Overview of 1793-1794

1793:

January 1st-14th: The French Republic pushes southwards during the New Years Assault (French Civil War), which results in the capture of Montpellier. This splits the Monarchist controlled territory in two and begins the final death knell of the Monarchists. King Louis XVI stubbornly refuses to reform the country (mainly due to the fact that some of his strongest supporters are nobles and anti-republicans), but receives extensive aid in terms of troops and supplies from his Coalition allies. However, by the end of the month, the king would only hold the southernmost part of France (from Bordeaux to Beziers and from Saint-Tropez) even with the backing of foreign powers. Even so, the French Republic is battered from the south and the east as the Coalition forces are mobilized and ready to "punish" the upstart liberal republic.

January 12th: The Republican France envoy to the United States, Francois Buzot, arrives in Columbia and personally greets President Jefferson in the Oval Office. He attempts to persuade the American president to take a part in the all-out war in Europe and intervene to help the French Republic. The president rejects him firmly, but presents a counteroffer. President Jefferson offers the French minister a way to acquire weapons and ammunition, along with various industrial goods, in exchange for upfront payment and a favorable trading status for American traders. While all the major political parties are wary of a potential war, they all desire to stay neutral and trade with both sides (as trade with Europe is lucrative and vital to the growing American economy). With the French Republic offering to pay more than the competitors for supplies, there is a noticeable interest that arises from the different political parties. No official deal is ironed out, but it begins negotiations between the United States and the French Republic.

Meanwhile, President Jefferson publicly announces C.E. Order #18: The Agricultural Export Order. The Consent Executive Order details an outline for increased agricultural trade between the French Republic and the United States and an even principal payment for any agricultural products (that would be paid over a course of ten years) that the French Republic purchases from the United States. Since France is suffering from the effects of conscription and war, agricultural production is down, which has led to some discontent among the population (despite the relative popularity of the ruling Lafayette government). Congress is now tasked debating and voting on C.E. #18 within the next sixty days.

At the same time, the United States begins to keep a close eye on Caribbean, as the French Republic is fighting the Spanish in the region. Spanish Hispaniola is being massed with thousands of Spanish troops as Spain prepares for an invasion of Saint Domingue. With news of the war spreading through the French Caribbean colony, thousands of refugees flee the island and a slave owner conspiracy threatens to bring back slavery on the island...

January 23rd: The Second Partition of the Poland-Lithuania Commonwealth occurs between Prussia, Russia, and the PLC. The size of the PLC is greatly reduced and the independence of the nation is hanging on by mere threads. Due to their humiliating defeat during the Polish-Russian War of 1792, the PLC is in great disarray and on the verge of losing its independence. Tadeusz Kosciuskzko, a Polish engineer that obtained American citizenship after fighting in the Revolutionary War as a brigadier general and designing Columbia, is sent to the PLC as a diplomatic envoy of the United States in hopes of preventing the nation's collapse. Kosciuskzko brings an offer of military aid (in forms of arms and materials) to the besieged nation. King Stanisław Antoni Poniatowski accepts and the PLC begins to arm itself with American made weapons from future Prussian and Russian aggressions.

January 25th: Hearing about the French Republic's pleas for aid, Samuel Kim (owner of multiple companies and factories) gives a secret loan of $1 million to the French government, along with a 5% cut from his weapons and industrial factories (which the French Republic is expected to pay off twenty years after France ends its war with the Coalition and the Monarchists). While Samuel knows this is a serious gamble (as the French Republicans may fall apart due to the pressure), he knows that the Republicans need aid in order to beat back other foreign powers and avoid radicalization. As a result, Kim would (secretly) become one of the biggest supporters of the French Republic.

January 27th: Samuel Kim convenes the Watchmen Society in Columbia and the Society discusses the recent turn of events in France. Nearly all of them agree to help supply the French Republicans (as Lafayette requests for more and more support). By the end of 1794, the French Republic would receive millions of dollars in secret from the "treasury" of the Watchmen Society, along with weapons and other goods to ensure a republican victory in France.

At the same time, other matters are discussed among the members. The most important being the next potential candidate for the presidency. John Jay, who faced Jefferson once and lost, proclaims that he will run for the 1796 presidency. There are no objections from the Society members and they all wish him the best of luck.

This meeting is also the first time that the new members of the Society from Kentucky (Daniel Boone), Hisigi, and Florida (James Martin, a former slave from Jamaica who was elected as the governor of the new state). Future prospects are also discussed and the Society agrees to hold meetings more regularly (nearly all of them are involved in the government, the military, and business, which makes a meeting of all members difficult).

