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BASIC INFORMATION

Discord Name (ID): Everquest
Short Name: California
Official Name: New California Republic
WA Nation: N/A

GEOGRAPHY

Map Claim: Baja California, Baja Sur, California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, Alaskan Panhandle, Idaho, Utah, Arizona, Nevada, Hawaii, Mariana Islands, Guam, American Samoa, Marshall Islands, (other former US Pacific Territories)
Capital City:

GOVERNMENT SYSTEM

Government Type: Federal Constitutional Parliamentary Republic
Head of State: President of the New California Republic, Erin Kimball (mostly ceremonial)
Head of Government: President of the Senate, Robert Bowman

STATISTICS

Estimated Population: 66,184,929
GDP (Nominal): $5.2 Trillion
GDP per capita (Nominal): $78,571
Military Size: 660,000 (Active), 920,000 (Reserve)

CONCEPT:

History:
In June 1846, American immigrants in Alta California rebelled against the Mexican Provincial Government in the region. This rebellion was encouraged by U.S. Army Brevet Captain John C. Frémont. The rebellion added to the torubles facing Mexico at the outbreak of the Mexican American War.

The Rebellion was later put down by the United States Navy and Marine Corps, when they entered Sonoma, forcing the "Californios" to surrender. The Bear Flag Republic, also known as the "First California Republic" came to an end and became part of the United States.

Through the late 1840's American California would see rapid expansion and population growth, due to the discovery of Gold. This Gold Rush would dramatically increase the regions population and wealth.

California would go on to be admitted into the Union as two States and a territory, California in the North a Free State, and Colorado in the South a Slave State, as well as the Baja California Territory, in order to maintain the balance of Free and Slave States in the US Senate.

The Southern War of Independence would break out in 1861, and California and Colorado would remain loyal to the Union, although not contributing much in the way of troops do to the distance from the fighting.

In 1864, after a long and drawn out war the Confederacy in the South is victorious, the Treaty of Philadelphia secures their Independence from the Union. Later in 1864, with a weakened and demoralized Federal Government thousands of miles away, California, Colorado and Oregon held a conference of their States to decide what the future for them would hold, as obviously the United States could not secure them, as it couldn't even secure itself. In 1865, the States of California, Colorado, and Oregon would sign their new Constitution and Declare independence from what remained of the Union as the New California Republic. With them, they took much of the American unorganized territory in the West.

Colorado, no longer bound by the Missouri Compromise would quickly Abolish Slavery, making the New California Republic a fully free nation.

In 1866, after extensive negotiations with the Local Colonial Government and the British Government, British Columbia was annexed by the New California Republic. The transition was difficult, as the British Columbian general populace was divided on the annexation. Although, with time their transition from colonial possession to State within a Union took shape.

Unrest in the Hawaiian Kingdom in 1890's would lead to a coup d'état against Queen Liliʻuokalani on the island of Oahu by subjects of the Hawaiian Kingdom, Californian Citizens, and Foreign Residents of Honolulu. A majority of the insurgents were Hawaiians. The NCR would deploy a military force to Hawaii post Coup to protect NCR interests, but their ultimate goal was annexation, which occurred in 1898.

The NCR would join the Allies in their War against the German Empire in 1915. The NCR's contributions for the most part would be small, mostly the invasion and occupation of a number of German Possessions in the Pacific, notably German Samoa the Marshall Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands. Californian Troops would also see combat in German East Africa fighting along side British Imperial Forces.

Post WWI the NCR would remain in possession of German Samoa, now Californian West Samoa, the Marshall Islands, and Northern Mariana Islands.

From 1929-1933, the NCR was hit hard by the great depression that was effecting the whole Continent. Mass unemployment was rampant, vagrants drifted from down to town looking for what little work could be found. Under the Presidency Hiram Johnson a "Progressive" from the Liberal Party, the NCR began to steadily recover from the Great Depression, thanks to his policies of infrastructure funding, finance reform, and regulations known as the Johnson Act.

During the 1960's and 1980's the NCR would not only fight the Cold War abroad, but at home. A Militant organization known as the Pan-Californian Communist Committee would launch a campaign of terror attacks on targets in California, string up fears among the populace, and galvanizing support against their communist movement. This ultimately culminated is the election of the first California Freedom Party President, Eliana Tandi, who would, with the use of Military, Police, and Political Force swiftly crush the militant organization, and send them into hiding. Eliana Tandi was the first female President elected in California, and one of the most notable in recent history colloquially being known as the "Mother of the Nation".

The Cold War cooled off, slightly, during the 1990s. In accordance with this the NCR scaled back some of its foreign and military spending, but remained a massive military forces in the Pacific to ensure it's interests and territories were protected.

Trough out the majority of the 1990's the NCR was lead by President Gary Locke, the first Chinese President of the Republic. Locke was a Liberal, and is notable for presiding over largest period of economic growth and reform in recent Californian History. Gary Locke was the first Californian of Chinese Decent to be elected President of the Republic.

In 2000, Arnold Schwarzenegger of the California Freedom Party was elected President of the Republic.

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