Second Project Final Naming Contest & Discussion.

Which name do you prefer?

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For those of you watching my second project, I'd like to hear your opinions on what you'd like it to be called. Keep in mind, I may not necessarily go with the majority decision....but then again, there could be a surprise in store. ;)

For those who just heard of this and are interested to know, I will be glad to give you a basic overview. This new project of mine was inspired by an idea by JaneStillman.....a reverse 'Decades of Darkness' of sorts, if you will.
Basically, the idea here is that the Southern U.S. begins to be settled far faster than in OTL and industrializes much quicker as well, thanks to increased investment and such. The various trade problems with the U.K. happen pretty much as they did IOTL; New England is in particularly bad shape and eventually threatens to secede from the Union, along with New York and northern New Jersey(the south stays loyal). Only a last minute compromise, including the repeal of TTL's Embargo Act, prevents any further disaster, but the Yankees are ultimately content with being Americans after all. Meanwhile, Washington begins to enact tariffs to compensate for previous losses(and to please the Northerners), and they, in turn, along with other things, begin to have a rather noticeable negative effect on the economy of the South. Eventually, the Southerners get tired of being pushed around by what they see as an increasingly controlling central government, and begin to revolt, with help from Britain.....and others.

The initial POD will be sometime around 1796-97, and may or may not see John Adams becoming President as per OTL.

This is also a forum to discuss any ideas, speculation, or even requests that you may have for this TL.

(Edit: Oops. Forgot to make it a single-choice poll. Ah well, doesn't matter much. :))
 
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Seconded, it's new and fresh as far as titles go. And regarding the actual TL, I can't wait to read it! A couple of questions, please ignore if spoilers abound in the answers;

1) Where does this leave the issue of slavery for the young Republic? On one hand, the South is much more influential by your admission, but you also mentioned how it became more industrialized, which AFAIUI would preclude a dependence on "King Cotton" through forced labor. Comments?

2) Will the John Adams-maybe-replacement be anybody we've already seen IOTL, or will it be somebody more obscure? Or even a non-existing person (though I doubt the butterflies would flap quite so hard in such a short time frame)?
 
Seconded, it's new and fresh as far as titles go. And regarding the actual TL, I can't wait to read it! A couple of questions, please ignore if spoilers abound in the answers;

1) Where does this leave the issue of slavery for the young Republic? On one hand, the South is much more influential by your admission, but you also mentioned how it became more industrialized, which AFAIUI would preclude a dependence on "King Cotton" through forced labor. Comments?

2) Will the John Adams-maybe-replacement be anybody we've already seen IOTL, or will it be somebody more obscure? Or even a non-existing person (though I doubt the butterflies would flap quite so hard in such a short time frame)?

Well, IDK about the 'Southern Secession' part, but the latter part does have a comedic ring to it(after all, who couldn't at least smile at a take on Dr. Strangelove?).

1.)Sadly, I don't think that slavery would be too badly endangered in the Deep South for a while. Granted, it may slowly begin to decay as time wears on, but there's still the matter of a wish to keep the blacks 'in their place' as some more racist southerners might have put it. Frankly, if Decades of Darkness could manage to pull off all blacks in chains, proverbial or literal, with the *Midwest attached, or at least in states willing to go along with Southern planters and industrialists(although at least *Westsylvania, Pa., and Ohio stuck out until the end of the 19th Century.) then it's certainly possible here as well.
And certainly, I think King Cotton will play a significant role in the early events of the TL, particularly in the Deep South.

2.)I'd rather not do non-existing or completely obscure people at the moment, simply because I don't want risk straying into ASB territory(I kinda took a few risks with Stars & Stripes as it is). However, though, I might be able to fit in at least one or two existing figures who were kinda more out in left field, at least sometime before the Secession.
 
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