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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? Where should he permanently locate the capital of the CSA? 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 gain this recognition?

The Confederacy could have survived to the present day if Mr. Davis and his advisors had made better decisions on all of these issues.

I'll open up things with a couple of suggestions. #1: The capital should have remained in Montgomery and not been relocated to Richmond. Montgomery is a long way from the Union states and much more defensible than Richmond which was too close to Washington. #2: Instead of embargoing cotton sales to force recognition by European powers, every bale of cotton in the South should have been immediately shipped overseas and sold or stored there before any naval blockade against Southern ports been enforced. The proceeds could then have been used to purchase arms or build blockade runners and commerce raiders in English shipyards or as tangible backing for Confederate bond sales.

Let's hear some more ideas!
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