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The Sun Never Sets
An American TL
An American TL
(Note: I started writing some semblance of a b.1900 TL where Victoria's father became King of America... And I want to revise it significantly with the experience I've garnered from writing The Bolshevik Technocracy, so here you go. The original is here.)
The Sun Never Sets...
Chapter 1: The Republic Experiment
Representatives of the Thirteen Colonies during the establishment of the Constitution, 1789
The United States of America was borne from the auspices of rebellion and blood, to break free from the British Empire's tyrannical grasp as much as human possibility could entirely permit. The Articles of Confederation had been brought forth by early Colonial fears of a strong executive office. Despite it's adoption in 1775, the document had not taken full effect until 1781, after the Battle of Yorktown, effectively crippling Britain's chances of reconquering her colonies.
It became apparent to the American people of the inherent flaws in the Articles of Confederation. There was little power to regulate taxes and raise military to prevent further insurrection and invasion, as all that power was held in the hands of the states, who were simply thirteen sovereign entities tied together by a common, unicameral parliament.
The inherent failures of the document became apparent after the end of the British Blockade in 1783, when the British, French and Spanish Empires continued their policy of strict mercantilism, preventing Americans from freely trading in their lands without the British middle-man, further, American industry was beginning to collapse under the weight of British competition.
Furthered by taxes and tariffs on even the most minor of goods, the American people could sustain it no longer, Daniel Shays, a veteran of the Revolution from Massachusetts, massed up several thousand men, and launched a revolt in mid-1785[1], brought on by Massachusetts' intense taxation policy to pay off the vast debts agreed upon in the Treaty of Paris, and to help rebuild the state after the war, among other things. Shays, like many other ex-soldiers, was a farmer, and felt the strongest economic squeezing of the post-war pressure, especially amongst the poorer classes.
The Shay's Rebellion could be considered the final nail in the coffin of the Articles of Confederation. The Rebellion would last well into 1787, ravaging the State of Massachusetts, before Daniel Shays and his forces were scattered after an attempt to raid the Springfield Armory. Shays would disappear west into the frontier, never to be heard of again. The rest of the conspirators were sentenced to ten years in prison for their rebellion, and were quickly forgotten. The importance of the rebellion was that it made the American people unaffected by the economic problems realize that the system set forth by the Articles of Confederation were effectively unsustainable, and thus, a replacement for it had to be written.
In November 1787, groups of delegates from all over the Thirteen States were called to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to begin discussions of a new National Constitution. Leading the proceedings was old General George Washington, who had become a national icon, during his leadership of the army in both the Revolution, and the Shay's Rebellion.
The delegates, and the American people were initially valiant to maintain republicanism in it's present form within the United States, but the hyper-active fears of the Philadelphia Convention went absolutely wild in January 1788, when news came from across the ocean. France, America's old wartime ally, had exploded into open revolution against King Louis XVI and Marie Antionette. Heads were rolling, and as Thomas Jefferson, the ambassador to France described the horrific tragedy, with one sentence written home.
"To my eyes, it seems as if the Seine River runs redder than a British coat, with the blood of Frenchmen, noble and peasant alike."
On January 7, 1788, the declaration by the Estates-General called for the establishment of a French Republic. Maximilien Robespierre, the leader of the French Jacobins, swept into office and began what was called the Reign of Terror, which frightened the American people. Questions began to rise. George Washington himself questioned the idea of continuing the idea of republic in America, stating, "If we bring Republic to America, are we going to end like the French? Beheading our leaders if they grow unjust, and letting fear and terror reign supreme?" His open fears flamed further anti-republican fervor through out the United States, because many had believed that if another rebellion like Shay's Rebellion happened, America could go down the road to terrible wanton destruction and death. Nobody wanted to see that.
These heavy questions dogged the Philadelphia Convention well into 1789, as Thomas Jefferson returned home from France, having been targeted by the revolutionary fervor as "an unrevolutionary". He had escaped with his life, fortunately. He wrote stories about the destruction he saw in France, called The Paris Memoirs, published in 1792.
