[flags] What happened here?
- Thread starter RMG
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Your USA-ish flag breaks a major vexological rule because it has horizontal white stripes on the top and bottom. That's bad news, you should reverse the order so red stripes are on the edges. I noticed it has 9 stripes, 62(?) small stars and one large one. That implies a very different geographic evolution than OTL. But that's all you can tell for sure.
The Canadian analouge flag is again breaking a rule, it has red symbols on a red background. And besides that it doesn't make much sense. Why on Earth would they change the colour of St.Andrew's Cross to Red? If it's a Communist effort they would likely get rid of all symbol of Imperialist British origin. Also no Canada that included Quebec would ever include such over reference to Canada's British heritage post-1965.
The Mexican flag at least makes some sense. The Red Star in the backgroud implies a Socialist Revolution.
The First Flag is a mystery to me. But Green on Green is a no-no.
The Canadian analouge flag is again breaking a rule, it has red symbols on a red background. And besides that it doesn't make much sense. Why on Earth would they change the colour of St.Andrew's Cross to Red? If it's a Communist effort they would likely get rid of all symbol of Imperialist British origin. Also no Canada that included Quebec would ever include such over reference to Canada's British heritage post-1965.
The Mexican flag at least makes some sense. The Red Star in the backgroud implies a Socialist Revolution.
The First Flag is a mystery to me. But Green on Green is a no-no.
Following the American war of independence the republic of Vermont was a buffer zone between the victorious rebels and the british loyalists in the north. The flag at this point was just the stylised green on green mountain with the white lone pine to not only represent Vermont standing strong but also show similar it's neighbours were.
After the Anglo-American war of 1812 and the Hartford convention the remaining New England states broke with the union and joined with the R of Vermont to form the Northern Union. A blue angular strip was added to represent the St Lawrence river its northern border. The original republic was represented as the Polar Star above the mountain showing the way. The other four members of the union were shown as white five pointed stars on the blue strip.
The loss of four of its founding states along with the burning of its capital caused the USA to be come more centralized in its government and begin a program of rapid expansion. Four strips were removed from the flag and a large star representing federal government placed in centre of the other stars.
Over the next hundred years it was only through the intervention of the Northern Union that the British Empire and the Greater USA didn't come into direct conflict. Both countries were expanding globally and forming intricate alliances with other nations.
In 1916 it finally came to ahead on the small Carbbean island of Grenada with the assasination of the Duke of York, youngest son of the british monarch and Viceroy of the West Indian Dominions. The assassin a member of the Libre Caribee League attempted to flee to Haiti on a U.S. ship the H.M.S.Pinafore gave chase, shots were fired and the US ship was sunk.Tensions mounted as both sides sent more warships to the Caribbean and the N.U. tried to stop the sabre rattling. To late, the Empire of Mexico a British ally invaded the southern USA attempting to regain the territory lost in the third Mexican/US war of 1889.
After a bloody nine year conflict an armistice was finally signed between the USA its main allies France,Russia and Argentina and the British Empire and their main allies Germany,Brazil and Mexico.
The resolutes of the Great War as it was called was the collapse of the Mexican Empire in communism. But the most devastated country was the Dominion of Canada, it lost all of its provinces west if the Albany river to the USA. When these later became states it brought the number stars on the flag to 63. Of the remaining provinces Quebec and Ontario sicken with the loss of land and lives left the British Empire to join with the neutral Northern Union with two more stars added to their flag.
To prevent any more loss of territory the remaining provinces became under direct control of London to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain, Ireland and Canada. The maple leaf was added to the existing Union Jack and the blues changed to scarlet in remembrance of the blood of the fallen.
Cry haddock and let slip the frogs of war : The complete ramblings of William Shakespear.
After the Anglo-American war of 1812 and the Hartford convention the remaining New England states broke with the union and joined with the R of Vermont to form the Northern Union. A blue angular strip was added to represent the St Lawrence river its northern border. The original republic was represented as the Polar Star above the mountain showing the way. The other four members of the union were shown as white five pointed stars on the blue strip.
The loss of four of its founding states along with the burning of its capital caused the USA to be come more centralized in its government and begin a program of rapid expansion. Four strips were removed from the flag and a large star representing federal government placed in centre of the other stars.
Over the next hundred years it was only through the intervention of the Northern Union that the British Empire and the Greater USA didn't come into direct conflict. Both countries were expanding globally and forming intricate alliances with other nations.
In 1916 it finally came to ahead on the small Carbbean island of Grenada with the assasination of the Duke of York, youngest son of the british monarch and Viceroy of the West Indian Dominions. The assassin a member of the Libre Caribee League attempted to flee to Haiti on a U.S. ship the H.M.S.Pinafore gave chase, shots were fired and the US ship was sunk.Tensions mounted as both sides sent more warships to the Caribbean and the N.U. tried to stop the sabre rattling. To late, the Empire of Mexico a British ally invaded the southern USA attempting to regain the territory lost in the third Mexican/US war of 1889.
