Canada and the South
Even with the news of the Infrastructure Development Act passing through Congress, that still wasn't quite enough for the Northern states. The cities of Montreal and York seceded from the United States to form the nation of Canada. In doing so, the city of York was renamed to Toronto.
To begin talks with Canada, President McClellan traveled to Montreal and met with the Canadian Prime Minister (presidents aren't good enough these days, apparently), John A. MacDonald. MacDonald seemed to be of the interesting type, because McClellan persistently wrote about MacDonald's constant smolder. President McClellan had work to do, so he ignored it.
Prime Minister MacDonald and the rest of Canada was aware of the IDA, but they felt that the Canadian and Northern identity just wasn't the right fit with the United States, so they seceded peacefully. Prime Minister MacDonald wished President McClellan, along with the Congress, would respect their decision.
This left Congressman Guay in a tizzy; does he stay Canadian, or run in another state?
In other news, President McClellan formally denounced slavery and it's rhetoric in the Southern states. In doing so, the Southern states were outraged. Many local businesses and citizens protested near government offices, and many local churches organized sermons for anti-Abolitionist sentiments.
President McClellan was confused; he didn't know what else he could do to stop the South from clinging to their held beliefs on slavery. It seemed to be getting closer and closer that something appear from the chasm of their divided interests.
Oh, and President McClellan would also like to make note that a project of past presidents has been completed: a road from Seattle to the rest of the United States... But what is it to be called? Perhaps the Oregon Trail? No, that doesn't sound right.
However, during the time of an anti-Abolitionist movement, the plague had appeared in the southern states of Charleston and New Orleans. President McClellan immediately sent out aid relief to the South to help heal the sick and care for the weak and diseased, garnering the Democratic Party and President McClellan a healthy public image.
Whilst doing so, President McClellan created the state of Florida to the south of Georgia. The state of Florida was mainly created to grant statehood to the people living there, and to create a state that could be used as a military base, in case for any reason the United States wanted to take Cuba from Spain... Wait, did I just say that? This is off the record.
In accordance with the Milkwright Bill, the city of Salt Lake City was founded in the Rocky Mountains to ensure safe travel for any and all troops traveling through the mountains to the West, or from the west coast to the East. The city wasn't expected to grow too large; it's only lake and source of water was abnormally salty (hence the name), and the rest of the area was either desert or mountains.
The area mostly became a home for Mormons who needed somewhere to settle so that they could be free from judgement and/or persecution. President McClellan had a strong desire to name the state Utah, but for some reason he decided to instead create the state of Deseret.
Deseret took the area of what could have been the states of Utah, Colorado, and Wyoming. Where did those names come from? I don't know. Must be some places from another universe or something. Or China. You never really know at this point.
For a measly 10 gold, President McClellan was able to purchase a map of Canada from MacDonald. It was quite awkward for McClellan when he saw MacDonald sensually roll the map up and stab it at McClellan when the deal was made. Once the map was given to Congress, MacDonald washed his hands immediately.
What a weird guy.
After this, President McClellan stepped down after having become exhausted from the tension growing in the South and West. He was seen as an above-average president, seeing how he handled the plague in the South. What really tarnished his image was Canada seceding from the Union. McClellan did, however, strengthen the military. He wasn't able to produce all of the units that Congress had wanted in accordance to the NDA, but he did create two of the Riflemen, and one of the Cannons. He did send a settler to the S.S. Pinckney to be sent into the Pacific, though...
You win some, you lose some.
