Officially founded in 1870, its true origins were during the War of Contingency when the Unionist Cabal, organized by military generals Matthew William Hill, the second Executive Secretariat and George Warren, openly came out in support of manifest destiny and continental unification. Hill and Warren were avid supporters of reestablishing the United States, but with the ending of the war, the Federalist became instrumental in forming the successor state known as the United Commonwealth. Established on the principles of centralization, equality under the law for women and minorities, the Federalist outlined an incredibly progressive constitution that has since governed the nation. Valuing instant-runoff voting, coalition building with independents and ideologically aligning with members of