Beginning of The Experiment
This scenario is hypothetical: What if the United States system was based on the Roman Republican? Let's say the American founders are enamored by every part of Roman culture and construct a nation based on Rome. First to make it easier for this new America let's assume they never wrote any documents on how the government is run until after they won the War of Independence.
There is a Senate that is elected in New York City and that Senate elects 2 Presidents who are allowed to raise armies, the senate also creates laws, they serve 2 years the presidents also serve 2 year terms. To be eligible to vote you need to own at least 1/4 acre or 10k square feet in New York City and have served in the military for at least 2 years. You also must be a citizen and citizenship is acquired by owning land in the territory of the United States and military service or being the son of someone who is a citizen (woman can't get citizenship). This means nobody can get naturalized without owning land and joining the military and a very tiny amount of people can vote. As for other questions like slavery since the founders appreciated the Romans in this timeline they would love slavery. They decide that enemies of the United States such as the Native Americans should be enslaved because that's what the Romans would have done.
After somehow agreeing to this semi-roman-esque system many states would seek to leave the United States. Let's say due to the victory against the British patriotism is high enough that only a few try to leave, perhaps the ones more bothered by the official endorsement of slavery such as New England and Pennsylvania. The other states decide to stay with the Union and fight. (War starts October 1783 after they hear about the constitution)
(First American Civil-War (Ignore the dates on the map))
Assuming most of the competent generals remain with this Roman United States they should be able to win.
Alternate Battles:
Battle of Harrisburg (1783)
2,500 militia led by Samuel Smith of Pennsylvania fought against 5,000 Union forces led by General Henry Knox. The Pennsylvania Militia was ill-equipped for battle and faced ammunition shortages. After the Union forces captured the surrounding hills the militia surrendered and Pennsylvania was lost expect for a few guerilla fighters.
Siege of Boston (1784)
After some smaller battles, the Union decided to go for the prize itself, Boston, and besiege it. ~11,000 men led by President George Washington and Senator James Clinton. President John Adams led the naval detachment that was also engaged in the siege. They faced ~7,000 defenders led by Nathanael Greene. The strategy of the defenders was to wait until winter and hope that the Union army would leave. This didn't work, thus the defenders were forced to sally out, their attack was disastrous President George Washington already fought in Boston before and thought of every possible way to break out of a siege since he was besieged there before by the British. The troops of the rebels were led into ambush after ambush before eventually surrendering.
Small-scale guerilla warfare would continue for longer but the final rebel leaders would surrender on September 11 1785.
(Any thoughts below and any ideas please comment, constructive criticism is appreciated.)
There is a Senate that is elected in New York City and that Senate elects 2 Presidents who are allowed to raise armies, the senate also creates laws, they serve 2 years the presidents also serve 2 year terms. To be eligible to vote you need to own at least 1/4 acre or 10k square feet in New York City and have served in the military for at least 2 years. You also must be a citizen and citizenship is acquired by owning land in the territory of the United States and military service or being the son of someone who is a citizen (woman can't get citizenship). This means nobody can get naturalized without owning land and joining the military and a very tiny amount of people can vote. As for other questions like slavery since the founders appreciated the Romans in this timeline they would love slavery. They decide that enemies of the United States such as the Native Americans should be enslaved because that's what the Romans would have done.
After somehow agreeing to this semi-roman-esque system many states would seek to leave the United States. Let's say due to the victory against the British patriotism is high enough that only a few try to leave, perhaps the ones more bothered by the official endorsement of slavery such as New England and Pennsylvania. The other states decide to stay with the Union and fight. (War starts October 1783 after they hear about the constitution)
(First American Civil-War (Ignore the dates on the map))
Assuming most of the competent generals remain with this Roman United States they should be able to win.
Alternate Battles:
Battle of Harrisburg (1783)
2,500 militia led by Samuel Smith of Pennsylvania fought against 5,000 Union forces led by General Henry Knox. The Pennsylvania Militia was ill-equipped for battle and faced ammunition shortages. After the Union forces captured the surrounding hills the militia surrendered and Pennsylvania was lost expect for a few guerilla fighters.
Siege of Boston (1784)
After some smaller battles, the Union decided to go for the prize itself, Boston, and besiege it. ~11,000 men led by President George Washington and Senator James Clinton. President John Adams led the naval detachment that was also engaged in the siege. They faced ~7,000 defenders led by Nathanael Greene. The strategy of the defenders was to wait until winter and hope that the Union army would leave. This didn't work, thus the defenders were forced to sally out, their attack was disastrous President George Washington already fought in Boston before and thought of every possible way to break out of a siege since he was besieged there before by the British. The troops of the rebels were led into ambush after ambush before eventually surrendering.
Small-scale guerilla warfare would continue for longer but the final rebel leaders would surrender on September 11 1785.
(Any thoughts below and any ideas please comment, constructive criticism is appreciated.)