I ended up playing until 1874 and called it a day. As the Confederacy, I fought two wars against the USA, the first one ended with status quo, and the second one (me+France later joining vs. USA+republican Spain) earned me West Virginia and Maryland, but I couldn't add wargoals so I peaced out. Following the war, I dissolved my alliance with France and allied with Britain instead. The future looks bright for Dixieland.
France is our Truest Ally, not Brittain.
Indeed, however perfidious albion could prove very useful as an ally in the meantime, unlike France. And frankly, we need power more than true intentions. Besides, we can overlook the cunningness of our former masters for the fact that they are Protestants at least, not like the pope worshipping French.
Anglicanism is just as bad as Catholicism.
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