Bayoux

Bayoux (English IPA:ˈbeɪ.uː) (Cajun French IPA:ˈbaɪ.œ) (Spanish IPA:'baj.oso), officially known as the Union of Bayoux, is a parliamentary constitutional republic located in North America, bordered by the countries of the United States and Texas. With ten states spread from the Atlantic Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico, Bayoux is a moderately sized nation with a large variety of different flora, fauna, habitats, and terrains.

First inhabited by various Native Americans, the people groups of Bayoux lived and thrived relatively undisturbed until the Age of Discovery by Europeans, when several colonial empires such as the French, Spanish, and British wished to expand their reach. In 1565, the settlement of St. Augustine was established by the Spanish in the colony of Florida, while in 1682, the French established the colony of Louisiana in present-day Acadiana. The colonies flourished with slavery and exploitation of Native Americans and Africans, with plantations and farms growing and expanding immensely.

In 1756, the Seven Years' War started, in which hundreds of thousands of French colonists were expelled from the French territory of Acadia in the North American theatre of the war. After the war, the British gained the territory of Florida from the Spanish in exchange for Cuba, while the French relinquished control over Louisiana by giving it to the Spanish. A French politician named Henri Peyroux de la Coudrenière convinced many of the expelled Acadians to settle in Louisiana, where already a vibrant and noticeable colonial French population existed. The Acadians struggled to find and establish themselves in the region, while Florida remained somewhat quiet and underdeveloped for years until the American Revolution, where the Thirteen Colonies gained independence from Britain, and Florida was given back to the Spanish.

In 1802, a secret agreement between France and Spain in what is known as the Third Treaty of San Ildefonso. In exchange for the region of Tuscany, Spain would give back Louisiana to the French. Only a year later however, the French Empire, now a republic under rule by Napoleon Bonaparte was in need of money. In New Orleans, a rebellion broke out that demanded equality for all citizens regardless of race, and sovereignty of the Acadians and people groups of the region. The French were able to give up most of the region to the Americans except for a small sliver of land in the south, which became the Republic of Louisiana.

The Republic of Louisiana went through numerous changes, including being under rule by the British due to a siege on New Orleans in the War of 1812, to uniting with the Florida colonies to become the Colony of Bayoux. In 1867, Bayoux regained independence as a British Commonwealth member, and in 1900, Bayoux officially became independent.

Today, Bayoux is a prominent member in NATO, NAFTA, and the U.N, with a modest yet effective army, and excellent foreign relations that can be comparable to Canada's. With a prosperous economy and a vibrant culture, Bayoux is a powerful force in the history of culture as a whole, having a profound effect on music, art, dance, and cuisine. Bayoux is a developed country that ranks 13th on the Human Development Index, with an HDI of 0.914.

Etymology
The name Bayoux comes from the word "bayou", which in turn comes from the Chocktaw word "bayuk", which meant "small stream". A bayou is a body of water in a typically flat, low-lying area, and can be either an extremely slow-moving stream or river (often with a poorly defined shoreline), or a marshy lake or wetland.

Bayous are commonly referenced as part of Cajun culture, since many of the Acadian exiles, (soon to be Cajuns) first settled in the Teche Bayou. However, bayous now are commonly referenced to Spanish Bayette culture as well, and Bayette culture as a whole.

Pre-Colonial Era
Bayoux was first inhabited by various Native American tribes that had crossed over from the theorized land bridge on the Bering Strait. For millennia, the people groups of Bayoux interacted, fought, and traded with each other, fighting for land, resources, and power. Several mound and archaic structures were built by these people groups, including the Watson Brake, Poverty Point, and Troyville Earthworks.

A variety of cultures (some of which could perhaps be the earliest and most advanced of the Americas) thrived in the region, such as the Marksville, the Plaquemine, and the Caddoan Mississippian cultures. Just before the Age of Discovery by Europeans, the Caddo, Apalachee, Timucua, Ais, and Seminoles lived in Bayoux.

Age of Discovery and First Colonies
In 1492, the Italian explorer Christopher Columbus discovered the Americas for the Europeans (at least in the modern age of discovery). His tales and exploration stories prompted many others to follow in his path, including those who would find the lands of Bayoux. The earliest known explorer to settle on the continental mainland was Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de León. Juan Ponce spotted and landed on the Florida peninsula on April 2nd, 1513, naming the region Florida (land of flowers). Meanwhile, in 1528, a Spanish expedition led by Panfilo de Narváez located the mouth of the Mississippi River in present-day Acadiana.

In 1565, the Spanish established the settlement of St. Augustine and the government of Florida, creating the longest continuously-inhabited place in continental North Americafounded, by Europeans and Bayoux. The Spanish were able to hold onto the colony thanks to strategic conversion of the Native Americans by preaching Christianity. Several of the Spanish inhabitants married local Native Americans and Africans, both slave and free, allowing for large populations of mestizos and mulattoes to grow. The government promised many slaves escaping from the nearby British colonies freedom in exchange for conversion to Catholicism, which many agreed to.

While Florida flourished, the region of Louisiana remained somewhat quiet, with a few expeditions by French and French Canadians in the region. Eventually, they established a foothold on the Mississippi River and lay claims to a large swath of North America, starting from their colony on the coast. In 1682, French explorer Robert Cavelier de La Salle renamed the region "Louisiana" (Louisiane), after the regent king King Louis XIV of France. Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville, a French military officer from Canada established the first permanent settlement of Louisiana called Fort Maurepas in Ocean Springs, nearby modern day Biloxi.

Seven Years' War and Acadians
After several years of slow and tedious development in the colonies of Florida and New France, war broke out between the powers of Europe in what is known as the Seven Years' War. While most of the action was occurring in Europe (particularly in the region of Silesia), there was prominent fighting in both India and the Americas. In the Americas, Britain was battling Spain and France, attacking from the Thirteen Colonies and the Hudson Bay.

