen Map Thread
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When the French Revolution really got going, France got into "rational" and "sensible" stuff a lot. From the pretty good (metric system) to the weird (a new calendar year replacing 1793 with Year One). This is middle of the road - France did eventually replace its provinces with departments, but not with the perfect square grid as seen and proposed here.
Sylvania - From Latin sylva meaning "forest"/"wood"; the Lake of the Woods marks the state's northern border
Michigania - From the Lake Michigan
Chersonesus - From Greek χερσόνησος (chersonesos) meaning "peninsula"; the Lower Peninsula of Michigan
Assenisipia - From the Assenisipi River, now called the Rock River
Metropotamia - From Greek μήτηρ (meter, "mother"/"source") + ποταμός (potamos, "river") meaning "mother of rivers"; the sources of the Muskingum, Great Miami, Little Miami, Maumee, Sandusky, Wabash, and Illinois Rivers lie or were expected to lie within the state
Illinoia - From the Illinois River
Saratoga - From the Battle of Saratoga
Washington - From George Washington
Polypotamia - From Greek πολύς (polys, "many") + ποταμός (potamos, "river") meaning "many rivers"; the Wabash, Shawnee, Tennessee, Ohio, Illinois, Mississippi, and Missouri Rivers converge within the state
Pelisipia - From Pelisipi River, now called the Clinch River, but Jefferson says that this was another name for the Ohio River
Source: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 6: May 1781 to March 1784, pg. 581-613
Edit: Equitasia and other new names lower down are by the artist, alt-reality on DeviantArt, and were not part of Jefferson's proposal
Equitasia - From Latin equitas meaning "equalness"/"evenness"/"fairness"
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From John Cartwright's American Independence: The Interest and Glory of Great-Britain, 1775
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Revolting.
From John Cartwright's American Independence: The Interest and Glory of Great-Britain, 1775
I literally think he just said at one point "fuck natural boundaries"
One of those borders goes straight through the middle of the fucking Wabash
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From John Cartwright's American Independence: The Interest and Glory of Great-Britain, 1775
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And I would definitely want a state to be called “Chactawria". Cause that makes sense.
Map of US and British claims in northern Maine and the current border as defined by the Webster-Ashburton Treaty
Here you go.
I also took the liberty of adding the Penobscot River, which the British could've taken after the War of 1812. It's the red.
