The Glory that was New York.

NapoleonXIV

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Turn New York City into the Empire of New York, with an Emperor and a position in the modern world similar to that of Rome in the ancient. More kudos will be given the closer the POD is to the present.
 

Rockingham

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Turn New York City into the Empire of New York, with an Emperor and a position in the modern world similar to that of Rome in the ancient. More kudos will be given the closer the POD is to the present.
American states aren't united. Simple as that...

So the republic of New York is founded, with it's capital at New York(duh).
Coup de tat soon after, and an empire is established. A civil war occurs in Pennsylvannia some time before the coup, but the New England states intervene(they are in confederation). England intervenes on New Yorks side, since it has border disputes with the NE confederation. NY and England win.
In the peace, britain aquires Maine and New Hampshire, and New York everything else.

The empire then intervenes in Pennslyvania(which is in Civil war) an annexes it. New Jersey intervenes, and is also annexed. The NYers have also built a powerful navy, given that their capital is so exposed. Due to this vulnerability, they have a strong alliance with Britain(their monarchs are related). Presumably their army is of Prussian like efficiency for it to be so succesful as well, with a Napoleonesque military commander/emperor. Well, it can only help:D.........

Being in the wealthiest part of OTL USA at this point, they spen the remaining time up until Napoleonic wars building up an army and Navy. Revolutions occure in other Ameican republics similar to the New York one.

During the Napoleonic wars, NY nomianlly supports Britain, and invades and conqeurs the remaining republics, while new Empires which have been set up are organized in federation with the NY Empire as the American Empire. Ny dominates an is capital of the AE. New Loiusania is annexed, and incorparated into the NY territories of the American empire.

A rather brief, wankish TL, which basically results in a replacement USA..plausible:)?
 

Alcuin

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Turn New York City into the Empire of New York, with an Emperor and a position in the modern world similar to that of Rome in the ancient. More kudos will be given the closer the POD is to the present.
1783 - Cornwallis surrenders to the Army of the United States. Meanwhile after capturing Richmond, Benedict Arnold does not surrender but declares to his men that, like many of them, his interest is neither in preserving English dominion nor in forming a United States. He announces his intention of declaring himself King of New York City. His will, he says, be a constitutional monarchy, once New York has a chance to write a constitution and that New York will be a kingdom in which merit, not position will prevail.

1784 - Initially, Arnold's army is fighting its way North from Richmond against overwhelming odds, but with the colonies disunited, he finds allies along the way so that, in New Jersey for example, that fighting becomes a triumphant procession.

1785 - Benedict Arnold declares himself King Americus I of New York.

1785-92 Negotiations over the establishment of the United States break down. Revolution breaks out in France. Britain consolidates its holdings in Canada and Florida.

1792 New Jersey, Rhode Island, and Connecticut declare their allegiance to New York. Americus declares himself Emperor.

All sorts of things could happen after that, so I'll leave this as a start rather than extending into a New York wank. I can see New York having conflict with England and New England as it expands North, and West, while the rest of the US (Philadelphia and points South until British Florida) goes its merry way. New York might come to dominate New England and even Canada but other players would emerge to protect the rest, leaving the Empire of New York as the largest of several powers in the New World.
 
Similar to Rockingham's general premise, but with my own spin...

Washington is assassinated during the Constitutional Convention, and it spirals downhill from there, collapsing.
The Confederation crumbles, each state forming separate petty alliances, warring amongst each other.
Hamilton leads an coup in New York City, declaring himself King and taking control of the state of New York, as well as New Jersey and north-east Pennsylvania. He fosters a strong alliance with Britain, and his Kingdom of New York becomes fabulously wealthy through trade with the British.

As time goes on, the other states, weakened and battered, fall in line as client states of New York. Alexander I is installed as Chairman of the American League, a loose confederation of the American states dominated economically by the Kingdom of New York and the Kingdom of Virginia. King Thomas I of Virginia strengthens relations with Alexander I and his kingdom, when he weds his eldest daughter, Princess Martha, to Crown Prince Philip of New York, in 1800. The pairing is seen by many as odd, not only because Martha is some eight years Philip's senior, but also due to Virginia being an elective monarchy, and the succession of Martha is not certain.

