A Different American Future: How Washington Changed The World

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President Benjamin Lincoln
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    The Electoral College elected Major General Benjamin Lincoln as the first president of the United States of America. George Washington stayed out of the election wanting to remain a general. The first Vie President would be Samuel Hunington. John Adams had declined saying it was in his best interest. As they would be inaugurated America had a lot of years ahead of it. Benjamin Lincoln had crushed the Shay's Rebellion handily.
    P.S: This timeline will go from here until present day. Once we hit 1900 I will create a new thread over there.
     
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    • Nelson Mikeson

    Interesting timeline, but I would have liked a more clear introduction about why would Benjamin Lincoln be elected president.Maybe his crushing of the Shays Rebellion would make him a more vocal and popular supporter for the ratification of the Constitution?Also, Washington still led the Constitutional Convention, to not butterfly away the OTL Constitution?
    Also, as proposals for this timeline I have:
    -An American conquest of Canada in 1812
    -A multi-party US
    -A mainstream Socialist Party(bonus points for a Eugene Debs presidency)
    I would like to see you choose one of this for "A Different American Future".I am looking forward to the next update.
     
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    Blebea Cezar-Iulian said:
    Interesting timeline, but I would have liked a more clear introduction about why would Benjamin Lincoln be elected president.Maybe his crushing of the Shays Rebellion would make him a more vocal snd popular supporter for the ratification of the Constitution?Also, Washington still led the Constitutional Convention, to not butterfly away the OTL Constitution?
    Also, as proposals for this timeline I have:
    -An American conquest of Canada in 1812
    -A multi-party US
    -A mainstream Socialist Party(bonus points for a Eugene Debs presidency)
    I would like to see you choose one of this for "A Different American Future".I am looking forward to the next update.
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    I'm glad you're interested. Nothing is off the table in my opinion.
     
    Presidential term 1789-1793
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    The First Term Of Benjamin Lincoln
    President: Benjamin lincoln
    Vice president: Samuel Huntington
    Secretary of State: George Washington
    Secretary of Treasury: Alexander Hamilton
    Secretary of War: Henry Knox
    Attorney General: John Adams


    Benjamin Lincoln originally didn't want to be president. But George Washington convinced him to due so anyway. He picked Huntington thinking he would be a good political meditator. He was. On april 30th 1789 the two were inaugurated. Gradually he got his cabinet in order. Hamilton's policies on money left ht new nation in a good state of ecomny. Washington negotiated trade deals with several nations including France. The nation quelled Shay's Rebellion handily but the President's cooperation was a little murky. He fought with congress on issues of national security. Overall Lincoln had a good first term as president. His dealings with the people awed audiences. His health was good and no attempt was made on his life. That could not be said for his vice president. On November 3rd 1790 a radical veteran of the Revolutionary War shot at Samuel huntington on his carriage. he was uninjured however and his bodyguards shot and killed the attempted assassin.


    Lincoln weighed back and forth on a second term and elected for a second term. His Vice president also agreed to be on the ticket for re-election. Question was who were the Republicans gonna nominate?
     
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    • Nelson Mikeson

    Interesting.One question, why would a radical ARW veteran would try to assasinate Vice-President Huntington?Maybe he was an anti-Federalist?Also, could just George Washington's backing ensure Lincoln's unopposed election?And wouldn't Secretary of State Washington first sign a Jay Treaty with Britain?Also, will Lincoln be able to be seen as the "Father of the Nation"?
     
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    Blebea Cezar-Iulian said:
    Interesting.One question, why would a radical ARW veteran would try to assasinate Vice-President Huntington?Maybe he was an anti-Federalist?Also, could just George Washington's backing ensure Lincoln's unopposed election?And wouldn't Secretary of State Washington first sign a Jay Treaty with Britain?Also, will Lincoln be able to be seen as the "Father of the Nation"?
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    He had mental health issues which caused him to try to assassinate him. He was an anti-Federalist. People revered George Washington so they would do that. I guess he could do that. I will mention that in the State of the World update. I think they would see him as a Founding Father but not the Father of the Nation.
     
