So you're probably thinking "oh, this is just another 'if the south won the civil war' timeline, probably like all the others, pointless. Show me something more interesting'", but the main idea of this timeline isn't really the Confederacy, its all of North America itself. What if the South breaks away, and (like Lincoln feared), it sets a precedent for other states to break away. California declares independence in 1875, taking neighboring states with it. Utah breaks away in 1879, and renames itself "Deseret", but after a war with the United States, it is back in the Union by 1882. Along with nations like the Caribbean Federation and an independent Florida, North America soon becomes much more complex then just three friendly states (OTL Mexico, Canada, and the USA).