It is spring, 1861. Jefferson Davis is the first President of the new Confederate States Of America. How does he fund the new government and prepare defenses against an almost certain confrontation with the Federals? What should his first priorities (both military and economic) be? How can he entice the border states (Kentucky, Maryland and Missouri) to join the Confederacy and what steps should he take to gain recognition of his government by England and France? What plan can he come up with to gradually phase out the institution of slavery to help with this recognition?
This is a blank slate, folks! Let's come up with some ideas on how the CSA could still be alive and well in 2017!