New England

The Commonwealth of New England
Flag Coat of Arms of New England Coat of Arms
Motto: An appeal to heaven
Map of the Commonwealth
Capital	Hartford
Largest city	Boston
Official languages	English
Demonym(s)	New English
Government	Constitutional Federal Republic
• President	W. Avarell Harriman
• Vice President	Edmund Muskie
Legislature	Congress
• Upper house	Senate
• Lower house	House of Representatives
History
• The Unilateral Declaration of Independence	July 16th, 1937
• The Second Hartford Convention	August 10th - October 31st, 1937
• The First New England Federal Election	November 5th, 1940
• New York Admitted	1941
• New Jersey and Greater Philadelphia	1943
• Observer Status in British Commonwealth established	1945
• Victory in Europe Day	June 22nd, 1946
Currency	New England Dollar ($) (NED)
Time zone	UTC-4 (EST)
Driving side	right
Calling code	+1

New England, officially the Commonwealth of New England, is a sovereign nation located in North America. New England is bordered by the Dominion of Canada to her north and The Union of Syndicalist American Republics (USAR) to her south. The population of the country is concentrated in its large metropolitan areas. The most populous areas are the New York City metropolitan area followed by the Boston metropolitan area and Philadelphia metropolitan area. The New England hinterland in the northern states have towns scattered throughout the various mountainous and forested regions. Aside from these, much of New England is rural and marked by large national parks and historic sites. New England is a constitutional federal republic with its capital located in New Haven. The largest city in New England is New York City which serves as the nation's economic hub and which alongside the second largest city of Boston serve as cultural and commercial centers. New England has a separation of powers between its Executive, Judicial and Legislative branches.

History

Birth of a Commonwealth

New England had been the Northeastern region of the United States of America prior to the Second American Civil War which saw the downfall of the United States. An interstate gridlock had taken shape in May, 1937 due to the controversial coup d'etat launched by General Douglas MacArthur on April 28th. Despite attempts at negotiations, soon a civil war had broken out between the MacArthurists, Syndicalists, Longists and a movement in the Pacific saw the secession of California, Oregon, Washington and Nevada to form the Pacific States of America. In the midst of the gridlock between states, a meeting between New England Governors took place on June 8th in which the Governors resolved to write a letter to the Dominion of Canada requesting protection during the hardships. The Canadian Government approved this request and sent a military detachment across the American Border on June 16th. Despite orders from General Douglas MacArthur to leave sovereign American soil, National Guard divisions from each of the New England States stood by the decision of their respective governors and the New England states ceased contact with the Federal Government.

As the Second American Civil War began to brew, the states resolved to select a Provisional President who would coordinate state efforts, and Percival P. Baxter was selected to serve as the first Provisional President on June 21st and was to direct coordinating efforts from Boston. President Baxter was granted powers to merge New England State National Guard forces into the New England Defense Force which was mobilized and sent to the New York border to deter any attempts at attacking the New English. By July it was clear that the Civil War was not to be brief as the Federal forces had been routed from the Carolinas and pockets had begun to take shape as Syndicalist militias surrounded federal garrisons in Kentucky and Missouri. Therefore it was resolved that the New English would need to be prepared for the worst. With approval in each of the State Legislatures, a Unilateral Declaration of Independence from the United States was signed on July 16th, and President Baxter called for a Second Hartford Convention to establish an American continuity government in New England. Adopting the American Constitution as its basis, the Hartford Convention carried on until October 31st organizing a New England federal government, declaring itself the Commonwealth of New England, adopting a flag and new currency and concluding with a Halloween Resolution which established New Haven as the 'indefinite provisional capital'.

Post-War New England

(1946)

Politics

Political Parties in New England

Party	Position	Idealogy	Leader	Seats in the House of Representatives	Bloc
Democratic Party	Center-Right	Populism, Immigrant Interests, Trade Unionism, Protectionism	W. Averell Harriman	40 / 103	Populist
Republican Party	Center-Left	Conservatism, Free Trade, Internationalism, Pro-Entente	Thomas E. Dewey	40 / 103	Conservative
Constitution Party	Center	State's Rights, Opposition to Welfare, Deregulation, Constitutionalism, Skepticism towards Entente	Sean Lawrie	15 / 103	Constitutionalist
Commonwealth Party	Right	Social Conservatism, Anglo-American Interests, Pro-Business, Full Commonwealth Membership	Clark Kensington	8 / 103	Commonwealth

New England Armed Forces

Army

(For further reading, see main article: New England Army)

The New England Army is the land-based component of the New English Armed Forces, and represents the largest portion of its personnel. It is responsible to the Government of the Commonwealth of New England and headed by the Chief of the New English Army, [Insert Name Here], who reports to the Minister of War [Insert Name Here], who reports directly to the President of the Commonwealth of New England.

As of 1950, the New England Army employs numberxhere personnel including the Army Air Corps, New England National Guard, and New England Fire Brigades. Though limited conscription exists in New England, the New England Army is a majority volunteer force and therefore soldiers are considered professionals.