Union of American Realms: A World-Building Exercise

Misc: Realm Flags [EF, NY & SB]
Does anyone have any interest in anything in particular at this time? I know a Balkan's post had been requested a few weeks back, but I'm a little stuck on that region for now. I also have some current projects pending, including a large map of the Upperatlantic and neighboring realms which I am hoping to complete eventually!

In the meantime here are are some flags:

The Flag of the Governate of New York:

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Similar to the OTL flag of NY with some key differences. The OTL flag of New York has an entirely blue field, and the blue is darker than the one used in TTL. Additionally, the blue field is split by an orange band in TTL, meant to represent the origins of the realm as a Dutch colony and pay homage to that history. The coat of arms is also much smaller on TTL's flag than in the OTL flag. So: Blue bands represent the Hudson Seaway and the Atlantic Ocean, highlighting the importance of water and the trade moved through that water on NY's history; the orange band is an homage to the Dutch who established what would become New York; the two stars represent New York's bright past behind us (left star), and it's bright future yet to come (right star). The current flag has been in effect since 1907. The Coat of Arms is the same as the OTL one adopted during the Revolutionary War.
The Flag of the County of Saybrook:

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The Saybrook flag has three main influencers. Firstly, the flag draws clear influence from the flag of England, though it's cross sports thinner lines. The flag's other two influences are expressed in the seals that adorn the respective corners. In the flag's own upper left and lower right, you'll see the Seal of Saybrook (used in OTL as the seal of Old Saybrook, CT, and of Saybrook College), representing the capital and namesake of the realm and harkening to it's foundation. In the flag's own upper right and lower left is the coat of arms of the Cromwell family, the hereditary rulers of Saybrook since it's admission as a realm. The Cromwells were exiled to Saybrook and amassed something akin to a cult following in the then-colony. It should be noted that Saybrook County is not run the way the English Commonwealth of OTL was run -- while the Cromwell's became ingratiated in Saybrook society, any adherence to the actual political philosophy of Oliver is miniscule.
The Flag of the Governate of East Florida:

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The flag incorporates the OTL seal of Saint Augustine, Florida, which is essentially a seal representing Castile-Leon. The OTL seal has a crown over the seal, which I edited (along with making a custom recreation of the seal) that to make it look more like towers and less like a crown. The flag incorporates the Cross of Burgundy, which flew over TTL's San Agustin when it was a Spanish colony. The blue band in the middle represents the Rio San Juan (St. John's River).​
 
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Misc: Official U.A.R. Census Regions
Here are the UAR Census Regions, as outlined by the Union Census Bureau under the scrutiny of the Confederal Assembly.

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World History: Flight of the Spanish Dominicans
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Footnotes
  • Floridian Spanish specifically refers to the type of Spanish that has developed in the Floridas, but particularly East Florida.
  • The island of Hispaniola is referred to as Haiti in TTL; after the Treaty of Valencia, the French decreed the island would no longer be referred to as Hispaniola (deemed as harkening to Spanish rule) as part of La politique de francisation d'Haïti. Instead, French authorities began referring to the island as Haïti, a name based on the native Taino word for the island. In the present day, the island is known universally as Haiti, however, it's inhabitants are known as Dominicans or dominicaines.
  • The Dominican Kingdom is a present day country encompassing the entirety of the OTL island of Hispaniola .
  • Franconisation is TTL's (American) English word for policies which seek to make an area decidedly more French.
  • Jean-Paul Gerard Rochette is a fictional figure who was Colonial Governor of France's Saint-Domingue Colony from 1711-43.
  • A general note is that both Spanish Florida and Spanish Hispaniola had more Spanish settlers in TTL's 1702 than in OTL.
  • Colorado refers to the country north of Mexico that separated after the fall of the First Mexican Empire.
  • As mentioned earlier, East Florida had a larger Spanish population ITTL's 1702 as opposed to in OTL - with it being considered far less valuable than Haiti, France determined East Florida would be the location where Spanish speakers in other parts of the empire (namely Haiti) would be sent to. The move bolstered the Spanish population of East Florida further, and East Florida under the French (1702-54) became largely autonomous.
  • Espiritu Santo is roughly OTL Tampa, while Espiritu Santo Bay (Bahia del Espiritu Santo) is OTL Tampa Bay.
  • Floridian-Dominicans are largely indistinguishable from other Spanish Floridians, but due pervasive tracking of ones descent, continue to be recognized as a separate group within East Florida.
  • The OTL city of Santo Domingo is the TTL capital of the Dominican Kingdom and is universally known as Saint-Domingue; in 2020 it is home to ~1,430,203 (commune)/~4,549,392 (metro) making it the largest city in the country, the second largest city of all the Antilles and the largest metropolitan area of all the Caribbean islands. The island of Haiti is the most populous island in the Caribbean at ~25M (about 5M more people than OTL) with nearly half of the entire population of the Antilles living on the island.
 
