"It is better to be alone than in bad company."
-George Washington
PoD: 1798, The French continue attacking US ships even after Adams tries to reconcile with the French. Adams takes the advice of an old Friend, Alexander Hamilton and goes to war with the French.
1798: The US military is able to capture several French possessions in the Caribbean as well as St. Pierre and Miquelon. Major General Alexander Hamilton is able to capture the city of New Orleans after a massive siege. The British avoid directly aligning themselves with the Americans but some Ship captains sell weapons to American merchants in New England.
1799: French accept American demands, Adams Doctrine is created. The US military captures all French colonial possessions in the Caribbean aside from Saint Dominique as a slave revolt is occurring on the island.
1800: French sign a peace treaty ceding their colonial possessions in North America to the US including Louisiana. Adams wins re-election against Jefferson with Alexander Hamilton, who is immensely popular over his wartime leadership as Vice President.
1801: Louisiana becomes a state. George Washington dies. Napoleon rises to power in Europe and wreaks havoc, breaking the balance of power in the “western world”.
1802: Ohio becomes a state. Hamilton ends his affair. John Adams presses for federal support for the industrialization of the Southern and Western States. The Jeffersonian Party splinters into groups in that support Madison and groups that support Jefferson.
1803: Hamilton and Jefferson prepare for the race to the presidency. Adams sends an expedition into the Louisiana territory to explore the region. Napoleon takes Vienna and forces Francis II to abdicate. The Holy Roman Empire is destroyed, and Archduke Charles takes the throne of the newly formed Austrian Empire.
1804: Hamilton wins. American buildup of military begins. The German Confederation is formed under Prussian leadership as a spiritual successor to the Holy Roman Empire. The Alliance of the Three Black Eagles defeats Napoleon. ***Napoleon takes the Rhine, and then marches to Vienna, then marches to take Rome, Russia and Prussia (German Confederation) rally to take the Rhine back, Napoleon leaves Italy, in which Charles I marches in and takes over before the three allies stop the French Emperor at the Rhine. Congress of Vienna negotiates peace between the two sides***
1805: The American System is implemented by Hamilton. Federalist Congress passes the National Road Act to improve access to the west. President Hamilton and the Federalist congress pass law to arm American merchant ships against further European impressments of American Ships.
1806: The Peninsular War begins in Europe. President Hamilton and the Federalist congress expand the US military.
1807: Napoleon wins in Europe again, Spain is absorbed into the French Empire and the Continental System is established. President Hamilton pressures Congress to pass a law to use federal money to build canals in parts of the American South. The British begin arming Natives against American settlers moving westward.
1808: Hamilton wins re-election. American build up of navy begins. Florida is occupied, as well as Spanish Caribbean holdings by US forces. Spanish-American uprisings begin. La República de México declares independence.
1809: Southern industry improves due to the effects of the American System. The Viceroy of Peru declares himself a “Rey en América” and the Kingdom of Peru is formed. Republican revolts stir, but are chased out of the Kingdom by royalist forces. The fleeing revolutionaries form the Republic of Bolivia, deciding to name it after their fallen leader, Simon Bolivar; a young, charismatic Peruvian republican rebel.
1810: The Franco-British war in Europe begins. Dixie becomes a state. (Alabama and Mississippi) The Viceroy of La Plata, following his eastern neighbor’s lead, declares himself a “Rey en América” and the Kingdom of La Plata is created.
1811: Effects of the European war travels to the Americas. American buildup of navy continues. Illinois becomes a state. (Illinois and Indiana) The Republic of Nueva Granada is formed out of the ashes of the Venezuelan War of Independence against the Viceroyalty of New Grenada as its leader tried to establish a Kingdom under his rule. After his victory, General Francisco de Paula Santander is elected unanimously as the First President of this grand nation.
1812: Jefferson wins presidential election against Federalist opponent; John Marshall. USA declares war on Great Britain.