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 The **Great Lakes Confederation** is a confederation surrounding the Great Lakes, consisting of Michigan and Illinois. At present, the Great Lakes Confederation is experiencing great political upheaval and instability.
-== History ==
+==== History ====
-During the years after the Final Civil War leading up {{MNNA|the North American War}}, while the Great Lake Confederation possessed the outward appearance of a democracy, ruling party and opposition alike had their leadership bought and paid for by the commercial trusts. Consequently the governments' policies and legislation mirrored the wishes of the region's great industrial concerns. This was unpopular amongst the Great Lake Confederation’s lower classes but opposition leaders were intimidated, socialised, and the industrial concerns kept order through their control of the military as well as the Pinkerton guard, a private paramilitary army. While there had been internal revolts and rebellions in the past, they were generally ruthlessly suppressed.
+During the years after the Final Civil War leading up [[the north american war the many nations of north america|the North American War]], while the Great Lake Confederation possessed the outward appearance of a democracy, ruling party and opposition alike had their leadership bought and paid for by the commercial trusts. Consequently the governments' policies and legislation mirrored the wishes of the region's great industrial concerns. This was unpopular amongst the Great Lake Confederation’s lower classes but opposition leaders were intimidated, socialised, and the industrial concerns kept order through their control of the military as well as the Pinkerton guard, a private paramilitary army. While there had been internal revolts and rebellions in the past, they were generally ruthlessly suppressed.
 The final straw occurred as a side effect of the global recession of the 1980s; exports fell and chaos in the Rocky Mountain Confederation disrupted vitally needed shipments of food and raw materials. The Great Lakes Confederation fell into a great depression as factories went idle and more and more workers were left without a job or a safety net. General strikes began throughout Michigan and Illinois and  resulted. The Central government resorted to a declaration of martial law. However, soldiers refused to fire upon their fellow citizens and lead to a general military revolt. Detroit was the first city to formally declare independence under the leadership of its workers collective. Soon the rebellion had spread to the other cities and states. Michigan was independent within a month and Ohio had been taken over by the newly named “red” army by the start of winter. Faced with these intense early defeats the Pinkerton Guard and the remaining loyalist military forces fell back to Wisconsin and Illinois.  Michigan force entered northern Wisconsin, capturing Green Bay.
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-===== History =====
 In 1874 after the second outbreak of Veterans Fever, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Minnesota close their borders to prevent spreading of the Fever. The U.S. government orders them to re-open the borders, but they do not. In early 1875 U.S. troops are sent to re-open the borders by force. As the troops arrive at the Ohio border from Pennsylvania and West Virginia local Ohio militias meet them and put up a strong resistance. By May the U.S. has taken control of Ohio and opened the borders. After seeing the destruction in Ohio, Indiana and Michigan begin to build defences along the Ohio border. After three years of fighting along the Indiana border Illinois begins to send their own militias to Indiana to fight the United States. The U.S. quickly realizes that this is fast becoming a full scale war. They then begin deploying more troops to the region and sends ships into the great lakes to stop supplies from coming in from Minnesota and the upper peninsula of Michigan. Fighting continues for years and in 1882 representatives from Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Minnesota meet in Chicago, Illinois to discuss the fate of their states. No one from Ohio attened because the U.S. has control of Ohio. They soon come to a decision of secession and to form the Great Lakes Confederation. They vow to retake Ohio. After word spreads of the secessions Kentucky signs a pact with the GLC (Great Lakes Confederation) to provide aid and help retake Ohio. This angers the CSA (Confederate States of America). To prevent a war with the CSA Kentucky soon secedes into the GLC. The CSA still recovering from the First Texan-Confederate War,they allow Kentucky to secede. In 1885 the GCL retakes Ohio and inflicts heavy losses on the U.S. military. The U.S. recognizes the GCL and they celebrate their independence. 20 years old Nelson Patterson is elected president in the new democratic government centered in Indianapolis, Indiana.