The Confederate States o Americae (CSA or C.S.), commonly referred tae as the Confederacy, wis a confederation o secessionist American states existin frae 1861 tae 1865. It wis oreeginally formed bi seiven slave states in the Lawer Sooth region o the Unitit States whase regional economy wis maistly dependent upon agricultur, pairteecularly cotton, an a plantation seestem that relied upon the labor o African-American slaves.[2]
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Confederate States of America
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Motto: Deo vindice (Laitin)"Unner God, oor Vindicator" |
Anthem: - Nane offeecial
- "God Save the Sooth" (unoffeecial)
- "The Bonnie Blue Banner" (popular)
- "Dixie" (tradeetional)
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 The Confederate States in 1862. Licht green denotes claims made bi the Confederacy. Medium green denotes wastren coonties o Virginie that separatit frae that State an war admittit tae the Union as Wast Virginie. Teal denotes the rest o the Indian Territory that did nae sign a treaty wi the CSA. |
| Status | Unrecognised state[1] |
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| Caipital | - Montgomery (till Mey 29, 1861)
- Richmond (till Apryle 3, 1865)
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| Common leids | Inglis (de facto) |
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| Govrenment | Federal/Confederal presidential non-pairtisan republic |
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• 1861–65 | Jefferson Davis |
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• 1861–65 | Alexander Stephens |
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| Legislatur | Congress |
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• Upper house | Senate |
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• Lower house | Hoose o Representatives |
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| Historical era | American Ceevil War
Internaitional relations o the Great Pouers (1814–1919) |
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• Confederacy formed | Februar 4 1861 |
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• Constitution adoptit | Mairch 11, 1861 |
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• Battle o Fort Sumter | Aprile 12, 1861 |
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• Siege o Vicksburg | Mey 18, 1863 |
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• Militar collapse | Aprile 9, 1865 |
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• Dissolution | Mey 5, 1865 |
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| 18601 | 1,995,392 km2 (770,425 sq mi) |
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• 18601 | 9103332 |
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• Slaves2 | 3521110 |
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| Currency | - Confederate States dollar
- State sillers
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| Precedit bi | Succeedit bi |
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Sooth Carolina |
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Mississippi |
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Florida |
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Alabama |
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Georgie |
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Louisiana |
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Texas |
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Virginie |
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Arkansas |
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North Carolina |
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Tennessee |
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| The day pairt o | Unitit States |
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- 1 Aurie an population values dae nae include Missouri an Kentucky nor the Confederate Territory o Arizona. Water area: 5.7%.
- 2 Slaves includit in abuin population coont (1860 Census).
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