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Apologize in advance. This is my first timeline and is is only a rough draft. All comments are appreciated. Will be updated daily. More than likely ASB
"Here lies these United States in failure. Washington reeling in defeat from its former brothers."
-Clark Hetherland, Hoosier Politician
April 13, 1870-March 22, 1871 It had been five years since these United States lost the civil war. The Union has been a shattered mess after that. States had began to lose faith in the government and its ability to protect them. Many states were plagued with riots and anti-government protests. Those nearest Washington remained loyal with very little troubles throughout their populace. The Confederacy still had yet to be recognized by the world at large and received just enough exports from the nations that did to stay afloat. The pressure for radical change began to call out through many regions of America. The government feared a uprising and attempting to crack down on the largest of these protests. Even though violence was only used against violent protests it still seemed to rally even more people to the cause of these movements. Soon these movements began to call for complete independence from the federal government. The states trusted one another more than what came to be known as "Washingtons Government" in reference to the capital of these United States. Eventually a spark ignited this growing barrel of gunpowder when a major Illinoisan politician in support of states rights, Sheldon Newt, was shot on his way to DC. This broke into a massive upcry amongst the people of Illinois which quickly spread to its neighbors of Indiana and Wisconsin. Both of which already had a extremely anti-Washington populace due to their own home politicians speaking out against the Federal Government. Feeling wronged for the lives lost and materials wasted during the ruinous civil war. By January 10, 1871 these three states were in open rebellion. The populace forming militias and sieging power within these states. Similar uprisings rose in California, Utah, and in the New England region. The Union was rapidly falling apart at the seams.
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