January 30th-February 17th: The French Caribbean colonies of Guadeloupe and Martinique are captured by Spanish forces, as the defenses in the two colonies are severely lacking (due to the crisis the French Republicans are facing at home).

February 1st: The MLB is expanded to include the Boston Patriots and the Rhode Island Colonials, creating a total of six teams. The schedule is rearranged to fit the travel time between the states and each team will now play 42 games. The MLS also sees an expansion, as the Boston Terriers and the New Haven S.C. join its ranks.

February 3rd: The Seventh United States Congress is officially sworn in. 32 Senate seats were up for re-election, with all House seats up for re-election as well.

In the Senate, the Republican-Democrat Alliance makes moderate gains. A Senate seat in Florida went to the Democratic Party and a Senate seat in Pennsylvania flipped from the Union Party to the Republican Party. The R&D coalition now holds a bigger lead in the Senate, with 23 seats to the Unionist-Front's 19 seats (the Front gained a seat in Florida, which was admitted into the Union in 1792). Once again, the Whigs fail to seize a Senate seat, though they put up a strong fight in North Carolina.

United States Senate:

Yellow: Republican Party (14)

Red: Democratic Party (9)

Green: The Frontier Party (5)

Blue: Unionist Party (14)

Meanwhile, the House sees an increase in size from 159 to 163 (owing to Florida's admission as a state). Three of Florida's House seats goes to the Front, while the fourth seat goes to the Democrats. The Front sees a growth in popularity and gains seven seats in the House (as the party worked in conjunction with the Union Party and Whig Party to pass critical infrastructure bills in Congress). The Republican Party manages to wrestle a few seats from its main rival, due to President Jefferson's rising popularity (as no major scandals or domestic events have rocked the administration for some time) . The Democrats snag a seat from the Whigs and a seat in Florida. When the dust settles, the results are clear: the Union-Front-Whig coalition holds the House with a bigger majority than before (83 to 73). This is mainly attributed to the Front dominating in Florida and taking seats from incumbent Democrats.

United States House of Representatives:

Yellow: Republican Party (42)

Red: Democratic Party (31)

Green: Frontier Party (27)

Blue: Union Party (48)

Brown: Whig Party (8)

Grey: Independents (7)

February 9th: Several hundred kilograms of dynamite are used to clear a path for the Erie Canal, clearing rocks and trees from the planned path of the waterway. Demand for the explosive would increase exponentially as the states overseeing the project (chiefly Iroquois, with the support of New York and Quebec) desire to see the canal complete within three year's time. At the same time, more immigrants would be employed to carry out the project, under relatively safe working conditions and provided with good pay. By the end of 1793, nearly 10,000 immigrants (many of them would be Chinese or Irish) would be working on the development of the canal.

February 10th: President Thomas Jefferson is officially sworn in for his second term in office, this time in the White House. He promises a time of stability, prosperity, and growth for the United States. For his second term, President Jefferson seeks to consolidate American control over the western territories, increase relations with foreign powers, and expand both the agricultural and industrial sectors with new inventions and innovations.

February 15th: Spanish forces from Spanish Hispaniola crosses the border and invades Saint Domingue, throwing the French part of the island into another bloody war. However, the invasion comes with an interesting twist. The northern district (which is primarily filled with slave owners and their slaves) declares for the French Crown after King Louis announces he will allow slavery on the French colony to be maintained. This will lead to the Spanish invasion focusing on the free southern district, which comes under fire from two sides.

March 1st: The first "United States Army Balloon Recon Corps" is created, as ten gas balloons are designated for military use. The corps will see some action in the west and act as scouts/messengers for the United States Army during the 19th century.

March 7th: After nearly two months of debate, Congress passes the "Arms Neutrality Act of 1793." The bill declares that the United States will be available to sell military arms to any countries, but will maintain firm "neutrality" in the European conflict (backed by the United States Navy). However, it is noted that the bill is slightly slanted in favor of the French Republic (with the French Republic receiving favorable payment plans and discounts), as the American government is becoming more receptive to its potential republican ally in Europe. The main beneficiary of this act would be the French Republic, who would go on to purchase millions of dollars worth of arms, ammunition, and goods to supply their war efforts. C.E. Order #18 would also be approved by Congress on the same day, leading to some economical stability for the French Republic for the time being. However, the Arms Neutrality Act and C.E. Order #18 will cause an outcry from many European powers, to the point that American envoys would be sent back home from the few nations that the United States has diplomatic relations with on the continent. The only exceptions are Great Britain, the Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, and the Ottoman Empire (as the United States does not recognize the French Republic yet). Despite this, nearly all European nations fighting in the war would buy materials and arms from the United States, as their quality and quantity are only outmatched by Great Britain (except Spain, which would embargo the United States completely). Strangely, Great Britain backs America's "neutrality" and supports them at sea, preventing other powers from raiding American convoys and merchant ships.

