The New England Republic

The New England Republic is a Democratic state located in the Northeastern United States, encompassing the states of Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. 
They are one of the largest remaining powers and control a large territory, however large swathes of their land are uninhabitable due to fallout from the nuclear war. It's provisional capital is located in the remains of Providence Rhode Island and from there it administrates the county governments as well as the armed forces under their control.
==History==
The New England was established in the days after the nuking of major American cities on the 29th of March 1987. The remaining state government officials met in Providence which was the only state capital to be largely untouched by the bombings. There they proclaimed that the states of Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut would be under their collective control and efforts would be made to consolidate a safe zone.
Throughout 1988 and 1989 the provisional government would consolidate their army and national guard personnel, as well as a few civilian militia groups into units that would survey their proclaimed borders and maintain security of inhabitable land. Major gaps would be found in their territory that was uninhabitable, so those areas were cut from their territory, notably Boston and a few surrounding suburbs which were too heavily damaged. 
In these surveys of surviving land the government would find that more land in Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine was relatively untouched and so it was incorporated into the state. With these new acquisitions, the provisional government declared their territory to be the New England Republic, as well as a continuation of the proper American government.
===The Saratoga Campaign & Acquisition of New York Territory===
In the early 90s the New England Republic would come into contact with multiple militant groups in upstate New York, especially around Saratoga Springs, who feared an encroachment by the New England Republic. These militant groups were also engaging in several raids on New England Republic territory in Vermont and Western Massachusetts. 
As a result, the armed forced of the New England Republic, known as the New England Volunteer Defense Force (NEVDF) would be stationed in Vermont and prepare for an excursion against the militant groups. In 1992 the NEVDF would advance into upstate New York, meeting resistance from militant groups but quickly sweeping them aside. 
These campaigns would advance to Saratoga Springs before turning South and seeking to consolidate the Easternmost part of New York state. This territory would be seized by the New England Republic and incorporated as the New York territories. These areas would see continual raids by militant groups but remains relatively safe.
=== The War with Sun's Gate ===
The war between the New England Republic and the Massachusetts chapter of the Church of Yelloman, known as The Sun's Gate is a conflict spanning from 2002 onwards. The conflict began when the Sun's Gate consolidated their control of the area around Adams, Massachusetts as their own personal territory. the NEVDF (New England Volunteer Defense Force) responded to the newly established territory but was easily driven from the Sun's Gate's territory at the Battle of Mount Greylock. After the initial attempt to crush the Sun's Gate, the NEVDF has waged a war of 'containment' around the territory of the Sun's Gate to prevent their spread into further New England Republic territory. 
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