The Confederate States of America, or the Confederacy (1861-65). Dixieland (originally because of the 10-cent coin marked 'DIX' when Louisiana was French). Also the Rebel States. Sometimes 'Swannee', taken generically.
There are not sixteen states on the Southern coastline of the US. I count six. Go to a map of the United States, locate the Southern coast (that's along the Gulf of Mexico) and check the names of the states.
No states in the US practice slavery. Some states USED TO but not anymore.
Creoles.
who had been recently elected as president of the United States when the southern states seceded
The southern US states form the Confederate States of America
AS YOU CAN SEE, NOT MANY STATES JOINED THE SOUTHERN STATES. MANY JOINED THE NORTHERN STATES !
The Confederate States of America.
The Confederate States of America.
The conflict of the US Civil War is referred to in Southern histories as "The War of the Rebellion", and otherwise frequently as "The War Between the States".
The Southern states formed their own country when they seceded from the United States. Their country became known as the Confederate States of America.
The Confederate States of America, or the Confederacy (1861-65). Dixieland (originally because of the 10-cent coin marked 'DIX' when Louisiana was French). Also the Rebel States. Sometimes 'Swannee', taken generically.
The United States Capitol.
The black codes were southern laws passed after the US Civil War which were designed to restrict freed blacks' activity.
the civil war
No, but there are 13 Southeast states of the US.
The former President of the United States, Bill Clinton, had the nickname 'Bubba'. The name is associated with people from the southern states of the US.