Jack of Harts

Large States like Old California and Old Texas became the cores of new Republics during the Second Great Depression. The much smaller Eastern States came together to form alliances that roughly matched many of the geopolitical lines of the era. The New England Federation and the Confederation of Dixie were the largest of them, and their formation helped influence the future of America all the way into Jack’s time. While the breakups of California and Texas were obvious ploys to gain more Federal representatives, New England and Dixie were a consolidation of like-minded States into political alliances that could stand toe to toe with each other. Much like in previous centuries, the two alliances generally stand on opposite sides of any major issue, and a long cold war rages between them. They each consider themselves the future of America, while those who live outside their borders often just wish the two would stop fighting each other and get on with life.