By October 1789, the American leaders had yet to formalize the Constitution, which now entirely hanged on the choice: Republic or Monarchy?
On the stage, new politicians would come to form, leading to two different quarreling groups, the Republicans, and the Royalists. The Royalists were spearheaded by Thomas Jefferson, who had been so scared out of his wits in France, that he wanted nothing of that system to ever rear it's head in the United States of America. He was joined by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Adams.
The Republicans were spear-headed by Nathaniel Gorham, Robert Yates, James Wilson, and John Rutledge. The Royalist arguments were sufficiently strong enough to lead to most of the delegates agreeing to the plan to adopt a monarchist government. The other issues had been settled in 1787, dealing with slavery, among other things.
The Constitution of the United States of America was signed on October 15, 1789, and would then be submitted to every state to ratify. They would begin to ratify it over the course of the last months of 1789.
1. Delaware (October 16, 1789)
2. New York (October 21, 1789)
3. Pennsylvania (November 7, 1789)
4. Georgia (November 10, 1789)
5. Maryland (November 17, 1789)
6. Connecticut (November 24, 1789)
7. Massachusetts (November 27, 1789)
8. Virginia (December 2, 1789)
9. New Hampshire (December 7, 1789)
10. New Jersey (December 14, 1789)
11. North Carolina (December 24, 1789)
12. South Carolina (December 25, 1789)
13. Rhode Island (December 31, 1789)
Upon the completion of ratification, the Constitution of the United States went into effect formally on January 1, 1790. Immediately, the nation had established a three-branch system, with a King/Prime Minister in the executive, a legislative branch called Congress, and a judicial branch to be formed later.
Immediately, campaigns would begin to find America's first king. This would be the first and hopefully only election for monarch, as the monarch was expected to keep the line going through his sons. Prime Minister would be democratically elected every 5 years, beginning in 1790.
The United States of America had been born anew, once more.
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[1] Shay's Rebellion happens a bit earlier in this TL, along with the French Revolution, which, despite their minor places in American politics, cause massive reverberations, such is the influence of little butterflies.
Chapter 1: The Republic Experiment
Representatives of the Thirteen Colonies during the establishment of the Constitution, 1789
The United States of America was borne from the auspices of rebellion and blood, to break free from the British Empire's tyrannical grasp as much as human possibility could entirely permit. The Articles of Confederation had been brought forth by early Colonial fears of a strong executive office. Despite it's adoption in 1775, the document had not taken full effect until 1781, after the Battle of Yorktown, effectively crippling Britain's chances of reconquering her colonies.
It became apparent to the American people of the inherent flaws in the Articles of Confederation. There was little power to regulate taxes and raise military to prevent further insurrection and invasion, as all that power was held in the hands of the states, who were simply thirteen sovereign entities tied together by a common, unicameral parliament.
The inherent failures of the document became apparent after the end of the British Blockade in 1783, when the British, French and Spanish Empires continued their policy of strict mercantilism, preventing Americans from freely trading in their lands without the British middle-man, further, American industry was beginning to collapse under the weight of British competition.
Furthered by taxes and tariffs on even the most minor of goods, the American people could sustain it no longer, Daniel Shays, a veteran of the Revolution from Massachusetts, massed up several thousand men, and launched a revolt in mid-1785[1], brought on by Massachusetts' intense taxation policy to pay off the vast debts agreed upon in the Treaty of Paris, and to help rebuild the state after the war, among other things. Shays, like many other ex-soldiers, was a farmer, and felt the strongest economic squeezing of the post-war pressure, especially amongst the poorer classes.
The Shay's Rebellion could be considered the final nail in the coffin of the Articles of Confederation. The Rebellion would last well into 1787, ravaging the State of Massachusetts, before Daniel Shays and his forces were scattered after an attempt to raid the Springfield Armory. Shays would disappear west into the frontier, never to be heard of again. The rest of the conspirators were sentenced to ten years in prison for their rebellion, and were quickly forgotten. The importance of the rebellion was that it made the American people unaffected by the economic problems realize that the system set forth by the Articles of Confederation were effectively unsustainable, and thus, a replacement for it had to be written.
