In 1860 the Northern Mostly Republicans at the time came to power with the Presidency and a majority in the Congress and Senate because the Democrats were split between North and southern Dems. Congress passed one of the worst tariffs on the Southern export of Cotton to England so the Northern Industrial Corps could buy the Cotton at a reduced price by forcing the Southern planters to sell to them instead of paying close to a 70% tariff on the sales to England. Again Economics caused the War of 1861 and if the Congress could pass punitive taxes against one group again a Civil War would Happen and like last time the Southern Soldier Boys would head home to those 11 states that seceded and offer their swords to the Next Southern Secession. when the Dust Settles there would be a California Free State Republic, A Northwest Eco Bloc, a Midwest Rust belt bloc, a Northeastern Yankee Bloc, and lastly from Texas to Florida would span the New Southern States Bloc. The Southern States with their High Tech spots of Johnson Space Center and Cape Canaveral, the Offshore Oil and Agriculture Industry plus all the Military Bases there is in the South. Georgia,SC, FLA, LA, AR, TN, MS, AL, VA, NC, Texas, And maybe this Time W.VA we in the Southern Bloc would be well situated to run our own Country if push came to shove in this hypothetical situation.
Ya'll have a Dixie day