    Recap of World Events 1789-1793 + 1792 Preview
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    The world was a different place. The Ethiopian Empire was doing well economically for it's time. Moracco wasn't doing so well because of ecominicly divergent issues. The Vermont Republic was annexed into the United States in 1791. Due to Knox's influence. China was also doing well gaining several pieces of land in the process. Japan was also doing well for it's time due to the Emporer's wise actions. The Monghals continued to struggle into the term itself. Denmark-Norway was also chugging along going on it's merry way. France was in deep trouble as rebellion was brewing against the monarchy. Britain recovered from their loss in the Revolution and was looking to make peace with the Americans, signing the Washington Treaty of 1790. The Holy Roman Empire struggled and rebellion broke out. The Emporer died but the Romans managed to keep the Empire strong in the eyes of it's enemies. Hungry was also struggling due to the recession that hit the Romans. They rebelled and succeeded. Overthrowing the monarchy and establishing a military dictatorship. The Ottoman Empire's Sultan died only to be replaced by another. Without incident. The Papal States was also doing well. Poland was starting to struggle though. Portagul was doing well for itself under Queen Maria. Prussia was starting to struggle as well. Russia was also affected. Spain struggled with protests against the government which were suppressed by the monarchy. Sweeden also had incident but survived as a kingdom.

    Meanwhile in America. The Rpeublicans selected Governor George Clinton of New York and Thomas Jefferson of Virginia as their ticket. The re-election campaign of Lincoln would not be as easy as the election one.
     
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    • 1792 Election
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    The 1792 Election

    1792 was an interesting time for America. The first contested presidential election would be held. Including Vermont who is participating for the very first time. In one corner you had the Federalists who held the Presidency and Vice Presidency. In another you had a governor of New York and a signer of the Declaration of Independance. It would be interesting to see who wins. The campaigning was though. Mudslinging was at a high. The stakes were also high as to determine what could happen elsewhere as a result. Clinton and Lincoln both got sick multiple times during the campaign from campaigning so much. It hit Huntington the worst almost dying. When the results came back after the election the winner was...

    President Benjamin Lincoln. Several protests across the nation would occur by Republicans protesting the outcome of the election. Would Lincoln survive the term? Would Huntington survive the term? Alexander Hamilton began a movement to replace Huntinton with John Adams but it was short lived. America would be at an interesting place.
     
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    • Alexander Hamilton

    A few thoughts:
    1. The scholars of the Constitutional Convention seem to be clear that the Convention created the Presidency as it did in the expectation that George Washington would be the President.
    2. It is also a common belief that the Constitution might well have failed to be ratified if it was not certain that the first President would be GW.
    3. GW could not have decided to "remain a general". He had resigned his commission at the end of the war and had been in retirement until his friends convinced him to attend the Philadelphia convention.
    4. Benjamin Lincoln for President? The man who surrendered at Charleston? GW had been beaten by the British in several battles but he never surrendered.
    5. Benjamin Lincoln of Mass. for President and Samuel Huntington of Conn. for Vice President and a cabinet of Northerners except for GW? Is the South not part of the Union? Have the Founders in your TL completely different ideas of creating a truly national government from the Founders in OTL?
    What are the PODs that would create such a radically different start to the Early American Republic?
     
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    Alexander Hamilton said:
    A few thoughts:
    1. The scholars of the Constitutional Convention seem to be clear that the Convention created the Presidency as it did in the expectation that George Washington would be the President.
    2. It is also a common belief that the Constitution might well have failed to be ratified if it was not certain that the first President would be GW.
    3. GW could not have decided to "remain a general". He had resigned his commission at the end of the war and had been in retirement until his friends convinced him to attend the Philadelphia convention.
    4. Benjamin Lincoln for President? The man who surrendered at Charleston? GW had been beaten by the British in several battles but he never surrendered.
    5. Benjamin Lincoln of Mass. for President and Samuel Huntington of Conn. for Vice President and a cabinet of Northerners except for GW? Is the South not part of the Union? Have the Founders in your TL completely different ideas of creating a truly national government from the Founders in OTL?
    What are the PODs that would create such a radically different start to the Early American Republic?
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    George Washington reassured them that Lincoln was a good candidate for president. Washington is also less successful than in OTL. It was barely ratified though. Lincoln convinced him to be SecState rendering that own moot. Lincoln in OTL is more successful and doesn't surrender at Charleston. Southserners express displeasure at not being in cabinet. This will change soon. ;)
     

    Nelson Mikeson

    emk163 said:
    George Washington reassured them that Lincoln was a good candidate for president. Washington is also less successful than in OTL. It was barely ratified though. Lincoln convinced him to be SecState rendering that own moot. Lincoln in OTL is more successful and doesn't surrender at Charleston. Southserners express displeasure at not being in cabinet. This will change soon. ;)
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    A barely ratified Constitution and an under-represented South sound like a Nullification Crisis Civil War.
     
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