1795 AD

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1795 AD

In just five years, Sophara’s population increases by over 60%, and at final count, the town has 1,682 residents. The Desten Council approves a legislation that calls for an election every five years, with anyone over the age of twenty-one, be it man or woman, can legally vote for who they want in the twenty member Desten Council, as well as the Head of the Council itself. The first elections take place a few months after the legislation is passed, and the very first Head of Council voted into the position by the residents of Desten is Thomas Brickson. The vote comes as a blow for the ambitious Hemming family, who poured lots of money into the hands of the people in hopes of winning the vote themselves. Thomas Brickson’s first law he attempts to push through is the total ban on slavery in all of its forms. While rapidly gaining popularity in the New World, the law easily passes and Desten becomes one of the first nations on earth to recognize equality between all races and both sexes.

Central Sophara continues to grow as trade demand increases, and the second hotel in town opens up on the corner of Desten Boulevard and First Street, right next to the Independence Hall. The first was opened up by the Hemming family years ago, but the Deschamps, an entrepreneurial family from France, open up the Deschamps Hotel, creating a stir within the Hemming family. The new hotel is bigger and newer than the Hemming Inn, which undergoes a renovation shortly after the opening of the Deschamps Hotel.

Farmland around the town continues to expand, especially towards the west and the east of Sophara. Wheat, vegetables, and apples are among the crops being grown in the new farms, with the Hemming family taking a complete monopoly on wheat since they own the only farms that grow the crop in Desten. Export, especially to the New World, continues to bring in a tidy profit for the family, but the local market begins to play a more important role in terms of sales. Despite failing to win the bid for Head of Council, the Hemming family keeps their position as the richest in all of Desten.