Alexander makes serious gains after assuring New Yorker and American nominal neutrality in the Napoleonic War. In truth, his forces support Britain. As a result, New York and Britain partition the Louisiana Territory, Britain taking the valuable fur-rich lands of the north, and the trade-worthy lands of the south becoming a joint dominion of the American League. Both nations fund expeditions to explore these newly-claimed lands and beyond.

In 1824, Alexander I dies, leaving his entire state to his son, Philip. Two years later, his wife, Martha, is elected by the Virginian Senate to the throne, defeating James Madison, upon the death of Thomas I. Their son, John, is already 20 years old. Philip and Martha reign jointly in their realms very briefly. In 1832, Martha dies of pneumonia. Philip kills himself after a year-long depression. Twenty-seven years old, John takes the stage as King of New York and Virginia, and Chairman of the American League. However, he soon introduces despotic measures to bind all the states under his control. He appoints General Andrew Jackson, of the Republic of South Carolina, as Generalissimo of America.

Jackson's expertise and skill is utilized by John I to suppress dissent and to destroy the native Indian tribes, in full defiance of League laws preventing the Chairman from using the League Armed Forces against the Americans themselves. The brutality lasts until 1839, when Jackson is assassinated by a local rebel in Mississippi. The League's joint army mutinies and turns against John I. Soon, the entirety of the people in Virginia and New York revolt. The King attempts to flee New York City, but is caught by rebels and is drowned in New York Harbour in 1840.

The ageing John Quincy Adams, a well-respected politician and former State-President of Massachusetts, is elected King of New York and Virginia. He becomes Quincy I, because 'John' was made taboo by the despot-king. He implements a series series of referendums unite nearby republics Ohio and Pennsylvania with the crown of New York, and helps to promulgate a new Federal Charter of the American League, which binds it stronger, with a central General Assembly, each state sending a population-proportional delegates elected by the state legislatures.

Quincy appoints the also-aged William Henry Harrison as his leading General, and Harrison is widely seen as the true power behind the thrones over time. In 1845, Gen. Harrison is murdered in his sleep by thieves who had broken into his house to ransack it. He is replaced by the younger Zachary Taylor as Field Marshal and Minister of War. Taylor was an accomplished military leader, and had been part of the initial army mutiny against King John in 1839. But, he, like Harrison, was ageing. His close lieutenant, Lt. Col. Jefferson Davis, who had also served in the Mutiny and Revolution, was expected to succeed him soon. Davis is soon chosen to lead the army in the War of Texan Assurance, a brutal two-year conflict waged between American-support Texas and Mexico.

In 1848, Quincy I dies, and his son, Charles Francis, became King. Charles Francis I dismissed Taylor and replaced him with Davis, who was also chosen to be Prime Minister. Increasingly, the position of PM was more and more powerful, with the King delegating more and more duties to the Ministers. In 1860, Davis decides to stake his bid for the monarchy and make his absolute authority legitimate. He declares the King overthrown and his government in control, as the temporary Interim Republic of New York.

A civil war began, which rent the nation in twain for several years. Charles Francis was assassinated in 1863, but it did not stop the civil war, because the Legitimist faction still had many leaders. The civil war ended in 1866, and the Davisist Faction took control. Jefferson Davis dissolved the interim Republic, and re-configured the entire country in the aftermath. He declared himself Jefferson I, ever-august Constitutional Emperor of New York, King of Virginia, President and General-Secretary of the American Confederation, Leader of the National American Revolution.

And, thus was born, from the fires of an old kingdom and a broken republic, the Empire of New York...
 
Similar to Rockingham's general premise, but with my own spin...

Washington is assassinated during the Constitutional Convention, and it spirals downhill from there, collapsing.
The Confederation crumbles, each state forming separate petty alliances, warring amongst each other.
Hamilton leads an coup in New York City, declaring himself King and taking control of the state of New York, as well as New Jersey and north-east Pennsylvania. He fosters a strong alliance with Britain, and his Kingdom of New York becomes fabulously wealthy through trade with the British.

