United States (S1)

Dynmap view of UnitedStates

## Introduction

UnitedStates was a nation which was
formed on April 23rd, 2019, in the Geoghraphica Minecraft server. It was situated around the middle of the
mainland United States land, and was active for about four months before it was
abandoned, and eventually disbanded by staff. It’s ruins and remnants stayed on
the map until the end of the reset, as a permanent mark of the legacy which the
nation held, even after its eventual loss of interest. It was considered to be
one of the best in terms of build quality in North America on the server, and
its builds stood the test of time, staying ungriefed for the remainder of the
reset. UnitedStates also proudly held a democratic, peaceful mindset throughout
its entire lifespan, only being involved in one (defensive) war, which it won.

At its
peak, UnitedStates held the player and land maximum, reaching up to and over 25
players (colony nations were at one point used to boost the nation’s total
player count even more). It had an involved and complex community of players
behind it, its short history being one of rebellion and prosperity, followed by
a slow and gradual loss of interest, becoming a ghost town before It was
disbanded.

## Season 0

In S0, UnitedStates was owned by a player
named Nick (He also went by PresidentTrump in game). Nick was known as a
tyrannical leader who was power-hungry and someone who led the server to total
rebellion against him.

Before the reset happened, 8tv and other
founders of S1 UnitedStates (DXTJam, OK, Phil Scott, StoredData,
BananaBlimps/Josher4000, and GodConstruct) came together to form a secret
Temporary Congress group chat wherein they discussed how they would get rid of Nick
in the most peaceful, harmless way. These founders would go on to have vital
roles in the community, serving as leaders and people in positions of power.

## Season 1

In S1, there
was a short period of time where Geographica was completely down. 8tv and the
other founders of the Temporary Congress formed their plans during this period,
and enacted them shortly after 8tv founded the nation in the middle of the
mainland United States territory. In the beginning of the nation, there was
only a few buildings (The first being 8tv's wooden shack, which was later turned
into a temporary storage building and later became useless) and a mine. They were
situated in a Dark Forest biome. To their west was the sandy, desert like area
before the mountains. To their north was a biome of forest. To their east was the
eastern coast of the United States, and to their south was generally Texas.

8tv was the person to found the
nation, but 8tv shortly after gave the faction leadership to Nick, who held that
leadership for only a short few weeks before they took it back from him. In that
time, they grew in size from a small faction by a river to a bustling city of a
nation, gaining many members simply from having the name of UnitedStates. Most
of the S0 members came back to this nation after the reset, which
was important as it gave them the advantage of a high player count early in the
reset, which was vital for obtaining more land, and therefore more overall
power over the land around them.

## The Government

The
initial government plans were formed before the reset, by founder GodConstruct.
It detailed plans for a democratic nation in which we would elect officials for
who would run the nation; a Congress of 5, a President, a Vice President, and a
Judge. This format would be used for the entire lifespan of the nation,
GodConstruct becoming de facto President after the founders rebelled against Nick, taking
the faction from under him and eventually kicking him out for plotting revenge
against the state. This presidential position that GodConstruct held didn’t
last for long, and he was given a discord administrative role after he gave the
presidential role to whoever won the Presidential election.

8tv won
the Presidential election by a landslide, mostly because he was one of the most
involved players in planning for the Government while GodConstruct was out,
essentially serving as his Vice President before that was actually a role which
someone could have. Once 8tv won the election, he gave the Vice Presidential role to
who came in second for that race, that being Deathchase572, a prominent member
of the community at the time. He would serve as 8tv's Vice President for the
remainder of the life of the nation.

After
winning the Presidential election, the first thing 8tv did was to hold
congressional elections, soon electing 5 Congress members. The first congress was soon disbanded due to issues with inactivity. As such, a new congress was formed afterwards.  After the Congress
elections, I appointed a judge, Dotimi. He was one of 8tv's most trusted members
of the nation. He would hold the Judge position for essentially the
remainder of the lifespan of the government.

The
government itself was supposed to be something which would revolve power among
many players at first, the elections being held every month for each position.
That changed quick, however, the Congress deciding to vote for longer terms,
leading to 5-month long terms. This would mean that 8tv would hold the presidency
for the remainder of the reset, despite only wanting to have at most 2 or 3
months of power. 8tv wanted to limit the president’s power,
especially after seeing firsthand the aftermath of the Nick Rebellion. 8tv thought that if he made an example of
himself, and showed good leading skill in my position, it would be less likely
to have someone tyrannical like Nick to get back into power.