There are several speculations for why Britain protected American shipping to the French Republic. The most plausible speculation is that with France busy being stuck in a multi-front war and with the other European powers busy with Revolutionary France, Britain is able to expand its influences overseas. This speculation is supported by the fact that Britain would engage in the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War (which would see Mysore being diminished into a rump state) and the sudden start of the Second Anglo-Martha War (which would be the decisive blow to the Martha Empire in India). As a result, Great Britain saw the potential of the war to diminish France's ability to wage war or threaten British interests in the near future, thus helping the Americans ship further arms and supplies to the republicans (which would help drag on the war).

The two pieces of legislation would also kick off a massive economic boom in the United States, as the United States starts producing more and more to supply various nations abroad. It would also mark the high point of Anglo-American relations until the mid 20th century.

March 16th: The "Day of Defeats" occur for the Coalition forces as they are routed both at sea and on land. Off the coast of the French island of Ile d'Yeu, the Spanish Navy suffers severe losses against the French Republican Navy (which is mainly filled with brand new ships as most of French Royal Navy pledged allegiance to King Louis). The Spanish loses nearly twenty ships in the battle, while the French Republicans only suffer seven losses. This loss is mainly attributed to the miscue between the Spanish Navy and the French Royal Navy, as the French Royal Navy failed to arrive on time to assist the Spanish Navy. Meanwhile, a joint Coalition-French Monarchist counteroffensive into Montpellier fails spectacularly, as the republicans grind the attackers to a halt with their adaptive "trench and flank" tactics. The French Republican Army is led by General Andre Masséna, who would make a name for himself during the war. As the losses start to pile up (the Coalition would lose nearly 20,000 men from the offensive, while the Monarchists lose around 10,000), the front line breaks down and the French Republic begins its final "reconquest" of mainland France.

April 1st: Sam Houston is born in Rockbridge County, Virginia. He will later go on to play an important role in the United States Military during the Anglo-American War.

April 2nd: The First Recon Battalion of the First Marine Division becomes the first unit in the American military to receive breech-loading rifles as their primary weapons. The process of incorporating the rifle to all soldiers of the United States Military is expected to take at least a decade, if not a bit longer (due to the limitations of production). The rifles would be used with great effect during the brief Akansa Intervention of 1796.

April 6th: Bloody Saturday occurs in Paris, as the Jacobin Club (which has been losing support from the populace and power in government due to its radical attitudes) attempts to coup the Lafayette government (which is dominated by the Girondins). Thousands of Jacobins seize various strategic locations across Paris and manage to free Robespierre (who was imprisoned by Lafayette due to his radicalization after the foreign invasions began). Lafayette immediately declares martial law and comes down harshly on the rebelling Jacobins. Robespierre manages to escape with several of his followers, but many are outright killed due to the mass chaos that occurs throughout the capital city of the French Republic. It would take two weeks for order to be properly restored and by the end of it, ten thousand men and women lie on the streets dead. The Jacobin Club is instantly discredited and the public mourning that Lafayette shows for his failure to stop the rebellion would solidify his image as a "man of the people." After Bloody Saturday, all major political factions of the French Republic would rein any radical members and pursue a more moderate tone in the National Assembly.

Robespierre and the remaining members of the Jacobin Club flee for Austrian Netherlands and attempt to runaway to the United States. However, they are caught by Austrian authorities. The reactionaries are imprisoned, though they are kept as "trophies" to represent the "dangers of liberalism and the existence of Republican France." This would eventually lead to Lafayette's authorization for the French offensive into nearby Coalition territories.

April 22nd: Tea harvest begins in Alabama by Chinese farmers, which begins domestic tea production within the United States. Over time, tea will become an important American export to Europe.

May 10th: President Lafayette increases taxes and creates war bonds to finance the government, as the Paris government attempts to prevent a massive overload of debt and to continue the war. This is met with broad support as the French Republicans achieve victory after victory against the Coalition forces and push the Monarchists back. The war bonds program is met with enthusiasm from the general population and thousands of people attempt to pitch in their money to support the war effort.