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Misc: Upperatlantic Census Region
U.A.R. Census Region of the Upper Atlantic
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For official confederal purposes, the Upper Atlantic Census Regions consists of the realms of New York, Pennsylvania and Long Island. The map shows those three realms in details, along with the immediate neighbors (Maryland, Delmar, Erie, Haudenosaunee); while the farther neighbors are shown in the least detail (Virginia, New Haven, Vermont, Huron, Canada and Ohio). You can also see the Royal Domain, officially the territory of the House of Columbia, with the seat of the Monarch-President located at Mount Vernon, and the Confederal Assembly, Supreme Court of the Union and the Executive Council located in George's City, within the Royal Domain but across the water from Mount Vernon. The realms are grouped in different ways by different organizations, but the Union Census Bureau officially recognizes the Upper Atlantic Census Region of consisting of NY, PA & LI.​
 
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Realm History: List of Counts of Massachusetts Bay
List of Counts of Massachusetts Bay
(House Adams holds hereditary rights over the Executive Branch of this Realm)

  1. John | T: 1790-1816 (26) | abdicated at 80 | L: 1735-1826 (91) [1]
  2. John Quincy I | T: 1816-48 (32) | abdicated at 80 | L: 1767-1848 (81) [2]
  3. Charles I (Adams) | T: 1848-86 (38) | L: 1807-86 (79)
  4. John Quincy II (Adams) | T: 1886-94 (8) | L: 1833-94 (61)
  5. George (Adams) | T: 1894-1900 (6) | L: 1863-1900 (37) [3]
  6. Charles II (Adams) | T: 1900-43 (43) | abdicated at 80 | L: 1862-1954 (92) [4]
  7. Charles III (Adams) | T: 1943-81 (38) | abdicated at 80 | L: 1901-99 (88) [5]
  8. Charles IV (Adams) | T: 1981-2001 (20) | L: 1938-2001 (62) [6]
  9. Charles V (Adams) | T: 2001-incumbent (18) | L: 1970 (49)
[1] On Count John's 80th birthday on October 30, 1815, he gave a speech before the entirety of the Massachusetts legislature [i.e. the Executive Council of Assistants (Upper House) and the General Assembly (Lower House)] in which he looked back on his tenure as Count of Massachusetts - a tenure that, at that moment, had lasted a quarter century. "Far longer than any one person should, in their right mind, run a realm," John told those in attendance that evening, "but alas, such were the provisions of the Union Constitution and the Governing Charter of the Massachusetts Bay County." But at a certain age, the faculties of man fail us, the Count would continue, such that it would be a disservice to continue holding the position. As such, he concluded, on July 4, 1816, the 26th Anniversary of his inauguration, he would be abdicating the office of Count of Massachusetts Bay. This unofficial abdicate at 80 rule has been followed by every Count who has reached that age, and is known as John's Rule.

[2] John Quincy I, upon assuming the position of Count, passed up the official name of John II so that his father would remain the only Count of that name. In 1886, when John Quincy II assumed the position, he too chose the official name John Quincy as opposed to John out of respect for his great-grandfather. This unofficial rule is known as Quincy's Rule.

[3] Count George holds the unfortunate records of having the shortest tenure as count, and of being the youngest count to die while in office, dying at the age of 37 from the Wandering Flu.

[4] Because George left no living heirs, the office of Count passed to George's brother, Charles II. This marks the only sibling to sibling succession in the realm's history. Charles II holds the record for longest term in the realm's history at 47 years - nearly half a century. Charles II followed John's Rule and abdicated on the first anniversary of his inauguration following his 80th birthday.

[5] Charles III followed John's Rule and abdicated on the first anniversary of his inauguration following his 80th birthday.

[6] Charles IV's death from brain cancer in 2001 rocked Massachusetts.

[7] Youngest person to ascend to the office of Count of Massachusetts Bay (31 at the time).
 
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Confederal History: List of Governor-Presidents of the UAR
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Governor-President of the Executive Council
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Didn't you already have a list of Governor-Presidents before? I assume you changed something from the old version. Loving it as always!

You may have seen this on the wikibox thread, I posted it there in December, but hadn't gotten around to posting it here! There's also a list of the current Executive Council on page four, so you may be remembering that!
 
I have redone both the 1790 New York lordship election wikibox and the corresponding Wikiarticle for George Clinton's lordship. The new entries can be found under the appropriate threadmark, by visiting the first page of this thread, or by following this link. They have been redone as part of a greater effort to rectify a number of the earlier entries in this project!
 
