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==== South Tussenland Revolution (1849) and Independence ====
Tensions between the slaves and the Dutch ruling minority was at a high in 1840. The Royal Tussenland Company practiced harsh treatment towards the slaves, causing a lot of slaves to either die, flee to the Spanish colonies, or hide in maroon communities. In the midst of the [[2nd Dutch-Spanish War]] that erupted between Spain and the Netherlands, Tussenland saw a slave insurrection beginning to form in the south. One of the leaders of this insurrection was a "prophet", Abajomie, who had claimed to be sent by God to liberate the slave-population of southern Tussenland. A religious movement soon formed in southern Tussenland, called Zoekerism (from Dutch: ''Zoek'' 'to seek'). To undermine the Dutch, Spain had supported this slave insurrection and religious movement. However, the prophet was captured by the Dutch and died in captivity. Despite this, the religious movement and insurrection was continued by his fellow revolutionary, Tegbesoe, who would
The newly independent Southern Tussenland in 1850 supported the Spanish against the Dutch during the duration of the war.
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=== Post-Independence (1855-present) ===
==== Theocratic Government (1855-1911) and the Zoekerist
Immediately after independence, Afro-Amerikaner revolutionary leader Jan de Bodtsappe, adopted the Fon name of Tegbesoe, and was put in place as the leader of South Tussenland. Under his watch, South Tussenland was essentially a theocracy, with the Zoekerist Church as the state's official religion. Tegbesoe also established the religion's official institution, officially known as the Church of Second Ascension. Tegbesoe's government was heavily supported by Spain, and later Mexico, despite their religious differences
During this time, the Kingdom of the Netherlands acknowledged that a separate government had formed in the South, as the treaty of the 2nd Dutch-Spanish War had stipulated, but refused to recognized the country. It maintained that South Tussenland was still a part of the colony of Dutch Tussenland. Because of this, no official relations were established between the Tussenland Colony and the new country. Despite this, Tussenlander merchants were still able to bypass this and trade with the new country, but indirectly through middlemen, particularly the Irokees traders of the Dutch protectorate of Irokesenland directly to the north of the country. This led to historically friendly relations between South Tussenlanders and the Irokees.
==== Republican Revolution ====▼
The new government put [[Zoekerism]]'s "three pursuits" at the center of government: they are the pursuit of truth, freedom, and homeland. This resulted in a flourishing education and philosophy culture, that complemented their religious beliefs. Historians often refer to this development as the Zoekerist renaissance. Several South Tussenlander artists and writers rose to prominence during the late 19th century.
After Mexico's independence in 1881, both Mexico and Spain fought over influence in South Tussenland. When Spain's power in the Americas waned in the late 19th century, South Tussenland started to lean to Mexico for support, and later in the 1890s, Britain, who had just recently established a presence in Cuba after helping the Cubans defeat the Spanish in the 1894 Cuban War of Independence. In 1906, the newly independent Federation of Tussenland established ties with the theocratic government of Tussenland. Despite having established basic diplomatic ties, the Emperor of Mexico warned South Tussenland to be wary of Tussenland's intentions, as they were on a position geographically strategic to Tussenland (mouth of the Mississippi River). Despite this, Tussenland and South Tussenland signed a pact of non-aggression.
Throughout the 1890s, several intellectuals in South Tussenland began writing about political freedom, nationalism, and republicanism. However, unlike the former governments of New Netherland and Tussenland, the theocratic government of South Tussenland, now led by Otie II, did not stop these ideas from taking root in South Tussenland. In fact, Otie II had actively encouraged the discussion of these ideas in the spirit of three pursuits. Throughout 1910 to 1909, there already had been multiple calls and petitions for a more republican structure of government, and at one point, in 1907, the Zoekerist Church held a referrendum for a republican government, and was wildly popular among all the social classes in South Tussenland. However, the biggest benefactor of South Tussenland, the Mexican Empire, did not allow South Tussenland to shift to a republican government, as this would only inspire and agitate the ongoing republican movements in Mexico even more. Despite this, Otie II was still looking for ways to reform the structure of the theocracy, including the establishment of a parliament in 1909. When the Mexican Empire fell to a republican revolution in 1909, South Tussenland lost support from Mexico. Intellectuals began drafting up a new constitution for South Tussenland. In 1910, they presented the new proposed government to Otie II, and on 1911, the new constitution was ratified.
==== Seperation of Church and State ====
The new constitution officially separated the duties of the leader
== Government and politics ==
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