June 1st: Gaspard Laurent Bayle graduates from Quebec City Primary School and is accepted into the University of Quebec to study medicine. He is marked to be an "extremely intelligent young man, especially for a sixteen year old, and a man gifted in the arts of medicine and science."

June 14th: The First Secretary of State of Spain, Manuel Godoy, attempts to raise taxes in order to support the increasing costs of the war with Revolutionary France. This is immediately met with public backlash and riots. Despite Spain's commitment to the war against the French Republic, it would deploy thousands of soldiers to quell the rioters. The riots would end after several weeks, but the lingering discontentment and instability would erupt in Spain after the Spanish failures during the Anglo-American War and the independence of nearly all of its American colonies.

July 3rd: The first bill against slavery would be proposed in the British Parliament, but it would be stalled and rejected for being "too radical."

July 5th: With the increase of settlers in the Mississippi region, Mississippi Territory is divided into two distinct territories. The western half is declared as the Mississippi Territory while the eastern half is declared as the Alabama Territory. The borders between the two is decided to be at the Tombigbee River (up to the Kentucky border) and the Mobile River (as the Tombigbee River does not run all the way south to the sea).

The Mississippi Territory would mainly be settled by free blacks and Native Americans, while the Alabama Territory would be settled by many different races. By this time, Alabama maintains a population of nearly two thousand whites, three thousand Chinese settlers, three thousand French-Caribbean blacks, two thousand African Americans, and a thousand Native Americans. In the future, Alabama would be called the "Variety State" for its true embodiment of the American ideals of diversity.

July 30th: The New Orleans Incident. A border skirmish happens between American forces and Spanish forces on the Mississippi River. American soldiers claim that the Spanish troops crossed the border between Spanish Louisiana and the United States, while their Spanish counterparts claim the exact opposite. While casualties are limited, it would poison relations between the two nations, especially as news of the atrocities occurring in Saint Domingue spill over to the United States.

August 2nd: Les Cayes, the final stronghold of French forces in Saint Domingue, falls to Spanish forces. Free blacks and white French soldiers fight to the very end to no avail, as Republican France is unable to send an expedition to provide relief. The conquering Spanish (and French Monarchists) reimposes slavery on the island. The French Monarchists are allowed to maintain full control over the northern district and parts of the southern one (all the way south until Port Au Prince). The remainders are annexed into Spanish Hispaniola.

In the immediate aftermath, numerous atrocities would be committed by French Monarchists and Spanish forces, as they pillage towns that were already devastated by the previous Saint Domingue Civil War and re-enslave thousands of freedmen to work on plantations. Hundreds of blacks would be killed by Monarchists due to their participation in the Saint Domingue Civil War as well. More slaves would be imported from Africa to make up for the losses as well. This would cause a massive roar of anger from the United States, who would take in many freedmen fleeing from the nightmare occurring in Saint Domingue as they can. As a result, Florida's population would swell from just over 70,000 in 1790 to nearly 150,000 in 1800.

Unfortunately for the United States and the French Republic, this would boost the Spanish government's prestige and provide some economic boost to the previously struggling nation. While Spain does not see a resurgence, it is not collapsing and stabilizing for the time being.

August 11th: The first recorded words of "American Creole" would be transcribed into a local government report in Sovtaj. American Creole, a mix of French Creole, French, and English, would become a widespread language in the American South among African Americans and French Caribbean Americans.

September 2nd: The first French offensives into Coalition territory begins as nearly fifty thousand soldiers attack and occupy Mons, defeating an overwhelmed Austrian garrison force of 15,000. This would mark the beginning of the French liberation (and annexation) of Austrian Netherlands.

September 10th: Salon-de-Provence is captured by Republican forces, prompting the French king to flee to Corsica in terror. Many nobles, conservatives, and loyalists who believe in the monarchy would soon follow suit and create a "government in exile." However, many Monarchist soldiers would continue to fight for the Crown with the Coalition forces. The king would also see some Republicans defect to his side as they believe that Lafayette is "far too radical."

However, due to the king fleeing from the mainland, the remaining Monarchist forces fold and the Coalition forces are forced to occupy the remaining "Kingdom of France" territories on the mainland on their own. This leads to an increasingly hostile reaction from the local populace.

