Following the two executions, hysteria swept the Republic. Neighbor turned against neighbor, sibling against sibling, friend against friend, all to protect the Republic from its mortal enemies. Chaos swept the nation as the Reign of Horror took hold. Thousands of closet Tories fled the country, most fleeing to Canada. However, on the way there, many were ambushed by Republican troops, the Sons of Liberty, and their Native American allies (see first illustration of timeline on pg. 1). The ones who made it to Canada were welcomed with open arms, many joining the British army, hoping for a chance at revenge sometime in the future.
The radicalism did not stop at the Republic border; in 1785, Alexander Hamilton, still campaigning in New Spain, received a new officer: French immigrant Major Jacques Louis David. Officially there to assist Hamilton, his real purpose was to spy on him and help enforce the radical new methods of search and destroy. Though America was not officially at war with Spain, it did not stop the Republicans from killing Spanish soldiers and officials. Hamilton and David soon found themselves leaving South America behind, half in firm control of Republicans. Soon, Mexico was just as violent. Revolution had been attempted, inspired by Tejas, but Hamilton's entrance changed everything. By late 1786, the Republics of Yucatan and Rio Grande had been established with pro-American Republic leaders. Georgia-supporting Tejas disliked this immensely.
Cut off from most all real contact with the mother country, Louisiana revolted, finally throwing off Spanish rule and forming the Federated Republic of Louisiana, consisting of the regions of New Orleans, North Missouri, South Missouri, Montainia, Cimarron, Minnesquotah, Daquotah, Colorado, Oklowma, and Akansea. It's capital was the capital of New Orleans: New Orleans City, site of the former bloodily-created Republic of New Orleans. Immediately, George Walton was elected Federal President. A native Virginian who had left his home region to spread the Revolution, Walton was best friends with Georgia's commander-in-chief Lachlan McIntosh and an acquaintance of President Bulloch. Because of this, Louisiana and Georgia signed the Pact of Gulfport in 1787, forging a firm bond between the American Republic's greatest rivals. The Triumvirate started conscripting men, young and old, into the armed forces in case the "Southron Alliance" would try to attack the Republic. Louisiana and Georgia instead decided to just stand by and watch what they thought be an epic internal collapse of the north.
Flag of the Federated Republic of Louisiana
Flag of the Yucatan Republic
Flag of the Republic of the Rio Grande
Flag of the Democracy of South Carolina
Flag of the former Republic of New Orleans
Flag of the Georgia Republican Guards
Flag of the North Carolina Republic
The original flag hoisted over Boston by the Sons of Liberty at the beginning of the Great Revolution, currently being preserved by the Royal American Military Museum
Back in the American Republic, Samuel Adams, the original spearhead of the Revolution, had long ago lost his thunder to the more exciting, more radical Paine. Already in ill health and expecting to be arrested, he died of an opium overdose at the age of 65. He was buried following an honorary funeral in Freedom Square, in front of Faneuil Hall.
Paul Revere, the first American to lead troops into battle against British forces, was seized under charges of smuggling slaves to freedom, writing and drawing propaganda against the duly-elected Triumvirs, and
advocating genocide, none of which was true, but the last was more then a little ironic. He was impaled in 1788, at the age of 55, "cutting" a promising career short.
An new generation of Americans raised during and after the Great Revolution was about to enter politics and the officer corps. One of this new generation was a young man named Andrew Franklin Jackson. History would never be the same.
Sorry it took so long to get this update up. Hopefully all the impalement jokes and puns will make up for it.