During this time, they managed to invade and conquer Acadia, a region in modern-day Nova Scotia (Alba in Carfax). Once they invaded, they commanded the French-speaking inhabitants of the region—the Acadians—to either join arms and ally with the British, or face deportation. A massive majority stated they opted to remain loyal to France, and they attempted to rebel against the British. The British deported 11,500 Acadians from the region (80% of the Acadians), sending them to a variety of areas such as mainland France, Ireland, and the Thirteen Colonies.

After the war was lost by France and her allies, Louisiana was seceded to Spain in exchange for losing Florida to the British, who invaded and took control of Spain's most coveted colony in the Americas: Cuba. In the aftermath of the war, many deported Acadians resettled in Louisiana, now a part of New Spain, mainly because of the common Catholic religion and positive alliance between France and Spain. Eventually, resettled Acadians became the largest ethnic group in Spanish Louisiana, settling first along the Mississippi River, then along with Atchafalaya Basin. During the 19th century, as Acadians reestablished their culture, "Acadian" was elided locally into "Cajun".

Spanish Rule and Bayette Revolution
Under Spanish rule, the Acadians and residents flourished, establishing and expanding their culture in and around the region.

Eventually, in 1800, the region was handed over to France in what is known as the Third Treaty of San Ildefonso, arranged between Napoleon Bonaparte and Charles IV of Spain, so that in exchange for Louisiana, Spain would attain the region of Tuscany. The agreement went forward, but administration remained under Spain, at least for some time.

During the final years of Spain's administration, Spain started severely neglecting Louisiana by cutting off trade and resources, mainly in preparation for the exchange, angering many Acadians. In February of 1802, a group of Acadians lead by prominent Cajun Laurent Baptiste formed the Combattants de la liberté louisianaises or CLL in New Orleans. This group quickly grew large and profound, eventually forcing the Spanish out of Louisiana, and declaring the Republic of Louisiana on May 6th, 1802

A war known as the Bayette Revolution quickly ensued between Spanish and French fighters against Louisiana. At first, the Spanish and French were united in their efforts, and effectively managed to snag some regions away from the revolutionaries. However due to the Napoleonic Wars, the French and Spanish began fighting one another, eventually losing and surrendering to the people of Louisiana. Napoleon later remarked that the people of Louisiana "knew where they were headed for" and that the leaders of the nation were "free, and for the people". On October 3rd, 1802, Napoleon recognized the new republic, signed a treaty with the new nation that would effectively cut all ties from the French and Spanish, and would officially make Louisiana a republic.

British Invasion and Dominion Times
The first (and only) years of the Republic of Louisiana were ones of debt and poverty. Similar to the state of Haiti after the slave rebellion, the country was in debt to France, Spain, and especially Britain, which heavily funded the Louisianian rebellion with loans and mercenaries. The country was lead by only one president, Laurent Baptiste, who tried his very best at

Geography
The Union of Bayoux is bordered by the Republic of Dixie, the Republic of Texas, and the United States. Bayoux's lands stretch from the Savannah River to the Trinity River, and from the Florida Peninsula to the Arkansas River.

Bayoux has an area of 687,525.72 km², and a perimeter of 6,432.24 km, making it the 34th largest country by area. The distance from the northernmost (Norman, Arbon) to the southernmost point in Bayoux (Ballast Key, Okeechobee) is 1,912.20 km. Bayoux lies between 33°N and 24°N.

Bayoux can be separated into four main regions: the highlands in the northeast beneath the parallel in Florida, Mendigar, and Orleans, the marshy, rainforest-like regions of the Florida peninsula and Louisiana marshes, the moderate uplands in the northeast in Ouachita, and the mountainous highlands in the northeast in Arbon.

Climate
Bayoux's climate is mostly standard across the entire nation, with mostly humid subtropical weather throughout. In the extreme south on the Florida peninsula, monsoon, savanna, and rainforest-like conditions are present, mostly concentrated around the Miami-Fort Lauderdale Metropolitan Area. Because of this warm climate, along with many popular destinations such as Universal Orlando, Disney World, and South Beach, tourism, vacationing, and summer housing is rampant in Bayoux.

Politics and Government
The Union of Bayoux is a federal parliamentary constitutional republic based off the Westminster Model and similar to the system used in India. The head of government is the prime minister, currently Veronique Le Goff, a Cajun from Baton Rouge who took office in 2015. The head of state is the president, currently Ariane Piquet-Díaz, a Floridian of Spanish descent from St. Augustine. Parliament is lead by the speaker of the commons, currently Tomas Sanchez (who also represents Bayoux in the MCS Security Council).

Originally before annexation by the British, Bayoux was a presidential republic, similar to the United States.

States
Bayoux is a federation comprised of nine states. In turn, these states are further divided into regions known as parishes. States are lead by governors, while parishes are government by a council known as a parish jury.

Foreign Policy
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" !Allied Official Nations of Bayoux For more information, see Allied Official Nations of Bayoux Bayoux is allied to many official nations, who engage in positive trade, relaxed immigration and visa policies, lower taxes and tariffs, and a united sense of community among other things.To start an alliance with Bayoux, you must:
 * Issue a request letter rather than a short sentence.
 * Be on this community for at least two months.
 * Have a reputable Official Nation.
 * Have 200 edits or more.
 * Have a leader and a reasonable page/pages.

Maracaibo Agreement
On May 26, 2018‎, in the Relamese city of Maracaibo, an agreement was signed between the nations of Alatia, Relam, Carfax, Nagora, Zhenzhu, and Bayoux that entitled each member nation to a military pact and alliance, along with several benefits for citizens of each nation, and many other things.

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