Lighten up, dude. It's all in good fun.
1861
Mar 22 - The Richmond Accords. Representatives of the new nations meet in Richmond to establish spheres of influence and work out claims on the former US territory. The result:
The four Indian 'nations' have their satellite status split between the big four new nations.
The CSA stabilizes its economy and begins paying off its 50000+ debt.
Jul 19 - The Mexican state of Nueva Leon begs us for aid, asking to be absorbed into the CSA.
Davis: Any excuse for warmongering, I guess. Charge!
Sept 4 - Mexico cedes Nueva Leon after getting thrashed by General Lee. Lee stays in the area to secure it.
Dec 19 - Bureaucracy.
Davis: I object to this event! Damn bureaucrats, we don't need 'em!
1862
Apr 10 - Point Defense System developed.
Lee: Kinda useless, it's not like we need to defend.
Nov 21 - Secularization. In the South. An independent South.
Davis: *chokes on a Moon Pie*
1863
Jun 3 - A hurricane thrashes Baton Rouge. New Orleans is flooded.
Cajun: Lagniappe! *wrestles gator*
1864
Apr 9 - Unexpected invention.
Scientist: Gentlemen, behold! *rips away cloth to reveal a Time Train*
Suddenly, King Ludwig appears from nowhere and destroys it.
Ludwig: NEVER AGAIN! *vanishes in a puff of logic*
Apr 15 - Glass factory finished.
Davis: What happened to your priorities, man?!
Apr 19 - Liquor distillery finished.
Davis: Hells yeah! *chugs* Hey boys, let's go to th' races!
May 13 - Mechanical Production. The MPs are put to more liquor factories.
May 15 - We finally pay off the 57000+ loan.
Davis: Oh, mah head...
1865
Jan 22 - Apache traitor caught and executed.
May 15 - Breech-Loaded Rifles.
Davis: Our intentions are peaceful!
1866
Apr 12 - Prussia smacks Austria around. Also, we develop Business Regulations.
Boss: No more "Pantsless Tuesdays"! I don't care if it makes Betty's job easier!
Jul 15 - Public Museum.
Davis: *tears come to eyes*
1867
Jul 16 - Canada! We send them a "welcome to the neighborhood" package. Some grits, gravy, deer sausage, bacon, chili, biscuits, pie, cake, etc.
Canadian: My arteries!
Southron: Feh, weakling.
1868
Feb 3 - "Organized Factories"
Boss: No drinking on the job!
Worker: I'm jes' chekin' th' prooduct, sair! *whump*
1869
Not much.
1870
Jan 8 - Offer to buy Cuba.
Spain: Sure, we'll sell you Cuba....WHEN SPARROWS FLY OUT OF MY ARSE!
Feb 18 - Another new museum.
Southron: "World's Largest Collection of World's Largest Stuff"... Hot damn!
Apr 25 - We declare the USCA to be under our protection.
USCA: (>_>)
CSA: d(^-^)
USCA: (>_>)d
CSA: (
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Jun 4 - Franco-Prussian war.
Jun 5 - Robert E. Lee dies.
Lee: I've seen things you people wouldn't believe.
Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Ft. Sumter.
I watched artillery glitter in the dark near the Washington gate.
All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain.
Time to die.
And he was gone. The nation mourned.
Oct 19 - An ambassador from New England arrived.
Ambassador: Mr. President, I know you don't have to obey us, but could you free the slaves? It's just not right for humans, even Africans, to be treated like that.
President: What? We haven't had African slaves for 30 years!
Ambassador: What? but don't you have slaves?
Davis: Yeah. See, here's a few now.
Ambassador: *gape*
Davis: It's ok, they don't think they're human anyway.
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Dec 7 - The German Empire forms.
Dec 22 - Positivism discovered.
And indeed, the citizens of the Confederacy had much to be positive about. As the #15 nation on Earth, the CSA was the second strongest in the Americas. The CSA stands to become a Great Power in the near future.
North America, 1871