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Cascadia originated from the settlement of the city of [[Seattle (Aurora)|Seattle]] on the first day of the server, which was established as the third town in North America. It was founded by Chrysoprasus, along with [[Vorobyevite]], [[EstiQT]], and [[SayerQT]], and was intended to be a trading outpost and to eventually form a nation called [[Washington (Aurora)|Washington]]. This plan soon turned downhill, with an unfavorable and unstable geopolitical position in the Region dominated by [[California (Aurora)|California]], with many members from this original cast of founders leaving to Russia, leaving SayerQT alone to run the rump of a settlement, eventually moving to a new settlement in Olympia. SayerQT created the nation of Cascadia, with its capital in Olympia, and including the town of Seattle, on July 13, 2022, much to the dismay of the nearby [[Oregon Empire]] who saw their northwest hegemony threatened. Cascadia soon became an associate nation of New Mexico, a state of the United States of America, and signed a mutual defense treaty with [[Australia (Aurora)|Australia]]. It soon grew, with many new towns in the area either joining or being founded by Cascadia, and while a full democracy was planned from the start, a Provisional Constitution was ratified and first general elections for President, Chief Judge, and the House of Representatives were held on [[August 2022 Cascadia general election|August 17, 2022]], electing acting President SayerQT for a full term as its first [[President of Cascadia|President]] with 82.4% of the vote. | Cascadia originated from the settlement of the city of [[Seattle (Aurora)|Seattle]] on the first day of the server, which was established as the third town in North America. It was founded by Chrysoprasus, along with [[Vorobyevite]], [[EstiQT]], and [[SayerQT]], and was intended to be a trading outpost and to eventually form a nation called [[Washington (Aurora)|Washington]]. This plan soon turned downhill, with an unfavorable and unstable geopolitical position in the Region dominated by [[California (Aurora)|California]], with many members from this original cast of founders leaving to Russia, leaving SayerQT alone to run the rump of a settlement, eventually moving to a new settlement in Olympia. SayerQT created the nation of Cascadia, with its capital in Olympia, and including the town of Seattle, on July 13, 2022, much to the dismay of the nearby [[Oregon Empire]] who saw their northwest hegemony threatened. Cascadia soon became an associate nation of New Mexico, a state of the United States of America, and signed a mutual defense treaty with [[Australia (Aurora)|Australia]]. It soon grew, with many new towns in the area either joining or being founded by Cascadia, and while a full democracy was planned from the start, a Provisional Constitution was ratified and first general elections for President, Chief Judge, and the House of Representatives were held on [[August 2022 Cascadia general election|August 17, 2022]], electing acting President SayerQT for a full term as its first [[President of Cascadia|President]] with 82.4% of the vote. | ||
Under the [[Presidency of ViolentVampire|presidency of ViolentVampire]], the nation experienced rapid growth, and oversaw the [[Six-Hour War]] and the subsequent liberation of Washington from Oregon and the incorporation of Washington into Cascadia. This, tied with the later outright purchase of Oregon in December 2022, led to Cascadia being the undisputed power in the Western United States, with territory as far north as the Arctic Ocean and as far south as Phoenix. Throughout the course of 2023, Cascadia solidified its influence, both regionally and internationally, while simultaneously fending off against internal and external forces, including divisive politics, regional populism, the secession of the Rocky Mountain Federation, the fascist Osoyoos movement, and the nascent Wagner Group, and dozens of minor forces that chipped at the sovereignty of the Republic. In June 2024, Texas invaded Cascadia and started the Great American War, which concluded | Under the [[Presidency of ViolentVampire|presidency of ViolentVampire]], the nation experienced rapid growth, and oversaw the [[Six-Hour War]] and the subsequent liberation of Washington from Oregon and the incorporation of Washington into Cascadia. This, tied with the later outright purchase of Oregon in December 2022, led to Cascadia being the undisputed power in the Western United States, with territory as far north as the Arctic Ocean and as far south as Phoenix. Throughout the course of 2023, Cascadia solidified its influence, both regionally and internationally, while simultaneously fending off against internal and external forces, including divisive politics, regional populism, the secession of the Rocky Mountain Federation, the fascist Osoyoos movement, and the nascent Wagner Group, and dozens of minor forces that chipped at the sovereignty of the Republic. In June 2024, Texas invaded Cascadia and started the Great American War, which concluded in a Cascadian victory with the signing of the Treaty of Vancouver that September. Following the collapse of various regional powers in North America in early 2025, such as Texas, USA, and the Midwestern Union, and the rise of a new enemy in the form of Illinois, Cascadia not just expanded its territory to include portions of Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Texas, and the Great Plains, but Cascadia become the sole superpower in North American politics, overtaking the previous perceived equal status that the nation had shared with Vermont in Eastern North America. | ||
