AHC/WI- Surviving State of Franklin

[ggarner57]

In the 1780s, an area of East Tennessee and Kentucky seceded from North Carolina and declared itself the state of Franklin, and appealed to join the U.S. Chaos ensued as North Carolina attempted to reclaim the area, and Spain even offered Governor John Sevier a vast sum of money to join them.

Either way, the AHC is to find a way for the State of Franklin to survive and either join the union or find its own way, and what are the repercussions of this happening?


In my opinion, it would have a very visible effect on the Civil War- East Tennessee was always very anti-secession.

 

[Darth_Kiryan]

In the 1770s, an area of East Tennessee and Kentucky seceded from North Carolina and declared itself the state of Franklin, and appealed to join the U.S. Chaos ensued as North Carolina attempted to reclaim the area, and Spain even offered Governor John Sevier a vast sum of money to join them.

I am just wondering how two regions from two states that didn't become state until the 1790s somehow seceded from another State when the United States had not even come into being yet.

 

[Napoleon IV]

I am just wondering how two regions from two states that didn't become state until the 1790s somehow seceded from another State when the United States had not even come into being yet.

He got the date wrong. The state of Franklin seceded from North Carolina in 1784.

 

[ggarner57]

I am just wondering how two regions from two states that didn't become state until the 1790s somehow seceded from another State when the United States had not even come into being yet.

It was After the revolution, so the United States did exist. But yes, it is a very unique story. They seceded from North Carolina in order to join the Union because they felt the Overmountain community weren't going to be represented well by North Carolina. It was at its founding, in all senses, a clusterfuck

Edit- Changed the original date, I was off 10 years. Had it mixed up with the Watauga Association, which in itself is a very interesting organization.

 

[ggarner57]

No thoughts on a separate Appalachian state like this one?

 

[Alt History Buff]

It would be interesting. I have several TL's which have anti-slavery views and this provides a "cut-off" from the proslavery plantation states.

It is possible that this may assist in preventing a Kentucky or Missouri from becoming a slave state, neither of whom were exactly dependent on the institution in OTL.

 

[ggarner57]

It would be interesting. I have several TL's which have anti-slavery views and this provides a "cut-off" from the proslavery plantation states.

It is possible that this may assist in preventing a Kentucky or Missouri from becoming a slave state, neither of whom were exactly dependent on the institution in OTL.

East Tennessee was always vastly different than the rest of the state. In the Civil war they could very well cut most of the rail lines connecting Virginia to Nashville.