Confederate States of America (WITSW)

The Confederate States of America, also known as the CSA, Confederate States, and Confederacy, is a confederation of states in North America. Following a long period of political crises in the early United States of America (USA), the Confederacy was formally established in early 1861, with several of its member states seceeding from the USA earlier in 1860. This independence led to the American Civil War, where the Confederates defeated the USA and secured their independence after successfully forcing the surrender of American generals Ulysses S. Grant and William Tecumseh Sherman. The Confederacy is well-known for being one of few states in the world to still legally practice slavery, although the usage of slavery has been signifcantly weakened since World War I as industrial power and wage labor has become more promiment.
== History ==
=== The prelude (1783-1860) ===
=== The secession (1860-1861) ===
=== The nation (1861) ===
=== The war (1861-1868) ===
=== The fallout (1868-1914) ===
=== The powderkeg (1914-1945) ===
=== The tension (1945-1989) ===
=== The present (1989-present) ===
== Politics ==
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== Flags ==
=== National flag ===
List of national flags of the Confederate States of America
Flag	Name 	Designer 	Usage
 	Stars and Bars 	Nicola Marschall 	March 4–May 21, 1861
 	Stars and Bars 	Nicola Marschall 	May 21–July 2, 1861
 	Stars and Bars 	Nicola Marschall 	July 2–November 28, 1861
 	Stars and Bars 	Nicola Marschall 	November 28, 1861–May 1, 1863
 	Stainless Banner 	William Tappan Thompson	May 1, 1863–March 4, 1865
 	Stainless Banner 	William Tappan Thompson	Naval Engisn (May 1, 1863–March 4, 1865)
Credit:
User:Wardie1993	Stainless Banner 	Mobile, Alabama 	Variant (May 1, 1863–March 4, 1865)
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User:Wardie1993	Stainless Banner 	Battle of Painesville 	Variant (1865)
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User:Wardie1993	Stainless Banner 	Fort Fisher 	Garrison of Fort Fisher
 	Blood-Stained Banner	Maj. Arthur L. Rogers 	March 4, 1865-Present
Credit:
Abjiklam	Blood-Stained Banner	Richmond Clothing Depot	Variant (March 4, 1865-Present)
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