As time goes on, the other states, weakened and battered, fall in line as client states of New York. Alexander I is installed as Chairman of the American League, a loose confederation of the American states dominated economically by the Kingdom of New York and the Kingdom of Virginia. King Thomas I of Virginia strengthens relations with Alexander I and his kingdom, when he weds his eldest daughter, Princess Martha, to Crown Prince Philip of New York, in 1800. The pairing is seen by many as odd, not only because Martha is some eight years Philip's senior, but also due to Virginia being an elective monarchy, and the succession of Martha is not certain.

Alexander makes serious gains after assuring New Yorker and American nominal neutrality in the Napoleonic War. In truth, his forces support Britain. As a result, New York and Britain partition the Louisiana Territory, Britain taking the valuable fur-rich lands of the north, and the trade-worthy lands of the south becoming a joint dominion of the American League. Both nations fund expeditions to explore these newly-claimed lands and beyond.

In 1824, Alexander I dies, leaving his entire state to his son, Philip. Two years later, his wife, Martha, is elected by the Virginian Senate to the throne, defeating James Madison, upon the death of Thomas I. Their son, John, is already 20 years old. Philip and Martha reign jointly in their realms very briefly. In 1832, Martha dies of pneumonia. Philip kills himself after a year-long depression. Twenty-seven years old, John takes the stage as King of New York and Virginia, and Chairman of the American League. However, he soon introduces despotic measures to bind all the states under his control. He appoints General Andrew Jackson, of the Republic of South Carolina, as Generalissimo of America.

Jackson's expertise and skill is utilized by John I to suppress dissent and to destroy the native Indian tribes, in full defiance of League laws preventing the Chairman from using the League Armed Forces against the Americans themselves. The brutality lasts until 1839, when Jackson is assassinated by a local rebel in Mississippi. The League's joint army mutinies and turns against John I. Soon, the entirety of the people in Virginia and New York revolt. The King attempts to flee New York City, but is caught by rebels and is drowned in New York Harbour in 1840.

The ageing John Quincy Adams, a well-respected politician and former State-President of Massachusetts, is elected King of New York and Virginia. He becomes Quincy I, because 'John' was made taboo by the despot-king. He implements a series series of referendums unite nearby republics Ohio and Pennsylvania with the crown of New York, and helps to promulgate a new Federal Charter of the American League, which binds it stronger, with a central General Assembly, each state sending a population-proportional delegates elected by the state legislatures.

Quincy appoints the also-aged William Henry Harrison as his leading General, and Harrison is widely seen as the true power behind the thrones over time. In 1845, Gen. Harrison is murdered in his sleep by thieves who had broken into his house to ransack it. He is replaced by the younger Zachary Taylor as Field Marshal and Minister of War. Taylor was an accomplished military leader, and had been part of the initial army mutiny against King John in 1839. But, he, like Harrison, was ageing. His close lieutenant, Lt. Col. Jefferson Davis, who had also served in the Mutiny and Revolution, was expected to succeed him soon. Davis is soon chosen to lead the army in the War of Texan Assurance, a brutal two-year conflict waged between American-support Texas and Mexico.

In 1848, Quincy I dies, and his son, Charles Francis, became King. Charles Francis I dismissed Taylor and replaced him with Davis, who was also chosen to be Prime Minister. Increasingly, the position of PM was more and more powerful, with the King delegating more and more duties to the Ministers. In 1860, Davis decides to stake his bid for the monarchy and make his absolute authority legitimate. He declares the King overthrown and his government in control, as the temporary Interim Republic of New York.

A civil war began, which rent the nation in twain for several years. Charles Francis was assassinated in 1863, but it did not stop the civil war, because the Legitimist faction still had many leaders. The civil war ended in 1866, and the Davisist Faction took control. Jefferson Davis dissolved the interim Republic, and re-configured the entire country in the aftermath. He declared himself Jefferson I, ever-august Constitutional Emperor of New York, King of Virginia, President and General-Secretary of the American Confederation, Leader of the National American Revolution.

