Most of the New York stereotypes I've seen treat Queens as West Long Island or East New Jersey, albeit more multicultural: a land of white-picket-fence suburbia that somehow got caught within New York's borders. There, you'd probably have the Fran Fine and Archie Bunker Experiences, next to the World's Fair Zone around a mocked-up Flushing Meadows-Corona Park where they serve "authentic international cuisine".
The fun thing about the French occupied part is I just thought for 30 seconds, "What would Napoleon III do" and then it'd be rushing in to take Louisiana in a weird appeal to nationalism and imperial revanchism and freedom and something. My initial thought of what to do (not set in stone) would be a wacky French overseas region where the French would dump a ton of Algerians like they did in New Caledonia and allow medium sized firms to invest there sorta like with Algeria. The freedmen of course are now part of Glorious France and will retroactively be Creole (in a nod to how many African Americans claimed Creole identity to avoid discrimination) with all rights and privileges that entails. No, that doesn't include teaching your kids English unfortunately. This probably has huge knock off effects on Senegal either way.
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Hello, all! Here is my latest map. I apologize for the short description, as it is for a larger story I want to tell in the form of a timeline posted on my website and here as well called Spurious Transmissions: Tales From Another World. For now, I hope a bit of backstory will suffice.
Essentially, a slightly less turbulent early administration of Ulysses S. Grant but problems later in his second term cause Grant early on to not consider running in 1876. A number of men jump in for the Republican nomination, but eventually it is Benjamin Bristow who emerges victorious. He runs on a more lively ticket that gives him an edge over our own world's Hayes, and he wins 1876 handily with promises of a new, fresh start on the economy. He also is willing to apply pressure on the states not finished Reconstructing, namely South Carolina, Florida, and Louisiana. He is unwilling to let the states fall and indeed in 1876 through 1877 all three states see Republicans re-elected and federal troops stepping in against violence.
Bristow’s willingness to use the powers at his will to enforce Reconstruction and Republicans recapturing the House so as to control all houses of federal government causes a shift in the south. More and more over time, “Redeemer” whites leave the three states for other southern states in which the local rule is more friendly, if not as harsh as our own world due to federal intervention. Similarly, northern whites living in the south and freedmen move in increasing numbers to these three states, effectively transferring populations over time. For a time, this keeps the peace and Bristow goes on to win a second term as economic difficulties largely subside by 1880. By this time, the three "Libertalian" states as they had been nicknamed had become increasingly set in stone and would continue to be to the modern day, with unique government, demographics, politics, and religion in their wakes.
From there, the South takes a number of twists and turns from this position to the modern era, as does the United States itself as it rises from the Gilded Age to a brighter modern era. Modern America is a global power, though not alone in its place, with a sphere of influence in the Americas and partners in trade and politics around the world, competing with powers such as China and Russia for dominance on a global stage as one of the powers to arise from the wars in the middle of the previous century. Again, I apologize for the shortness of the description, and hope the backstory and the details of the map will suffice, and questions are welcome!
Information on Utah and other subjects provided by the awesome @Zioneer , rail map provided by my awesome friend Robyn (not a member here)!
Well, I went back PAGES in this thread and could find nothing that remotely related to the post. The member had not previously posted for about 14 months. That makes the post both off0topic and having more than a bit of current politic/gun control air to it.
(Pretty sure it was in reference to the 'modern Mediterranean islands ISOTed to 117AD' map, where the presence of a large amount of firearms and ammunition on a Mediterranean island would, in fact, be relevant to the uptimers' capabilities vis a vis the Romans, for what it's worth)
There are some things I do not understand:
Pretty sure Antarctica is mostly Pescatarian, outside of maybe the colonial and research outposts. Also might be wise to have a minimum level of settlement for an area for it to be colored in. Also, what does the coloring in Korea signify? A spot you are still taking care of? Might also want to change something with the Eastern Orthodox. Though I admit maybe they do all consider each toher in the same church in the way you show. I might be thinking of a greater diversity due to those fomrmin the Middle East historically that are not a majority in any region on the map. Might actually also be a good idea to put an 'Other' option. That all being set, I can't imagine making the map myself.
This is part of why we usually either quote the post we are referencing or we do a @MemberName to signify them. It both clears things up and prevents it from making it seem like someone is trying to get the last word by not letting other people know they responded. To saying you did, just something that had annoyed me in the past when people would refuse to even when asked.