October 1st: The New York Yankees defeat the Boston Patriots in seven games in a thrilling series, beginning a centuries long rivalry between the two cities. This would mark the Yankees' second straight American Series victory, something that many New Yorkers take extreme pride in. In the MLS, the Concord SC makes a surprise entrance into the MLS stage and wins its first title against the defending champions Iroquois Warriors. This would also mark the beginning of "sports sections" in newspapers and hail a new age of entertainment.

October 6th: President Lafayette officially declares that France is a completely secular nation and will follow a model similar to the United States in terms of separating the church from the government and preventing them from holding any political sway. This will drive many members of the clergy to the king and an angry response from Pope Pius VI. While the church is allowed to operate freely without any harassment from the government, the "radical" policies enacted by Lafayette angers the Papal States and many other states in Europe.

November 9th: Stephen F. Austin, who would influence Spain's decision to sell the Louisiana Territory in 1818, is born in Wythe County, Virginia.

November 25th: The town of Cleveland is founded after an expedition by Moses Cleaveland into the Ohio Territory (located in OTL's Huron, Ohio).

December 1st: The United States Congress officially recognizes the Alabama Territory and the Ohio Territory as organized territories. Both will have a seat in the House of Representatives in the next Congress.

December 5th: With the help of Samuel Kim, Quebec creates the National Hockey Association with New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Nova Scotia. Six teams are created (Quebec City H.C., Vermont Mountain Boys, New York ,Concord H.C., Montreal Nationals, and Nova Scotia Loggers) and the first season is to start in 1795. Hockey becomes the most popular sport in the American "north north," and becomes one of the original American sports.

1794:

January 24th: The French Republican Army pushes into Charleroi, threatening the city of Brussels. At the same time, Kortrijk and Waregem are taken in a matter of days, as the republicans have more troops to send over to the eastern front.

January 30th: The Qianlong Emperor, after some negotiations with American envoys, agrees to increase the immigration quota from three thousand to four thousand. With word spreading about free land and jobs in the United States, the quota will be filled every year within the first half of the year. Samuel Kim will also contribute to the effort by hiring merchant ships to directly bring immigrants to the United States (five ships every month, regardless of the costs). By 1795, the Chinese population in the United States will increase to nearly fifteen thousand (along with three thousand Koreans, four thousand Vietnamese, and a few hundred Japanese). The town of Xin will see rapid growth during this time period, as it will go from a town of a thousand inhabitants in 1792 to nearly ten thousand by 1795. Asian immigrants (at least those that have adjusted to life in the United States) will slowly, but surely, move into other cities as well.

February 22nd: Congress passes the "National Military Expansion Act of 1794" in an effort to be "alert and ready" at anytime, given the situation down in Saint Domingue. With the horrors of slavery and mass atrocities making the headlines of newspapers weekly (thanks to espionage efforts of the National Intelligence Service, which has recruited several former refugees to interview the locals and shed light on the atrocities committed in Saint Domingue), the populace is rather receptive to the expansion of the military. The Navy will add five more ships to its inventory (the current Navy standing at fifty ships), while the Marines will expand from 10,000 men to 15,000 men. Further investments are also made into military technology, as ARPA works around the clock to implement new inventions into weapons.

March 1st: A large shipment of American supplies arrive in Le Havre, bolstering the continually expanding French Republican Army. The shipment will greatly help the French Republican Army, as it seeks to conquer and consolidate the Austrian Netherlands.

March 11th: The "Free" Ocean Declaration is made. President Jefferson declares that waters within fifty kilometers of the United States is an "abolition zone," strictly cracking down on any slave ships passing near American waters. The Navy is ordered to be on "high alert." American naval ships will regularly patrol the ocean in search of any slave ships off the shores of the United States and the Coast Guard would also assist the Navy for the task. This is mainly due to new reports from Saint Domingue, which reveals that thousands of slaves are being important monthly to rebuild the colony and make it profitable again.

While hardly any Spanish (or any slave) ships will venture near the United States (due to the cold relations between the two and the Spanish embargo on America), this move is supported by most of the American public (even slave owners, as some of them are disgusted by the way the Spanish and French treat their slaves on their colonies). In 1794, only three Spanish slave ships would be boarded and captured by the United States Navy, but those three captures alone would save the lives of nearly a thousand potential slaves from a life of enslavement and hardship. This declaration also causes more sparks to fly between Spain and the United States, but both sides are unwilling to engage in an actual war.

April 2nd: Kosciuskzko, after a successful trip back to his homeland, returns to the United States. Before he does, he encourages Poles to move to the United States for a better life and freedom from "European oppression." Several thousand will travel across the Atlantic to settle into the United States over the course of the next several decades (especially those in the occupied parts of Poland).