And, thus was born, from the fires of an old kingdom and a broken republic, the Empire of New York...

Now, THAT you should do a map of!
 
Similar to Rockingham's general premise, but with my own spin...

Washington is assassinated during the Constitutional Convention, and it spirals downhill from there, collapsing.
The Confederation crumbles, each state forming separate petty alliances, warring amongst each other.
Hamilton leads an coup in New York City, declaring himself King and taking control of the state of New York, as well as New Jersey and north-east Pennsylvania. He fosters a strong alliance with Britain, and his Kingdom of New York becomes fabulously wealthy through trade with the British.

As time goes on, the other states, weakened and battered, fall in line as client states of New York. Alexander I is installed as Chairman of the American League, a loose confederation of the American states dominated economically by the Kingdom of New York and the Kingdom of Virginia. King Thomas I of Virginia strengthens relations with Alexander I and his kingdom, when he weds his eldest daughter, Princess Martha, to Crown Prince Philip of New York, in 1800. The pairing is seen by many as odd, not only because Martha is some eight years Philip's senior, but also due to Virginia being an elective monarchy, and the succession of Martha is not certain.

Alexander makes serious gains after assuring New Yorker and American nominal neutrality in the Napoleonic War. In truth, his forces support Britain. As a result, New York and Britain partition the Louisiana Territory, Britain taking the valuable fur-rich lands of the north, and the trade-worthy lands of the south becoming a joint dominion of the American League. Both nations fund expeditions to explore these newly-claimed lands and beyond.

In 1824, Alexander I dies, leaving his entire state to his son, Philip. Two years later, his wife, Martha, is elected by the Virginian Senate to the throne, defeating James Madison, upon the death of Thomas I. Their son, John, is already 20 years old. Philip and Martha reign jointly in their realms very briefly. In 1832, Martha dies of pneumonia. Philip kills himself after a year-long depression. Twenty-seven years old, John takes the stage as King of New York and Virginia, and Chairman of the American League. However, he soon introduces despotic measures to bind all the states under his control. He appoints General Andrew Jackson, of the Republic of South Carolina, as Generalissimo of America.

Jackson's expertise and skill is utilized by John I to suppress dissent and to destroy the native Indian tribes, in full defiance of League laws preventing the Chairman from using the League Armed Forces against the Americans themselves. The brutality lasts until 1839, when Jackson is assassinated by a local rebel in Mississippi. The League's joint army mutinies and turns against John I. Soon, the entirety of the people in Virginia and New York revolt. The King attempts to flee New York City, but is caught by rebels and is drowned in New York Harbour in 1840.

The ageing John Quincy Adams, a well-respected politician and former State-President of Massachusetts, is elected King of New York and Virginia. He becomes Quincy I, because 'John' was made taboo by the despot-king. He implements a series series of referendums unite nearby republics Ohio and Pennsylvania with the crown of New York, and helps to promulgate a new Federal Charter of the American League, which binds it stronger, with a central General Assembly, each state sending a population-proportional delegates elected by the state legislatures.

Quincy appoints the also-aged William Henry Harrison as his leading General, and Harrison is widely seen as the true power behind the thrones over time. In 1845, Gen. Harrison is murdered in his sleep by thieves who had broken into his house to ransack it. He is replaced by the younger Zachary Taylor as Field Marshal and Minister of War. Taylor was an accomplished military leader, and had been part of the initial army mutiny against King John in 1839. But, he, like Harrison, was ageing. His close lieutenant, Lt. Col. Jefferson Davis, who had also served in the Mutiny and Revolution, was expected to succeed him soon. Davis is soon chosen to lead the army in the War of Texan Assurance, a brutal two-year conflict waged between American-support Texas and Mexico.

