The state quickly fell into chaos after Doomsday, and only small city-states were dotting the landscape. In 2006, a East America Alliance expedition north into the otherwise unknown parts of the state discovered a city-state functioning in the old state capitol of Vandalia. They treated the city-state like how they treated Portland, and begun suppling funding to the small state. Over the years they helped the Vandalians expand to their present borders. On June 24th, 2009 the Vandalians officially signed on to the East America Alliance. This was part of an effort to distance themselves from the neo-Confederate image their name creates.