The
Congress had lots of control over what was done, essentially being what brought
change to the nation. The President, 8tv, served as the main diplomat and head of the Nation,
being focused in international peace and maintaining/promoting a democratic
system of government throughout the Americas. This was partly achieved through
his role in creating the UNA, an international alliance bringing together
various democratic nations among the mainland United States.

## The United Nations of America

The
United Nations of America (UNA) was an international alliance created to combat
the creation of a soviet alliance in the Americas. It involved Oregon, the New
California Republic, Amerika, the TexasRepublic, and UnitedStates. The UNA
served as a way to gather democratic nations together in hopes of protecting
each other from the soviet nations which threatened us as a whole. UnitedStates
served as a founding part of the UNA, and was a major part of it until its
eventual collapse, which occurred shortly after UnitedStates went inactive.

The UNA
was generally well organized, but at one point, Oregon and the New California
Republic had an argument which eventually led to a full on war between the two
nations and Oregon leaving the UNA.

Besides
for that short incident, the UNA didn’t actually do much besides serve as a way
to familiarize the democratic nations of North America with each other, never
really participating in wars besides for the defensive war which was held
between UnitedStates and SovietMichigan.

## The Soviet-American War

               Soviet
Michigan was a communist nation led by TheGamer065, and was also a puppet
nation of USSA (The United Socialist States of America). Both of these nations
bordered UnitedStates, but USSA wanted peace, so they never officially endorsed the war
between UnitedStates and Soviet Michigan. Soviet Michigan itself was a rather small
nation, but the few members it did have frequently harassed and annoyed members
of UnitedStates. It got to the point where 8tv had to warn his citizens not to
step outside of our nation’s borders, in fear of them being killed by members
of Soviet Michigan.

UnitedStates never
wanted war in the first place. 8tv held a strict policy of peacefulness in his
international diplomacy in S0, and as such, he
would never declare war on them. 8tv never had to, as Soviet
Michigan eventually declared war on him with the hopes of annexation and his
destruction.

Soviet
Michigan itself, as stated earlier, was a notably small nation, only holding
a few more than ten to fifteen members. Its real threat was its allies,
involving prominent soviet nations such as Soviet Canada, SCS, and others. It
also was able to hire prominent mercenaries who held lots of experience in war,
as well as the resources to fund the war in Soviet Michigan’s favor.

That
being said, however, UnitedStates won the war against Soviet Michigan with the help of a
player named DjagaDjaga, a mercenary from SCS. With his help and our sheer
manpower, we were able to turn the tide of the war against Soviet Michigan, and
eventually win, the destruction to our buildings being minimal and shortly
after fixed up.

The
terms of the treaty between UnitedStates and Soviet Michigan were fairly confusing; all
of the damages and reparation payments which Soviet Michigan were forced to pay
coming from their allies. That being said, that victory was enough to make sure
that UnitedStates would be recognized as a power to be reckoned with, and while
peaceful, held strong connections with its allies and resources.

The
entire war itself was also shown to be against Geographica rules. As a puppet
of the United Socialist States of America, Soviet Michigan could not war
without the approval of USSA. They didn’t gain their permission, and as such,
the war was illegal. This led to increased payments on Soviet Michigan’s part,
which were mostly used to pay DjagaDjaga back for his services, the rest going
to the faction bank to keep the faction up.

## The Downfall

In
total, UnitedStates as a nation lasted for about 3 or 4 months before it was
forcefully disbanded by staff as it was an inactive nation. Before that
eventual disbanding, though, several things led to its inevitable demise.

Most
notably, UnitedStates was a victim of loss of interest. This wasn’t a secluded
issue, though, players all over Geographica were losing interest in the server
and leaving en masse. That being said, it hit very hard on UnitedStates, many
players (Including me) eventually leaving just due to sheer boredom and lack of
things to do on the server.

Secondly, 8tv's demotion may be seen as a prominent reason as to the nation's downfall. 8tv's term as president eventually wore off, and with that, he
left his position as President and gave it to Frozen\_Phoenix, who won the
overall campaign for President, SirScuffle leading a close second and becoming
Vice President. Their terms didn’t involve much, though, as shortly after they
were elected in, the faction went inactive, eventually leading to its
disbanding by staff.