United States of America

The United States of America (USA/US), also known as the United States or America, is a country found primarily North America while also holding an outpost in Cyprus. The country was founded by HydroGunnr on the 19th of February, 2022. There are 13 states, these being Alabama, Barbados, Cyprus, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Michigan, New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Virginia, and Wisconsin. There is also the District of Columbia, which serves as the Nation's Capital.
==History==
The USA was founded by HydroGunnr with the establishment of Georgia. This was the beginning of an era, which is referred to in American history as the Old US. This era was an era of slight expansion, with the addition of Alabama by audemusjura and Massachusetts by RancidAutist. This era was highly regarded as one of the pinnacles of America, especially with this era involving three Presidents. After the Exodus of RancidAutist on the 9th of May, power transferred to PPLMinecraft4, who then merged the USA with the United States of Europe to form Atlantica (For more information on this country, see Atlantica). After this merge, audemusjura rejoined the US and renamed the nation back to America, and then promptly left after only a month or so in office, leaving the United States under Wither2's leadership, this era is known as the Atlantican era. After audemusjura joined for a third time, he regained the SAM-controlled USA and started the nation anew, this era is known as the Reborn America.
===The Old US===
====A New Beginning====
As stated previously, the beginning of the US until it merged with Gameknigh's Europe is known as the Old US. This era encapsulates the politics, diplomacy, economics, and general expectations of the US, and is widely considered to be the pinnacle of the nation's progress. This era began with HydroGunnr (Hydro), and ended with PPLMinecraft4, on the 19th of Feb and 16th of June respectively.
After Hydro founded the US in February, there was not much activity to be found, as the nation was still in its infancy. When audemusjura (audem/jura) and RancidAutist (Rancid) joined, it was the beginning of an era for America.
====The White Army, and the End of an Era.====
On Sunday, the Sixth of March, 2022, the United States was invaded for the first time by the White Army. It came and went in a blur, especially with the resignation of Hydro as President of the United States. After only a few minutes of deliberation, the Presidency transferred to audemusjura, and soon called for a white peace with the WA.
After the siege, jura, with his Vice President Rancid, quickly sought to better the infrastructure and domestic policies of the nation. This was characterized by the bolstering of Massachusetts's population, expansion into West Virginia and Ohio, and the creation of Congress with the institution of the Constitution of the United States. Later on, the US held its first election, electing RancidAutist and GlucoseWarrior to the Presidency and Vice Presidency. This all seemed to go over well for the US, until the Exodus.
====The Exodus====
While not considered to be an actual era of the US, it can be categorized as an interim era. On the 9th of May, 2022, RancidAutist, along with MistyQ (yeeto) and audemusjura, left the United States and AuroEarth. To this very day, none truly know why Rancid left, some say it was stress, some say it was a villager spawner broken; however, none can debate the blatant fact that this, had not gone well. The Presidency defaulted to PPLMinecraft4, who quickly did... nothing. After this, on the 19th of June, PPL merged with the USoE to create Atlantica, with Gameknigh at its helm.
===The Atlantican Era.===
With Gameknigh as President, and North America and Europe under tight national control, things seemed to be going extremely well for the US, especially with a quick war in Cuba that was purportedly over in 40 minutes. One thing that was not going to plan; however, was the inactivity of the server. Atlantica had solidified its place as one of the most powerful nations on the server, but how is power measured when there is no one online to contest it?
Later on in the nation's history, the 4th Siege of Rome was enacted by Gameknigh against the Allies, constituting, VuxTitan, lolhk, HydroGunnr, and others. This siege ended soon, and just so happened to coincide with the return of audemusjura.
Upon aud's return, Gameknigh asked if he would want to be President again, and aud accepted. This began the latter part of the Atlantican era, which saw large reform within the nation, breaking requests by the now-former President Gameknigh, which specifically included not to remove Europe, aud, seeing the Old US as a nostalgic paradise, did just that. After this and many other disagreements, audemusjura left the server and the US once more, and the US had an uncertain future ahead. With the Presidency transferring to Wither2, who proceeded to form the US as a SAM Protectorate, inactivity struck again. Deseret in Utah was doing somewhat well, but as per usual, no one was active.
===The Present, the Reborn US.===
Once audemusjura, along with HydroGunnr, successfully reclaimed Alabama, the then capital of the US, America was reborn once more.
==Government==
Since its inception the United States has been run by its own Constitution, drafted in late March by audemusjura, it involves the establishment of the US as an entity, its political structures, how States are organized, and how the Constitution should be amended.
The Constitution has five Articles, along with seven Amendments. The first Article outlines the Legislative (Congress), Executive (President), and Judicial (Supreme Court) Branches respectively, the second outlines the Election process, the third being the States, the fourth, Regions, and the fifth outlining how amending the Constitution is performed. The seven Amendments are as follows:
I: Congress shall not infringe on these rights beholden to the person: life, liberty, property, the pursuit of happiness, freedom of expression, freedom of religion, freedom of the press, freedom to protest, and the right to bear arms.
II: Amending Article IV § II by allowing all Regional and State Governors equal representation in Congress, all Regional Governors have the same right to vote on any law as State Governors.
III: The Creation of a Federal District of the United States, which shall house the Federal Government in its entirety, along with all required buildings for the Body. Furthermore, the President of the United States, upon being inaugurated to the office, shall transfer his citizenship from the State they resided in previously to the District, and assume the in-game leadership of the nation by taking the governorship of the District. The District shall act as a State in every capacity; excepting that they cannot vote in Congress.
IV: Any Presidential Candidate shall not be able to also run for Governor in the same election cycle. Should the Candidate wish to run for Governor, they must first either retire from the Presidential election or wait until the next cycle. Furthermore, the President of the United States shall not be an elected Governor while they are in office; therefore, they must relinquish their governorship to the winner of the Gubernational election or face punishment as determined by the Supreme Court.
V: Should there be no Supreme Court, until the appointment of one in accordance with Art. III, the Congress shall appoint three members of its own to comprise the Court.
VI: States may not nullify this Constitution of the United States, but may nullify laws not made by the Constitution. This is so states and citizens do not mix their nullification rights up with ignoring the Constitution.
VII: When a citizen is in the Union for 7 days or longer, said citizen can make a new state and enter it into the Union. Along with a governor, the state needs a plan, which does not have to be particularly detailed, new borders for the state, which have to be quite specific, and approval from both Congress and the President. When all of these requirements are said and done, the state can join the Union.
==Military==
The United States, for the time being, only employs its citizens to form a militia. It has prioritized strength through words, not actions.
==Notable People==
*HydroGunnr
*audemusjura
*RancidAutist
*MistyQ
*Gameknigh
*Wither2
==National Subdivisions==
There are 13 states, these being Alabama, Barbados, Cyprus, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Michigan, Mississippi, New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Virginia, and Wisconsin. There is also the District of Columbia, which serves as the Nation's Capital.