JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<button id="button">step #1: assign handler</button>
<form id="form" action="/" style="background:red;">
    Form<br />
    <input type="submit" value="step #2: submit" />
</form>

JavaScript

$('#button').click(function() {
    $('#form').submit(function(event) {
        event.preventDefault();
        alert('submit works');
    });
});