The Confederation of Carolina is a democratic nation in the Northern Hemisphere, consisting of eighteen states: Alabama, Arkansas, Boone (OTL-Michigan), Georgia, Harrison (OTL-Indiana), Illinois, Iowa, Jefferson (OTL-Wisconsin), Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Louisiana, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and Washington (OTL-Florida). The capital of Carolina is Charleston and the largest city is Atlanta, Georgia. Carolina was originally part of the brief United States of America from 1776 until its collapse in 1777, before establishing a provisional government for the duration of the American Revolution. Independence was finally recognized by England on August 21, 1786 when the British Army surrendered.