History of the Confederate States (Look Away)

The history of the Confederate States of America covers the period from the declaration of secession in 1861 until the present day. With the exceptions of Cuba, Sequoyah, New Mexico and Arizona, all remaining 11 states of the Confederate States seceded from the United States of America between 1860 and 1861.

The opposition of the northern states to southern secession caused the 1861-2 War of Secession. Thanks to the military leadership of generals such as Robert E. Lee, and later the political intervention by Britain and France on the Confederacy's behalf, the southern states were able to win the War of Secession. The 1863 Treaty of London granted the southern states their independence, along with the territories of New Mexico and Indian Territory.