April 9th: The beginning of the Akansa-Spanish War. Members from several different Native American tribes (Natchez, Caddo, Quapaw, and Osage) come together and form a safe haven in the "Akansa Confederacy" (OTL Arkansas and southern Missouri). After several years of consolidating their domain, they "secede" from Spanish Louisiana, triggering a hostile Spanish response. Their ultimate goal is to be recognized as a state in the United States, earning the same political rights and successes that the other Native American states in the Union have managed to acquire. With Spain stretched from occupying Saint Domingue and engaging in a war against France in Europe, the Spanish government is slow to respond to the secession. However, by September, an army of five thousand Spanish soldiers would engage in an all-out war against the Native Americans, seeking to either beat them into submission or destroy them completely.

It is during this conflict that the United States would secretly support the Native American tribes fight against the Spanish by supplying them and even sending a United States "Foreign Native American Legion" (composed of around five hundred Native American volunteers from the United States) to assist in their struggle. The conflict will drag on for nearly three years, as Spanish forces are unable to defeat the Akansa Confederacy (who are being trained in guerilla warfare by US advisors).

April 11th: Bordeaux falls to Republican forces, as Spanish and Italian troops are unable to hold the line against a rapid assault from the French Republican Army.

April 29th: The primary school in Chota is finished, the first primary school in the "western" states of the Union.

May 1st-May 23rd: After a brutal three week long struggle that sees much of Marseille destroyed, the French Republican Army proudly raises the republic's tricolors above the city. The three weeks of fighting would lead to 45,000 French dead (with 10,000 being civilians), 30,000 Italians dead, 10,000 Austrians dead, and 15,000 French Monarchists dead.

June 19th: Brussels is captured after General Joachim Murat uses his cavalry aggressively to cut off supplies to the city. The arriving French forces promise the local population that they will be represented in the French General Assembly, provided that they swear loyalty to the republic. These promises are met with cheers and celebration.

June 25th: The Battle of Saar results in a stalemate as Coalition forces finally manage to stop the relentless French advances. Despite this, the French forces regroup and manage to seize Trier, which results in further clashes.

July 20th: With the "liberation" of France nearly complete by republican forces, President Jefferson, with the consent of the Senate, formally recognizes the French Republic and begins relations with them. This is met with general hostility across the European continent, though the reactions of many European monarchs would be met with indifference by the American government and public.

July 30th: The Haitian Revolution begins as Toussaint L'Ouverture, a charismatic Haitian leader, leads three thousand armed slaves to revolt against the ruling authorities in Spanish occupied Saint Domingue. He will be supported by members of the National Intelligence Service, who provides him valuable intelligence in regards to troop movements and Spanish reinforcements. The United States officially remains neutral in the conflict, though they ensure to provide L'Ouverture with non-military aid.

August 8th: The Frontier University is completed in Lafayette, boosting the town's prestige and opening a path for westerners to be provided with a formal education.

August 26th: The first US Navy steamboat, the USS Erie, enters service. It will mainly be used as a transport ship during its twenty years of service.

September 11th: Aachen is occupied by French forces after a swift battle. On the same day, Toulouse is liberated by republican forces, which spells the end for the war on French soil.

October 1st: The Albany Rangers shockingly sweeps the Boston Patriots in four games, leading to mixed feelings in New York (as many support the Yankees, who were third place during the season). Meanwhile, in the MLS, the Iroquois Warriors once again seizes the championship by beating the New Haven S.C. two games to none.

November 4th: Elections begin across the nation, as one Senate seat in Maine (due to Senator dying from an illness) and all (165) House seats are up for re-election. Voters turnout will remain high as per usual, due to government campaigns to promote voting and increase interest in politics by everyday Americans.

November 11th: Ghent is captured by French forces, throwing the Coalition into a panic. As a result, more troops are sent to the front to halt the French advances. Additionally, the Coalition forces are now being familiarized by standard republican tactics and plan to counter them to blunt their offensive. This will lead to an overall stalemate in the coming years and the beginning of the transition of the First French Republic into the State of France.

November 30th: Archie Marsh, an inventor at ARPA, invents the tin can (with some suggestions and pointers from the Watchmen Society). This will revolutionize the storage of food.

December 12th: The first experimental US dollar bills come into existence, with denominations in $1, $5, $10, and $20. While these will not be widely available until the 1820's, this date marks the beginning of the "American dollar" in paper currency.