In 1848, Quincy I dies, and his son, Charles Francis, became King. Charles Francis I dismissed Taylor and replaced him with Davis, who was also chosen to be Prime Minister. Increasingly, the position of PM was more and more powerful, with the King delegating more and more duties to the Ministers. In 1860, Davis decides to stake his bid for the monarchy and make his absolute authority legitimate. He declares the King overthrown and his government in control, as the temporary Interim Republic of New York.

A civil war began, which rent the nation in twain for several years. Charles Francis was assassinated in 1863, but it did not stop the civil war, because the Legitimist faction still had many leaders. The civil war ended in 1866, and the Davisist Faction took control. Jefferson Davis dissolved the interim Republic, and re-configured the entire country in the aftermath. He declared himself Jefferson I, ever-august Constitutional Emperor of New York, King of Virginia, President and General-Secretary of the American Confederation, Leader of the National American Revolution.

And, thus was born, from the fires of an old kingdom and a broken republic, the Empire of New York...


Continue this TL please. Also Here's a question did we fight a war with Mexico and how was immigration affected?
 
Continue this TL please. Also Here's a question did we fight a war with Mexico and how was immigration affected?
War with Mexico was the War of Texan Assurance. Texas didn't join the Union.
BUT, the region of Arizona became the Arizona Territory, a joint-governorship region of the entire League, which is replaced by the Confederation.

Anyway, continuing the story...

Jefferson I increasingly becomes alienated within his first years as Emperor. His advocacy of slavery is fiercely opposed in New York, where slavery was outlawed in the 1790s, as well as by most of the other Northern republics. By 1872, he is fast losing his grip on confederal power. Rapid industrialization is making slavery economically inefficient. In 1876, he is overthrown by New Yorker revolutionaries and is drowned in New York Harbour.

His chief lieutenant, Gen. Pierre G.T Beauregard, is chosen by the New York Senate to be King and Emperor Gustav I. He signs legislation banning slavery Confederation-wide in 1879, and laws in 1881 reconstituting the Freedman society as fully-protected Citizens. His reforms were unpopular in Virginia and Georgia, who rose against him. He put down the revolts as peacefully as possible, by making a goodwill visit to both the Kingdom of Virginia and the Federal Republic of Georgia. Emperor Gustav uses minimal show of force and implores the senates of both states to recognize the new laws. They do, reluctantly, for the sake of modernization.

Gustav I dies in 1893, and his chosen successor is not his son, but Maj. Gen. James Garfield, who had initially served with the Legitimists in the Civil War, but had switched sides to the Davisists. Emperor James I is the second in a line of "soldier-emperors", leading generals appointed by merit based on their performance in war or civil service. He leads the American Confederation through a trying time of internal strife and change, overseeing the rapid industrialisation of the country.

In 1897, he oversees the invasion of Haiti; however, on one stormy, rainy, gusty, windy night, one of the American battleships is flung too close to Havana Harbour. Spanish gunboats shell it, fearing an attack. The Americans retaliate, thinking it were an aggression. The Spanish War begins, with Emperor James' personal lieutenant, Gen. Theodore Roosevelt leading the invasion of Cuba. After a year and a half of war, the Treaty of Louisville, signed in Kentucky, brings an end. Cuba and Puerto Rico are made independent Republics and members of the Confederation. All other Spanish colonies in the Caribbean become New Yorker territories. All Spanish colonies in the Pacific fall to the dominions of Japan, an American ally.

James I dies in 1903. His heir, Theodore Roosevelt, becomes Emperor Theodore I. He maintains strong relations with Britain and Germany, helping to keep those two countries alliances together. Theodore continues American and New Yorker foreign policy by implementing colonialist endeavours. He works with Britain and Germany to foster peace and closeness in Europe, and divide Africa amongst the colonial powers. America attains some land in Western Africa, providing new markets and extra income.

However, the tides of war fast approach American shores. By 1915, Europe is ready to break along lines of alliance: Germany, Britain, and the Ottomans v.s Russia, France, and Italy. The smaller powers choose sides and align themselves, preparing for war.
America, too, prepares, with Emperor Theodore at the helm.
 
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