Misc: Capitals of the realms and native confederacies
The new and revised capitals map:

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Notes
  1. Commonwealth of Aegyptania: Cairo; similar origin to the OTL city, but a vastly different history. TTL Cairo is home to at least 200K people compared to an OTL pop. of ~2K.​
  2. Grand Duchy of Canada: Québec; same origin as the OTL city of the same name.​
  3. Grand Duchy of Carolina: Raleigh; same origin as the OTL city of the same name.​
  4. Chicagou County: Chicagou City; same origin as the OTL city of the same(-ish) name.​
  5. Delmar County: Dover; same origin as the OTL city of the same name.​
  6. Governate of East Florida: San Agustín; same origin as the OTL city of the same name, but with a vastly different history and a much larger population.​
  7. Governate of Erie: Erie City; similar location to OTL Erie, PA, but vastly different history.​
  8. Governate of Georgia: Georgeburg; this city does not exist in OTL, was chosen as a central location for the realm capital in the early 19th century; named after Lord-Governor George I of Georgia.​
  9. Haudenosaunee Confederacy: Onondaga; roughly in the location of the OTL center of the Onondaga tribe.​
  10. Governate of Hudsonia: Hull; a city endemic to TTL, roughly where OTL Chelsea, Quebec is. Not sure who I named it after to be frank.​
  11. Huron County: York; same origin as the OTL city, is never renamed to Toronto in TTL.​
  12. Long Island County: Hempstead; same origin as the OTL city of the same name.​
  13. Governate of Manitoba: Grand Forks; similar origin as the OTL city of the same name.​
  14. Grand Duchy of Maryland: Annapolis; same origin as the OTL city of the same name.​
  15. Massachusetts County: Boston; same origin as the OTL city of the same name.​
  16. Mayaimi Confederacy: Mayaimi; this city does not exist in OTL and should not be confused with Miami, FL; instead named after TTL's name for Lake Okeechobee (Lake Mayaimi).​
  17. Governate of Michigan: Detroit; same origin as the OTL city, remains the capital and center of the realm in TTL.​
  18. Muscogean Confederacy: Tuskalusa; although in roughly the same place as OTL Tuscaloosa, AL, this city's origins are completely separate from the OTL city.​
  19. New Brunswick County: St. Stephen; same origin as the OTL municipality of the same name, but larger than it's OTL counterpart. Chosen as the capital shortly after the Revolution due its central location and the fact that TTL's New Brunswick includes OTL Maine.​
  20. Newfoundland County: St. John; same origin as the OTL city of the same name.​
  21. New Hampshire County: Portsmouth; same origin as the OTL city of the same name.​
  22. New Haven County: New Haven; same origin as the OTL city of the same name.​
  23. New Scotland County: Halifax; same origin as the OTL city of the same name.​
  24. Governate of New York: Poughkeepsie; same origin as the OTL city, but chosen as the capital over Albany in TTL.​
  25. Northwest Confederacy: Prophetstown; a city endemic to TTL in roughly the location of the OTL Prophetstown used by Tecumseh's forces.​
  26. Governate of Ohio: Franklinton; roughly OTL Columbus, but named after Benjamin Franklin - I believe an early settlement in the region was named Franklinton in OTL.​
  27. Grand Duchy of Palmetto: Columbia; same origins as the OTL city of the same name.​
  28. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: Harrisburg; same origin as the OTL city of the same name.​
  29. Commonwealth of Riviera: Saint-Ferdinand; named after Fort Saint Ferdinand, a TTL French fort that became the center of the regions population before joining the UAR.​
  30. Saybrook County: Saybrook; same origin as the OTL city (known today as Old Saybrook).​
  31. Superior County: Sault Ste. Marie; same origin as the OTL city of the same name.​
  32. Commonwealth of Transylvania: Lesina; this city is endemic to TTL. Lesina became the capital in 1848, following the cholera outbreaks in the former capital (Boonesboro). It began swelling in population during the end of the 20th Century, and that has continued into the 21st.​
  33. Twin Rivers Governate: Saint-Charles; same origin as the OTL city of the same name (in Missouri), however, it was never known as San Carlos, instead always going by Saint-Charles - serves as the legislative capital/Saint-Joseph; founded similar to OTL by TTL's version of Joseph Robidoux IV - serves as the judicial capital/Entrepot; a city endemic to TTL, it serves as the executive capital of the Twin Rivers.
  34. Governate of Vermont: Montpelier; same origin as the OTL city of the same name.
  35. Commonwealth of Virginia: Richmond; same origin as the OTL city of the same name.​
  36. Governate of West Florida: Pensacola; same origin as the OTL city of the same name, larger population than OTL considering it is a capital here.​
  37. Governate of Wisconsin: Green Bay; similar origin as the OTL city of the same name.​
Two retcons: The Southern Confederacy and the Calusa Confederacy have been renamed to the Muskogean Confederacy and the Mayaimi Confederacy, respectively.
 
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World History: 1846 World Map & Nordic Union Infobox
The world in 1846 at the peak of the Revolutions of 1846. These revolutions took on a number of shades and would lead to drastic changes going forward, including sparking nationalist movements along with unionist movements.

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One major international movement that would ultimately be born out of the flames of the 1846 Revolutions would be the Nordic unification that occurred later in the 19th Century.

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Currently working on a modern day map of the Kingdom of New Albion, roughly OTL Patagonia, home to the British-Monarchy-in-Exile.
 
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