Southeast Union

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### General Information

The Southeast Union (SEU) is a country located in the south-eastern region of the United States that borders the GGCR territory in the central U.S to the west and the Free States of America to the north. The SEU is made up of 12 states, and controls vast swathes of land across the entire globe, and is undoubtedly the largest nation by land area on the canvas. The total land area of the SEU roughly totals up at 2,136,513.347 miles2 (353,567.944 km2), and with a population of 1.4 billion, it is the canvas' most populous nation. The SEU's capital is Charlotte, and it's most populous city is Atlanta.

Prior to European colonization of the Americas, the area that comprises the SEU's mainland was home to Native American tribes such as the Creek, Seminole, Cherokee, and Choctaw. After the establishment of the 13 colonies by the British in the 16th century, the majority of these Native American communities were either killed off or resettled to the west. The formation of the Southeast Union started during the breakaway of the European colonies in the Southeastern US from their mother countries in the 1760s. In 1762, North Carolina became the first state to break away, with the British unwilling to intervene in the independence movement due to ongoing conflicts in Europe. South Carolina, Georgia, and finally Florida would be the last states to break away, with a brief war being fought between the Spanish and Florida that ended in a coalition between the newly established Southeast Union and Spain. The SEU won the conflict in 1769, with France, Britain, and Spain deciding upon themselves that the SEU should be allowed sovereignty. On March 3rd, 1770, the Treaty of Jacksonville signed between the breakaway colonies and the 3 European nations proclaimed the SEU as the first independent nation in the Americas.

The Southeast Union started to become a dominating colonial power in the 19th and 20th centuries, largely because of the absence of other powers willing or able to expand. In the years after independence, the SEU began seeking territories in the Caribbean to gain an easy access route to South America and Africa to import resources and slaves, and established port cities in Guyana, Brazil, and Guadeloupe. Using these new colonies as a gateway to the old world, SEU caravel ships rapidly expanded across Africa, Asia, and Oceania. With this rapid expansion brought resources, people, and information that would further the SEU's economic, intellectual, and cultural aspects.

   Alliances were created and wars were fought over the course of the SEU's history, with relations improving and worsening between various nations throughout the canvas. The Southeast Union itself was involved in almost every conflict in the canvas' history since August 2020. The first SEU ally was Russia, who had maintained good relations with the former, as they each agreed on where they would expand, because Russia was a large colonial power at the time. When the SEU established a colony in Manchuria in 1832, the neighboring China had immediately taken the colony. This event sparked a decades-long cold war between the SEU and China, with military buildup in central china that ended in a stalemate in 1836 after a short border skirmish. After becoming independent from the French in 1844, the Free States of America was established to the north of the SEU, and relations became amicable. Around this time, the countries of Byzantine Australia and Xokra emerged, and maintained good relationships with the SEU. The establishment of Colombia in 1850 was seen by the SEU as an opportune moment to have an ally in South America, but with Hello111 intending to take the SEU's Colombian colony, relations soured. In 1856, Quintana Roo was founded in Mexico, and a quick alliance was established, as the SEU recognized the colonization abilities of the small nation. In 1883, the landings of GGCR spaceships in Wyoming initially startled the civilizations of the world, but after realizing that Kaiser Kazali had good intentions and was in fact the controller of the canvas, relations improved, especially with the SEU. After the Turkish government was overthrown by the Ottoman Nationalists in 1894, a new enemy had been made on the SEU's list, after the Ottomans expanded into allied Russia's Middle Eastern territories. At around this time, the island of Delvalle appeared in the Mediterranean, with it's leader, WeaponXtreme having neutral relations with the SEU. Rising conflicts in the Middle East boiled down to the SEU - Ottoman War, which was fought between the SEU and it's allies against the Ottomans, that ended in allied defeat and the Ottomans gaining territory in the Middle East and Europe. Although humiliating, the war from the SEU perspective shows that there was no possible way for them and it's allies to beat the unrelenting Ottoman armies. In the years after the war, the SEU aimed to stop them from expanding in the middle east, and established a puppet state in Oman. This angered the Ottomans, who intervened in the capture of Oman, which eventually ended in the establishment of a UN-Protected Mandate being created. By the turn of the 20th century, the SEU had good relationships with nations around the world, and had become the Secretary General in the United Nations in 1900, and later founded the Domination Pact with several members in 1903, with the goal of maintaining cooperation and prosperity. Domestic events that took place within the SEU government such as the 1952 Election and Council Reforms changed the SEU foreign policy to a more expansionist one, which would harm relations with allies. One of these conflicts was the establishment of Centroamerica, an SEU vassal that incorporated all of Mexico (including Quintana Roo) and the Central American nations. Following this seizure of territory, SEU leaders decided to take the rest of Quintana Roo's colonies across the world. After creating of the United World Order in 1993, the SEU placed itself as the leading Grand Commissioner, to oversee all relations between the nations of the canvas. As of late October 2020, the SEU is the leading member of the UWO and has good relations with almost all of the active players on the canvas.

