Second American Civil War

The Second American Civil War began in late 2025. The United States government was imposing very high taxes on the American population, and a portion of these taxes was going directly to foreign nations, infuriating the American people. The U.S. federal government decided to levy heavier taxes on Southern states such as Texas, Georgia, Alabama, and Florida. Consequently, the people of the South—no longer willing to tolerate exorbitant taxes and seeing their money go to foreign nations that did not care about them—launched a revolt. Secession began in Georgia after the public pressured the governor to declare separation from the Union; South Carolina and Alabama followed suit shortly thereafter, soon joined by Florida, Mississippi, Arkansas, and North Carolina. Texans, frustrated at not being part of the initial secession, quickly joined in as well. Louisiana had not yet seceded, so the already-separated states rapidly annexed it. The new rebels proclaimed themselves the "New Confederate States of America"; however, they held no racial ideology. Unlike typical rebellions, the New Confederates are organized, possessing their own army—which includes defectors from the Union army—and a centralized government (currently a council of states, pending the election of a president). For the moment, the situation remains unstable on both sides; while the border between the rebels and the Union appears static, the New Confederates are achieving significant victories in Tennessee, Virginia, and Oklahoma. One of the few challenges facing the New Confederates is that they failed to secure as much cutting-edge military technology as anticipated; the Union retained the majority of such assets during the secession, though a significant portion is currently deployed in the Middle East, as the United States is also at war with Iran. The New Confederate States of America are attempting to establish diplomatic relations with foreign nations such as Canada, Mexico, Russia, and the United Kingdom. The New Confederate States of America are also in a presidential election period.