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North America 1861: Confederate States of America

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Political map of North America & the Caribbean on 08 Feb 1861 (American Civil War: Confederate States of America), showing the following events: Liberals enter Mexico City; Mississippi secedes from US; Florida secedes from US; Alabama secedes from US; Georgia secedes from US; Louisiana secedes from US; Kansas becomes US state; Texas secedes from US; Confederacy formed.

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S t a t e s o f

A m e r i c a

C a n a d a(Br.)

R u p e r t ' s L a n d(Br./HBC)

Confederate States

The
Bahamas(Br.)

Newfoundland(Br.)

Leeward Islands(Br.)

Windward
Islands(Br.)

Texas(CS infl.)

British
Columbia(Br.)

Nova Scotia(Br.)

British
Guiana(Br.)

Puerto
Rico(Sp.)

Arkansas(CS infl.)

Jefferson
Terr.(semi-indep)

Kentucky(CS infl.)

Missouri(CS infl.)

North Carolina(CS infl.)

Nebraska Terr.(US terr.)

Tennessee(CS infl.)

Virginia(CS infl.)

Mosquito
Kingdom(Br. prot.)

Lakota
Sioux,
Cheyenne

Kiowa,
Comanche

Iron Confederacy

Great
Basin
peoples

Washington
Territory(US terr.)

Utah Terr.(US terr.)

New Mexico
Territory(US terr.)

Clipperton(Fr. claim)

St P. & M.(Fr.)

Fort Sumter(US)

Bay Is.(Br. adm.)

25 Dec 1860Mexican Liberal forces
enter Mexico City,
ending Reform War

9 Jan 1861Mississippi secedes
from Union

10 Jan 1861Florida secedes
from Union

11 Jan 1861Alabama secedes
from Union

19 Jan 1861Georgia secedes
from Union

26 Jan 1861Louisiana secedes
from Union

29 Jan 1861Kansas becomes
US state

1 Feb 1861Texas secedes
from Union

4–9 Feb 1861Confederate States
of America formed

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20 Dec 1860 Secession of South Carolina 8 Feb 1861 Confederate States of America 12 Apr 1861 Attack on Fort Sumter 21 Jul 1861 First Battle of Bull Run 17 Dec 1861 Fight for Kentucky 7 Apr 1862 Battle of Shiloh 1 May 1862 Capture of New Orleans 17 Sep 1862 Battle of Antietam 22 Mar 1863 French Intervention in Mexico 4 Jul 1863 Vicksburg and Gettysburg 20 Nov 1863 Dominican Restoration War 12 Jun 1864 Second Mexican Empire 21 Dec 1864 Sherman's March to the Sea 9 Apr 1865 Surrender of Army of Northern Virginia

The secession of South Carolina prompted the other Deep South states to follow suit and by early February six more states had left the Union. Meeting at Montgomery, Alabama, they agreed to form their own independent bloc - the Confederate States of America.

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Main Events

25 Dec 1860 Liberals enter Mexico City ▲

Gonzalez Ortega’s Liberal Mexican army made a triumphant entry into Mexico City. in wikipedia

9 Jan 1861 Mississippi secedes from US ▲

The US state of Mississippi declared its secession from the Union, the second state to do so. in wikipedia

10 Jan 1861 Florida secedes from US ▲

Having begun plans to secede as early as 1858, the government of Florida voted in favor of the Ordinance of Secession on 10 January. Governor Madison S. Perry then demanded that the US military withdraw from the state, but local militia were unable to remove union forces from Forts Jefferson, Pickens, or Taylor. in wikipedia

11 Jan 1861 Alabama secedes from US ▲

The US state of Alabama declared its secession from the Union. in wikipedia

19 Jan 1861 Georgia secedes from US ▲

The US state of Georgia declared its secession from the Union as the “Republic of Georgia." in wikipedia

26 Jan 1861 Louisiana secedes from US ▲

The US state of Louisiana declared its secession from the Union. in wikipedia

29 Jan 1861 Kansas becomes US state ▲

The Kansas Territory was admitted to US as the state of Kansas. Kansas had attempted to become a state since approving the Wyandotte Constitution, but the deadlock over slavery had made Congressional action impossible until the mass withdrawal of most lawmakers representing states that had seceded. in wikipedia

1 Feb 1861 Texas secedes from US ▲

US state of Texas declared its secession from the United States. in wikipedia

4–9 Feb 1861 Confederacy formed ▲

The secessionist US states of South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, and Louisiana formed the Confederate States of America at the Congress of Montgomery. in wikipedia

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