In November 1787, groups of delegates from all over the Thirteen States were called to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to begin discussions of a new National Constitution. Leading the proceedings was old General George Washington, who had become a national icon, during his leadership of the army in both the Revolution, and the Shay's Rebellion.
The delegates, and the American people were initially valiant to maintain republicanism in it's present form within the United States, but the hyper-active fears of the Philadelphia Convention went absolutely wild in January 1788, when news came from across the ocean. France, America's old wartime ally, had exploded into open revolution against King Louis XVI and Marie Antionette. Heads were rolling, and as Thomas Jefferson, the ambassador to France described the horrific tragedy, with one sentence written home.
"To my eyes, it seems as if the Seine River runs redder than a British coat, with the blood of Frenchmen, noble and peasant alike."
On January 7, 1788, the declaration by the Estates-General called for the establishment of a French Republic. Maximilien Robespierre, the leader of the French Jacobins, swept into office and began what was called the Reign of Terror, which frightened the American people. Questions began to rise. George Washington himself questioned the idea of continuing the idea of republic in America, stating, "If we bring Republic to America, are we going to end like the French? Beheading our leaders if they grow unjust, and letting fear and terror reign supreme?" His open fears flamed further anti-republican fervor through out the United States, because many had believed that if another rebellion like Shay's Rebellion happened, America could go down the road to terrible wanton destruction and death. Nobody wanted to see that.
These heavy questions dogged the Philadelphia Convention well into 1789, as Thomas Jefferson returned home from France, having been targeted by the revolutionary fervor as "an unrevolutionary". He had escaped with his life, fortunately. He wrote stories about the destruction he saw in France, called The Paris Memoirs, published in 1792.
By October 1789, the American leaders had yet to formalize the Constitution, which now entirely hanged on the choice: Republic or Monarchy?
On the stage, new politicians would come to form, leading to two different quarreling groups, the Republicans, and the Royalists. The Royalists were spearheaded by Thomas Jefferson, who had been so scared out of his wits in France, that he wanted nothing of that system to ever rear it's head in the United States of America. He was joined by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Adams.
The Republicans were spear-headed by Nathaniel Gorham, Robert Yates, James Wilson, and John Rutledge. The Royalist arguments were sufficiently strong enough to lead to most of the delegates agreeing to the plan to adopt a monarchist government. The other issues had been settled in 1787, dealing with slavery, among other things.
The Constitution of the United States of America was signed on October 15, 1789, and would then be submitted to every state to ratify. They would begin to ratify it over the course of the last months of 1789.
1. Delaware (October 16, 1789)
2. New York (October 21, 1789)
3. Pennsylvania (November 7, 1789)
4. Georgia (November 10, 1789)
5. Maryland (November 17, 1789)
6. Connecticut (November 24, 1789)
7. Massachusetts (November 27, 1789)
8. Virginia (December 2, 1789)
9. New Hampshire (December 7, 1789)
10. New Jersey (December 14, 1789)
11. North Carolina (December 24, 1789)
12. South Carolina (December 25, 1789)
13. Rhode Island (December 31, 1789)
Upon the completion of ratification, the Constitution of the United States went into effect formally on January 1, 1790. Immediately, the nation had established a three-branch system, with a King/Prime Minister in the executive, a legislative branch called Congress, and a judicial branch to be formed later.
Immediately, campaigns would begin to find America's first king. This would be the first and hopefully only election for monarch, as the monarch was expected to keep the line going through his sons. Prime Minister would be democratically elected every 5 years, beginning in 1790.
The United States of America had been born anew, once more.
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[1] Shay's Rebellion happens a bit earlier in this TL, along with the French Revolution, which, despite their minor places in American politics, cause massive reverberations, such is the influence of little butterflies.
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