## History

#### Early Inhabitants, European Colonization, and Independence

The first inhabitants of the area currently within the SEU mainland were Native American Indians from the four main tribes, Creek, Seminole, Cherokee, and Choctaw. These Native Americans were migratory and lived in various locations in the Southeastern US, and usually tended to themselves, only with occasional skirmishes happening between rival tribes to the north and west. In the 16th century, European powers reached the Americas and founded settlements along the coasts of the Americas. The British established the 13 colonies in the eastern US, 3 of which were founding states of the SEU. Spain had created a vast colonial enterprise in Central and South America, and had owned Florida after a territorial agreement made between the British and French. After the Spanish-Floridian War of 1768, Florida broke away and joined the newly-formed Southeast Union which became the first independent European colony in the Americas in 1770. The SEU rapidly began growing it's economy through the highly profitable cash crops grown from plantations, which was fueled by tens of thousands of slaves imported from the Caribbean and Africa.

#### End of European Expansion

The creation of Mitteleuropa in Europe with a powerful German Empire at it's center halted further colonization attempts in the Americas and abroad as European states dealt with internal affairs. Seeing this as an opportunity to expand it's influence, the SEU, (now fully capable of governing itself, providing a large export-based economy, and with imperialist pride on the rise among the SEU citizens), began it's first colonization expeditions. The first of these colonies was Guadeloupe, one of the only islands that the Caribbean Islands Nation hadn't settled. After successfully seizing the ports of former European colonies in South America and Africa with little resistance, the SEU went further and established colonies in India, The Middle East, Thailand, Malaysia, and Australia. By 1820, the Southeast Union held territories across 6 continents, although these holdings were only meager port colonies. Colonization attempts began to really grow in the 1850s, where the need for resources not widely available in the Americas became highly coveted.

#### Further Colonization

With European powers becoming weaker and still unable to recover from the oppressive policies of the Mitteleuropa Pact, the Southeast Union became a dominant power on the world stage. Between 1860 and 1900, the SEU had enacted the largest colonization plan ever conceived by any European power, and began taking control of massive areas of land. In 1862, President Hannibal Hamlin prioritized a colonization project in South Africa to secure SEU dominance over trade at the Cape. Expansion only increased after the SEU created the modern caravel ship, which would ultimately become the sole vessel used by the SEU to found colonies, trade between colonies, and eventually to fight sea battles. In the 1870s, colonization projects in Africa, Southern Asia, Australia, and Brazil would define the SEU as the leading and only colonial power in the world. European countries, who had abandoned their colonies around the world in the early 19th century, were free for taking by the SEU, with the only instance of European resistance being the Natal War between 1880 and 1881, where British colonists mistook an SEU caravel as the British returning to South Africa, but immediately fired upon it after realizing it wasn't the British. At the turn of the next century in 1900, the SEU was undoubtedly the largest and most powerful nation on the canvas, and having almost every resource available, became the richest and most economically prosperous nation.

