Something I wrote.

The Beginning:

The grand experiment of democracy on Earth had long since passed. Oppression, tyranny, corruption and abuse had become the norm, the individual and their freedoms were no-longer important, it was the greater good that mattered. What did it matter if a generation or two hated their lives? The unending cycle of the universe would carry on, not a care given to the plight of the working man, or anyone else for that matter.

This was not a popular policy for the government, but the powerless public could do little to change it. But the glorious age of interstellar travel had arrived and it would be the savior of the trampled masses, those who had been crushed under-foot by the greed of those in power.

It was not cheap, but fraternity between the lower-class was more powerful than the aristocracy has predicted. Millions of workers teetering at the edge of utter poverty and starvation gave up their last pennies, their last meal in-order to allow a handful of the brightest among them slip away from the surly bonds of the hell this once-paradise had become.

The colony ships bought by the masses headed beyond Earth's control, beyond even the farthest explored regions of the galaxy. The shadow Earth's government cast was long indeed, and once the colonists had escaped it, the most habitable worlds went with them. Those worlds left within the range of these primitive transports were far from the Eden they had expected. The fuel gauge neared empty as these behemoth transports slammed into the atmospheres of two dozen worlds, they no-longer had a choice. These worlds were theirs, it was too late to turn back.

Colonization:

The process of colonization is always a hard one. Exploration, mining, agriculture and a plethora of other problems face those risking their lives. But success is often rewarded handsomely, with vast mineral wealth, an uncountable horde of new plants, animals and other floral masterpieces.

Universally through-out the twenty four colonies, the beginning was hard, many died and many did not. But some colonies triumphed and civilized vast tracks of land across their worlds, discovering rich ore veins, strange animals and a incalculable amount of beautiful sights. Other colonies nearly failed, teetering on the edge of collapse, they all found a way to survive, nevertheless few of these less fortunate colonies ever prospered, being relegated to agricultural backwaters.

Civilization:

Fifty long years, it took the most prosperous of the colonies that long to crawl their way out of the dust they had wallowed in for what seemed like an eternity. In the Three systems, colonial ships met in space for the first time since the original colonization, some ended in unions, alliances and treaties. Other ended in a more memorable manner, a series of short but brutal brush-fire wars erupted. These small space and land battles embittered many of the colonies against each-other, setting off long-term rivalries that last even to this day.

These wars were otherwise inconsequential, with peace being rapidly resolved between the colonies. Talks of a Federal Republic, with each world as a province in the federal system erupted in earnest as the future began to look hopeful. The negotiations, after years of back and forth debate finally broke down, all but a handful of planets refusing to demilitarize and join in union with a federal government that would place it's own goals above those of the Planetary governments.

An alternate deal, one closer to a European-Union esque organization with a weaker confederate government was more appealing the the governments of the colonies. Each planet would maintain their own military, while they would all train their recruits in the same manner, their officers would all attend the same war academy and they would all use the same weaponry, vehicles and equipment. The overarching confederation's government would only take-control of the planetary militaries in a war that threatened the entirety of the colonies.

Slowly, over the next twenty years each planetary government conceded and signed the treaty of Confederation. And as such, the Colonial confederation was borne into this universe.