This is the Flag of the Kingdom of New France. It comes from a world where France actually
put effort into colonizing the New World.
The French government provided monetary incentives for families to
settle in France's North American holdings.
The thinking was that this investment would eventually be paid back by
production of goods from the colonies.
Families were given priority because of their importance to sustaining
the colonies in the long term. France
frequently got involved in boarder scuffles with the British, and this, among
other reasons, led to something of an alternate French and Indian War.
Britain gained the Ohio River Valley, and a few other
small bits of land, but New France survived the war more or less intact. During the war, the British also managed to
capture Cuba. Cuba provided raw
materials for Britain's North American colonies which, along with the fact that
they were hemmed in by the Mississippi River, meant that the colonies stayed
loyal to Britain. Thus, there was no
American Revolution in this world.
The same, however, could not be said of the French
Revolution. France's colonies had help
relieve the pressure on its citizens a bit, but overtaxation, combined with a
bad harvest, ensured that the revolution came to pass. However, when it became apparent the revolutionaries
were going to gain the upper hand, the French monarchy fled to New France.
Originally, this government-in-exile was known as
France-d'outre-mer. However, when it
became apparent that retaking European France was unfeasible, the monarchy
declared New France independent from France.
Thus, the Kingdom of New France was founded. Eventually, things calmed down in Europe, but
France remained staunchly republican.
New France is an economic and cultural powerhouse of
North America. Over the years, it has to
cede some of its southern territories to the Dominion of North America, but
these days the two are on friendly terms with each other. The two nations compete with one another for
immigrants from around the world. People
of all races are given protection under the law of New France. Recently, a First Nations man was elected
governor of the province of Canada. New
France has been trying to convince nations, such as the Empire of Mexico and
the Empire of Brazil, to create a league of New World monarchies.
The flag has as three-tailed banner design and feature
blue and white, traditional colors of New France. An enlarged royal seal is displayed prominently
on the flag.