#### Emergence of Europe and the Turkish War

The 20th century saw the beginning of European recovery and the emergence of new world powers, as well as one of the worst disasters ever in the canvas' history. Aided by the economic recovery efforts of the FSA, Europe was revived, as long-forgotten nations were liberated by the reformed German Empire. The SEU had decided not to intervene in the European recovery plan, as it was still in the process of completing colonies in West Africa. Despite this recovery taking action, the Ottoman Nationalists rampaged through the Balkans, which was still undergoing restoration processes. Not long after the Ottoman invasions, the Xiao Flu pandemic struck Europe, plunging the continent once again in ruins. This time, the SEU decided to help with recovery efforts by directly establishing "facilitation" governments in Pomerania, Sicily, Calabria, (and later Bohemia), while the GGCR and FSA helped in restoring Germany and France.

## Relations

Over the course of the SEU's history, alliances were formed and wars were fought, with relations improving and worsening between the SEU and various other nations throughout the canvas. The Southeast Union itself has been involved in almost every conflict in the canvas' history since August 2020. The first notable SEU ally was Russia, who had maintained good relations with the former in the 1800s, as they each agreed on where they would expand, because Russia was a large colonial power at the time. When the SEU established a colony in Manchuria in 1832, the neighboring China had immediately taken the colony. This event sparked a decades-long cold war between the SEU and China, with military buildup in central china that ended in a stalemate in 1836 after a short border skirmish. After becoming independent from the French in 1844, the Free States of America was established to the north of the SEU, and relations became amicable. Around this time, the countries of Byzantine Australia and Xokra emerged, and maintained good relationships with the SEU. The establishment of Colombia in 1850 was seen by the SEU as an opportune moment to have an ally in South America, but with Hello111 intending to take the SEU's Colombian colony, relations soured. In 1856, Quintana Roo was founded in Mexico, and a quick alliance was established, as the SEU recognized the colonization abilities of the small nation.

In 1883, the landings of GGCR spaceships in Wyoming initially startled the civilizations of the world, but after realizing that Kaiser Kazali had good intentions and was in fact the controller of the canvas, relations improved, especially with the SEU. After the Turkish government was overthrown by the Ottoman Nationalists in 1894, a new enemy had been made on the SEU's list, after the Ottomans expanded into allied Russia's Middle Eastern territories. At around this time, the island of Delvalle appeared in the Mediterranean, with it's leader, WeaponXtreme having neutral relations with the SEU. Rising conflicts in the Middle East boiled down to the SEU - Ottoman War, which was fought between the SEU and it's allies against the Ottomans, that ended in allied defeat and the Ottomans gaining territory in the Middle East and Europe. Although humiliating, the war from the SEU perspective shows that there was no possible way for them and it's allies to beat the unrelenting Ottoman armies. In the years after the war, the SEU aimed to stop them from expanding in the middle east, and established a puppet state in Oman. This angered the Ottomans, who intervened in the capture of Oman, which eventually ended in the establishment of a UN-Protected Mandate being created.

    By the turn of the 20th century, the SEU had good relationships with nations around the world, and had become the Secretary General in the United Nations in 1900, and later founded the Domination Pact with several members in 1903, with the goal of maintaining cooperation and prosperity. Domestic events that took place within the SEU government such as the 1952 Election and Council Reforms changed the SEU foreign policy to a more expansionist one, which would harm relations with allies. One of these conflicts was the establishment of Centroamerica, an SEU vassal that incorporated all of Mexico (including Quintana Roo) and the Central American nations. Following this seizure of territory, SEU leaders decided to take the rest of Quintana Roo's colonies across the world. After creating of the United World Order in 1993, the SEU placed itself as the leading Grand Commissioner, to oversee all relations between the nations of the canvas. Soon after making the UWO, the SEU agreed with Delvalle's plan to create a union state dubbed the "Quintuple Federation", between the SEU, Delvalle, Quintana Roo, Manchuria, and Piedmont. As of late October 2020, the SEU is the leading member of the UWO, a loyal member of the Quintuple Federation, and has generally has good relations with almost all of the active players on the canvas.With The Quintiple Federation QuintanaRoo Become Free Of Mexican Central America Colony