After a bloody nine year conflict an armistice was finally signed between the USA its main allies France,Russia and Argentina and the British Empire and their main allies Germany,Brazil and Mexico.
The resolutes of the Great War as it was called was the collapse of the Mexican Empire in communism. But the most devastated country was the Dominion of Canada, it lost all of its provinces west if the Albany river to the USA. When these later became states it brought the number stars on the flag to 63. Of the remaining provinces Quebec and Ontario sicken with the loss of land and lives left the British Empire to join with the neutral Northern Union with two more stars added to their flag.
To prevent any more loss of territory the remaining provinces became under direct control of London to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain, Ireland and Canada. The maple leaf was added to the existing Union Jack and the blues changed to scarlet in remembrance of the blood of the fallen.
Cry haddock and let slip the frogs of war : The complete ramblings of William Shakespear.
After a more disastorous Shays Rebellion (for the US, that is), the Empire of Vermont was formed, which included all of New England. The remaing 9 states signed the Constitution, and the modern US was born. In 1812, the better equiped and armed American Army seized all British holdings in the Caribbean, and they were organized into 6 territories, and Long Island was captured from Vermont. Also, areas of western Canada became American.
In 1856, the American-Mexican War began. When the war ended in 1857, all of Mexico north of the Rio Grande (except for Texas) was in American hands. Baja California and northern Mexico too was in American hands. Texas remained independent from the US. In 1858, Cuba was bought from Spain, and divided into two territories (Cuba and Havana).
The 6 Caribean territories were granted statehood in 1868, after the Civil War, and the two Cuba territories in 1876. Alaska was not bought for various resaons.
In 1914, the Great War began. American forces captured all of New York from Vermont, and all of Canada from Britian. Also, Mexico was devastated by the war, and slipped into a Communist revolution in 1917. Tanks were used excelently by American forces in this war. Currently, the American empire included Panama, Phillipines, Indochina, Dutch West Indies, the British and French Guineas, all formed German and Portugesse colonies, and Ceylon, and comprises of 62 states (the big star represents the Federal Government).
In 1856, the American-Mexican War began. When the war ended in 1857, all of Mexico north of the Rio Grande (except for Texas) was in American hands. Baja California and northern Mexico too was in American hands. Texas remained independent from the US. In 1858, Cuba was bought from Spain, and divided into two territories (Cuba and Havana).
The 6 Caribean territories were granted statehood in 1868, after the Civil War, and the two Cuba territories in 1876. Alaska was not bought for various resaons.
In 1914, the Great War began. American forces captured all of New York from Vermont, and all of Canada from Britian. Also, Mexico was devastated by the war, and slipped into a Communist revolution in 1917. Tanks were used excelently by American forces in this war. Currently, the American empire included Panama, Phillipines, Indochina, Dutch West Indies, the British and French Guineas, all formed German and Portugesse colonies, and Ceylon, and comprises of 62 states (the big star represents the Federal Government).
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The first one is New England's flag apparently. Probably seceded during the War of 1812. The six stars represent the 6 states or provinces of the Republic of New England. Maine, Massachussets, Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut and Rhode Island. The Capital would be either in Hartford or Boston.
The second flag is the new flag of the United States, it has lost four stripes to show the New England states are no longer part of the Union as Massachussets, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Connecticut are not there. The 62 stars means the country has more states, perhaps they took western Canada and Mexican provinces at some point. Maybe the states are different shaped too. (the state of Franklin?)
The third flag could represent a Canadian Communist/Nationalist blend, perhaps known as the Republic of Ontario. There will be issues with the Maritimes, New Foundland and Quebec with this one though, those provinces could unite and declare independence from Ontario (go their seperate ways after independence of course).
And the final one looks like it is the flag of the Peoples Republic of Mexico, a Communist Revolution sometime in the late nineteenth early twentieth century timefame?
The second flag is the new flag of the United States, it has lost four stripes to show the New England states are no longer part of the Union as Massachussets, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Connecticut are not there. The 62 stars means the country has more states, perhaps they took western Canada and Mexican provinces at some point. Maybe the states are different shaped too. (the state of Franklin?)
The third flag could represent a Canadian Communist/Nationalist blend, perhaps known as the Republic of Ontario. There will be issues with the Maritimes, New Foundland and Quebec with this one though, those provinces could unite and declare independence from Ontario (go their seperate ways after independence of course).
And the final one looks like it is the flag of the Peoples Republic of Mexico, a Communist Revolution sometime in the late nineteenth early twentieth century timefame?