Commonwealth of America

The Commonwealth of America is a nation in North America. It was the second nation to be formed in the server, and was formed by Sikorskiii. It was originally a Kritocracy, before turning into a Republic on March 29, 2020. It is bordered by the United Arctic States of Canada to the North, the Atlantic Ocean to the East, the Gulf of Mexico to the South and to its west, unclaimed land. The Commonwealth, as it is commonly referred to as, is one of the leading superpowers on the server, and leads the server in resource wealth, architecture, and population.

Government
The Commonwealth's government is composed of a single legislative body, the Congress of the Commonwealth which meets in Chicago's Congress Hall, and a hybrid judiciary-executive branch, the High Court of Chicago, which is hosted in Tammany Hall. Representatives are elected to the Congress if they receive a simple majority in their state's monthly election. There are five seats in Congress, one for each state (Winnebago, Penobscot, Cherokee, Comanche, and Shoshone) though only four are currently occupied due to the Mormon Exodus leaving Shoshone State unoccupied. Whichever Representative got the most votes in total out of the entire nation will be given the position of Speaker of the House. The Speaker of the House acts as the lead member of Congress who proposes bills to the other members. If a piece of legislation recieves a simple majority in Congress, then it is enacted into law. Congress has the authority to issue war declarations, alliances, non-aggression pacts, kick a citizen out, build infrastructure that crosses state borders, and levy resources for the greater good of the nation. There is also the position of Chief Justice of Chicago, which was occupied by Sikorskiii before he left for the Free State of Nairobi. The Chief Justice acts as the face of the nation, and settles disputes between citizens, holds elections for Congress, and can veto Congress. Since the position is currently vacant, the Speaker of the House fills all the roles besides the last.

Establishment
The Commonwealth of America started out in the Upper Great Plains when originally founded by Sikorskiii. Soon a temporary capital was set up in Topeka, the first settlement on the server, though the Commonwealth had no formal government. Soon the people of the Commonwealth migrated east to the Great Lakes, even unclaiming some parts of the Great Plains to accommodate the eastern expansion. Chicago soon surpassed Topeka in relevance, with other towns like Fort Pitt, Dauphin, Perth Amboy, and Revere being established in the IRL Northeast. The first nether portal would be constructed in Topeka, and Commonwealth citizens would help slay the Ender Dragon, with Sikorskiii obtaining the Dragon Egg.

Expansion and the Great Patriotic War
Soon an influx of players into the Commonwealth sparked a new expansion, this time southward. Leonese immigrant bonito_pibb would establish Lafayette in IRL New Orleans, which soon blossomed into the largest city on the Gulf of Mexico, even beating Caribbean cities in terms of population and relevance. The South became the most populated part of the entire world, sparked on by the creation of cities like Sherman and towns like Pembroke Beach and Montgomery. The nation struggled with the large distances between these major cities, though it's largest threat was external. On March 25th, Kirsch, being carried by elite Iberian troops, invaded the Commonwealth. The subsequent Kirschite-Commonwealth War, known affectionately by Americans as the Great Patriotic War, waged by a furious Cambrian_ determined to exterminate the American nation ended up being what united the Commonwealth. After resounding victories in the Battle of Chicago and the Battle of Lafayette, the Commonwealth emerged as an unopposed power on the world's stage. Not only that, but the war had unified the nation, healing any North-South divide that existed previously. After the war, the nation of Deseret voted to join the Commonwealth unanimously, doubling the nation's land size.