## Government

The Southeast Union is a federal republic and representative oligarchy with 5 different branches of government and 1 Council of Directors. The federal government consists of 5 branches: Electoral, Legislative, Judicial, Parliamentary, and Ministerial. In addition to these branches is the Council of Directors, a group of 5 elected individuals with prior experience in each branch of government, who lead the nation together as an oligarchy. The SEU is made up of 12 states, the federal district of Charlotte, and (as of late October 2020), a combination of vassals, puppets, protectorates, and QF Ownerships that make up 46 territories. Only the 12 states have voting power, with each having between 1 and 5 senators and a number of representatives dependent on the amount of congressional districts there are in a state. In total, there are 86 representatives and 21 senators. Territories aren't given any power to represent in the voting processes for the Council of Directors, but, depending on the ownership type of the territory, will have a certain number of Territory Directors, who are represented in the Ministerial government branch.

Every 10 years, a new Council of Directors is voted upon by the people of the 12 states through the Electoral branch.. This council isn't directly elected by a vote, but rather through an indirect electoral college system in which the determining votes are apportioned to the states and the District of Charlotte. The Ministry of Representatives has 86 voting members, each representing a congressional district for a two-year term. Ministry seats are apportioned among the states by population. Each state then draws single-member districts to conform with the census apportionment. The District of Charlotte has one member of Congress, but isn't allowed to vote. The Senate has 21 members with each state having between 1 and 5, elected at-large to six-year terms; one-third of Senate seats are up for election every two years.

Below are brief descriptions of the 5 federal government branches:

#### - Electoral

Responsible for voting on the local, regional, and national levels. Includes the electoral college and 12 voting commissions, with each determining vote counts through multiple aspects like state population and congressional district number.

#### - Legislative

The bicameral Congress, made up of the Senate and the Ministry of Representatives, makes federal law, declares war, approves treaties, has the power of the purse, and has the power of impeachment, by which it can remove sitting members in the Council of Directors.

#### - Judicial

The Supreme Court and lower federal courts, whose judges are appointed by the Prime Minister with Senate approval, interpret laws and overturn those they find unconstitutional.

#### - Parliamentary

Houses the Parliament, which is the central executive branch of the SEU. The Prime Minister is head of the Parliament, and appoints individuals in the Cabinet of Ministers, which is the legislative sub-branch of Parliament.

#### - Ministerial

The 10 Ministries of Government, each of which are tasked with a specific role in the nation that are intended to help the Prime Minister make decisions. The 10 Ministries of Government are the Ministry of State, Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Labor, Ministry of Health and Human Services, Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, Ministry of Transportation, Ministry of Energy, and Ministry of Education.

## Territory

The SEU is the largest nation on the canvas, owning roughly 2,136,513.347 miles2 (353,567.944 km2) of land, which makes up 21% of the Earth's land area. It owns territory on all 7 continents, holding the title of the only nation on the canvas that has done so. The makeup of the SEU's territories are organized into 4 different ownership types: vassals, protectorates, puppets, and QF Ownerships, each of which hold certain administrative abilities in the politics of the SEU government and have varying levels of autonomy.

#### - Vassals

The majority of the territories the SEU owns and has owned are vassals. These are territories that are directly subservient to the SEU and have little autonomy. Only regional mayors govern these types of territories, while the major administrative powers come from the SEU Council of Directors.

#### - Protectorates

The sole purpose of these territories is that they are to be protected by the SEU from aggressors. Protectorates have higher autonomy than vassals, but national decisions are really up to the SEU government.

#### - Puppets

These territories are less subservient to the SEU, as they hold little importance and contribute little to the mother country. Puppets have higher levels of autonomy, and will usually have a Director and Representative.

#### - QF Ownerships

QF Ownerships are territories that are shared between the Quintuple Federation members: Southeast Union, Delvalle, Quintana Roo, Manchuria, and Piedmont. Level of autonomy is based on agreements made between the QF members.

Below is a chart of all existing and historical SEU territories, with each territory's continent, ownership type, land area, population, date of founding/creation, years of existence, and other information.