The Cascadian national government, as established by the [[National Constitution of Cascadia (Aurora)|National Constitution]], is a presidential republic and liberal democracy with a separation of powers into three branches, including a unicameral [[legislature]] consisting of an elected House of Representatives, an executive branch headed by a [[President of Cascadia|President]], and a judicial branch headed by a Supreme Court. While a unitary state, for administrative and statistical purposes Cascadia has been divided since 2025 into 25 counties and 1 capital city. The Cascadian political tradition is rooted in Enlightenment ideals of liberty, equality, individual rights, and the rule of law, as well as being heavily influenced by the social-democratic tradition of early Cascadian history, with Olympian democracy and Olympian economic theories (also known as Vampist-Sayerism) being philosophies in which Cascadian institutions are deeply rooted. A nonpartisan democracy, since early 2025, Cascadian politics has been dominated by both nationalist and globalist factions, although Cascadian politics have previously had different dominant factions in different points in its history. It is the largest and longest continuously existing democracy on EarthMC. | The Cascadian national government, as established by the [[National Constitution of Cascadia (Aurora)|National Constitution]], is a presidential republic and liberal democracy with a separation of powers into three branches, including a unicameral [[legislature]] consisting of an elected House of Representatives, an executive branch headed by a [[President of Cascadia|President]], and a judicial branch headed by a Supreme Court. While a unitary state, for administrative and statistical purposes Cascadia has been divided since 2025 into 25 counties and 1 capital city. The Cascadian political tradition is rooted in Enlightenment ideals of liberty, equality, individual rights, and the rule of law, as well as being heavily influenced by the social-democratic tradition of early Cascadian history, with Olympian democracy and Olympian economic theories (also known as Vampist-Sayerism) being philosophies in which Cascadian institutions are deeply rooted. A nonpartisan democracy, since early 2025, Cascadian politics has been dominated by both nationalist and globalist factions, although Cascadian politics have previously had different dominant factions in different points in its history. It is the largest and longest continuously existing democracy on EarthMC. | ||
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The western border of Cascadia is defined by the Pacific Ocean, which has a significant amount of its population and metropolitan areas, such as Seattle, Olympia, Vancouver, Astoria, and Fresno. Major arterial waterways, such as the Columbia River, Puget Sound, and Salish Sea, define the coastal plains and forested areas that comprises the coast of Cascadia. The Cascade and Sierra Nevada mountains divide the coast from inland regions, which exist as deserts, plateaus, and basins that extend to the Rocky Mountains, with plains beyond the Rockies in Alberta and the Great Prairies. The north of Cascadia is dominated by the Yukon Mountains, which mark Cascadia's northwest border with Alaska, and the Mackenzie River basin that drains into the Arctic Ocean. Cascadia also exerts sovereignty over the eastern portion of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, as well as a majority of Indiana, since the dissolution of the Midwest Union. | The western border of Cascadia is defined by the Pacific Ocean, which has a significant amount of its population and metropolitan areas, such as Seattle, Olympia, Vancouver, Astoria, and Fresno. Major arterial waterways, such as the Columbia River, Puget Sound, and Salish Sea, define the coastal plains and forested areas that comprises the coast of Cascadia. The Cascade and Sierra Nevada mountains divide the coast from inland regions, which exist as deserts, plateaus, and basins that extend to the Rocky Mountains, with plains beyond the Rockies in Alberta and the Great Prairies. The north of Cascadia is dominated by the Yukon Mountains, which mark Cascadia's northwest border with Alaska, and the Mackenzie River basin that drains into the Arctic Ocean. Cascadia also exerts sovereignty over the eastern portion of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, as well as a majority of Indiana, since the dissolution of the Midwest Union. | ||
The National Parks Service, an agency of the Department of the Interior, oversees | The National Parks Service, an agency of the Department of the Interior, oversees 8 national parks across Cascadia. Conservation has become a prominent issue as a result of increased urbanization and development. | ||
== Government and politics == | == Government and politics == | ||