Remnant United States

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The Remnant United States or United States Remnant was the political term to describe the United States of America directly following doomsday. The period is generally considered to have lasted from 2110 to 2113. During this time the United States Government had virtually zero control over any part of the Nation outside of the Washington D.C. area.
=History=
==Pre-Doomsday==
Before doomsday the United States was the single largest Nation on earth. Comprising 107 States and dozens of territories. It was the third most populated Nation and the only global superpower during the time leading up to World War IV. World War Four saw the United States dragged into a conflict as a result of the European invasion of Greece. The United States was on defense for most of the war before the tides began to turn in 2107. The Federal Republic of Europe under Pura Malum could not accept losing the war and instead initiated a global holocaust. 
==Doomsday (2110)==
When doomsday began on September 26, 2210, the United States was entirely unprepared to handle the attack as every inch of earth was targeted. Malum's goal was to eradicate humanity and the global loss of life was catastrophic. Ninety Nine of Earth population died as a direct result of Doomsday and the United States was almost entirely destroyed in the process. The federal government lost contact with the entire country as America and the world collapsed into an anarchic state. 
==Washington's Efforts==
During the months following Doomsday Washington returned to the capital when radiation levels became safe enough to live in. He spent much of his time underground in the White House trying to make contact with other parts of the Country and world to little success.
===United Kingdom===
Eventually October 24th, the Washington Administration made contact with a British MP named Wesley Osborn who was also seeking out survivors. Elated by the possibility of making contact Washington left D.C. for London on the 30th, vowing to return soon after. Washington would arrive on November 1st to see Great Britain in a despondent state. Only a few dozen survivors were found around the London area and only five members of the British Parliament could be confirmed to have survived the attack. Now Prime Minister Osborne convinced Washington to accept the throne to keep the British system of government and continuity alive. Washington would return to the United States on November 19th. 
==Capital Election==
The next scheduled Presidential election was the 2112 United States Presidential election. Washington's remaining cabinet urged Washington to forgo the election and remain in Office at least another 4 years as the election had no way of being properly held and would just be for show. Washington refused, believing that it would rob the Nation of legitimacy and that the people still retained the right to choose their President, even after the end of the world. 
Washington announced that the elections would go on as normal as could be. Only three people total declared a run for President, Benjamin Atwood, Cletus Mccutcheon and Waylon Galarza. Only Atwood and McCutcheon campaigned and both were virtually indistinct in their campaign pledges. Come election day Atwood won with 2,245 votes, the worst performance for a winning ticket in American history, despite officially receiving 76.8% of the vote. The legitimacy of the election was called into question as no candidate received the required 528 electoral votes to win. Atwood would meet with Presidents Washington and Alan before becoming President. 
==Atwood's Efforts==
After becoming President Atwood began work immediately to retake control of the rest of Maryland and Delaware, eventually moving downwards to Virginia. 
==American Reconquista==
See: American Reconquista
The Atwood Administration engaged in a campaign of conquest and brutality to reunite the United States as fast as was possible. 
==End of the Remnant==
The Remnant United States is generally considered to have ended in 2113 with Atwood's successful reconquest of the eastern United States.
=Legacy=
The remnant United States is not well remembered outside of the historian community as there were so few accounts of the situation.