Map Thread XV
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Alyeska seems reasonable enough in my opinion, though it is odd that Hudson isn't a state as well at this point. More worrying is how there is a state of Jefferson in Northern California which, given OTL Nevada border is the same, presumably came in as a state with the OTl borders to an extent, and the area with the gold seems likely to want the mythical name. I am guessing Arapaho is something like a giant reservation, though I wonder how Kansas and Nebraska would give up their claims (if we assume they did that ITTL) to the land and have it end up like this with Utah taking most of it. Considering they gave up the land IOTL so as to avoid prospectors taking up too much of the electorate... Strange how Gold Rushes come into play for so many of these. Exceeeept for South Carolina, which have been partitionsed in the most ridiculous of ways. Strange how in almost every map, fictional and historical, Georgia always gets from being some groups settlement of convicts and slaves into some enormous state with moral and political sway over their neighbors.
Just realized that, in a matter of days, I have critized the idea that either north or south of a partitioned California get the name.
That's a fair question, one I admittedly hadn't thought very deeply about when putting together the backstory for the larger map. On considering it now, It'd say it probably still would, given that the Klondike Gold Rush would have still occurred in that territory to spur interest in the late-19th century, and later oil discovery would have drawn more population there in the 20th century, in addition to the ever-present lumber and fishery industries. During the Second Great War, the territory was the staging area for the Siberian Expedition, creating a large military presence and infrastructure that still exists following war's end, with a sizable population around it.
South Carolina started an earlier and substantially bloodier Civil War, and lost a lot of its population during the war and subsequent Reconstruction, so following the war it was divided between Georgia and (formerly North) Carolina. There's more detail on the country in general in the original post if you want to find out more.
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Before the alt-US states train leaves the station, here's the United States from my map a few pages back, with all the state names and abbreviations.
AB - Assiniboia
AC - Acadia
AE - Apacheria
AH - Arapaho
AL - Alabama
AP- Appalachia
AT - Athabaska
AY - Alyeska
AZ - Arizona
CA - California
CH - Cheyenne
CL - Carolina
CT - Connecticut
CU - Cuba
DE - Delaware
DG - Douglass
DK - Dakota
FL - Florida
FR - Fremont
GA - Georgia
GT - Grant
HR - Huron
IL - Illinois
IN - Indiana
JF - Jefferson
KN - Kanawha
KS - Kansas
KY - Kentucky
LA - Louisiana
MA - Massachusetts
MB - Manitoba
MD - Maryland
ME - Maine
MI - Michigan
MO - Missouri
MS - Mississippi
NB - New Brunswick
NE - Nebraska
NH - New Hampshire
NJ - New Jersey
NY - New York
OH - Ohio
OK - Oklahoma
OR - Oregon
PA - Pennsylvania
PN - Panama (not pictured)
QC - Quebec
RI - Rhode Island
SH - Shoshone
SN - Sonora
SQ - Sequoyah
TN - Tennessee
TX - Texas
UT - Utah
VA - Virginia
VT - Vermont
WA - Washington
WI - WisconsinAC - Arctic Territory
AN - Antarctic Territory (not pictured)
HU - Hudson Territory
UN - Ungava Territory
Thought it might have something to do with the Civil War, but given that a majority of the population slaves, as well as there being several thousand freedmen... Why didn't the Union simply take the land of those who fought the Union and give it to freed slaves? Would make things a lot easier for dealing with Free Soilers and Copperheads who didn't want competition over land. It would also have given the Union an area virtually guaranteed to support them. And if they then decided to make other areas lily white? Well, then South Carolina, Mississippi, and Lousiana would be well placed to take and support most of the former slave population, who would be the first target of any insurgency groups in Dixie and would be loyal by necessity.
I needed 1 and a half week roughly for it^^ It´s not that hard, I worked a lot at the weekend and a bit on eves during week. And I can use this european basemap for many scenarios now, like the polish ethnicity map
But I think Zalezsky is faster than me 
That completely slipped my mind, I should've done more research!
I'll keep that in mind if I do any updates, thanks!!That is exactly my problem as well! I better start practicing drawing some animals so I can produce something better than a stick figure
@TheScottishMongol got it right! They aren't technically actual orangutans. Merely they just look similar enough for the name to have stuck with them. In reality, it's sort of like calling Godinotia (an early primate from 50 million years ago) a macaque merely because they superficially look similar.
That's a good idea! No promises, but I'll look into it
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Let's put a little more effort into naysaying than posting a single stupid meme image.
I honestly think I might have to join you.
If people don't like America AHs in any form, they're welcome to ignore them than snipe endlessly at them, but I guess it's too difficult for some to do that.
Mhm, the daily limit is 3 images. Take advantage of it.
I am of course kidding.
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