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=== Beginnings (Early S2) ===
The eastern coast of the United States has been inhabitated since the beginning of S2. European settlers (mostly Norwegians) left Europe in S2 in order to form a brand new nation. On October 23rd 2020 settlers AndrejFish, Ataru, Sugaravel and ObamaStoleYourVisa officially founded the city of New York, proclaiming the establishment of the [[New York Republic]]. However, this was only the official date of creation, as the de-facto formation of the New York Republic happened all the way back on September 16th<ref>#submitacountry (now gone)</ref>. Despite not being an official country yet, on September 17th the NYR formed the [[Cross-Atlantic Union]] alliance with the [[United Kingdom]], [[Lithuania]], [[Serbia]] and [[Netherlands|the Netherlands]].

The prospect of a new life and the heavily successful development of New York in its early days led to heavy migration, and immediately turned the NYR into one of the most highly populated nations in the world.

Oregon was the second major nation to form in continental America. Ever since its foundation by StunningMuffin, they discussed potential alliances with the NYR. However, at the time, the distance between the two states was too vast for any reasonable trade routes and roads to be formed, and so around November 9th the settlers from Oregon migrated to [[Pennsylvania]], forming the city of Salem (modern-day Pittsburgh).

On November 14th, NYR and Oregon formally unified, with AndrejFish and StunningMuffin announcing the formation of the United States.