the american civil war.pptx
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XII B:Badiceanu Maria
Dascalu Ruxandra
Dobrea Andrei
Vaduva Marian
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The Confederate States of America(CSA), also known as theConfederacy, was a government set up from 1861 to 1865 by anumber of Southern slave states that had declared theirsecession from the United States. The Confederacy recognized,as members, 11 states that had formally declared secession, twoadditional states with less formal declarations, and one newterritory. The Confederacy was eventually defeated in the
American Civil War against the Union (the U.S.). Secessionistsargued that the United States Constitution was a compactamong states, an agreement which each state could abandon
without consultation. The United States government rejectedsecession as illegal. Following the Confederate attack at FortSumter, the Union used military action to defeat theConfederacy. No foreign nation officially recognized theConfederacy as an independent country, but several did grantbelligerent status.
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In the United States, Southern Unionistswere people living inthe Confederate States of America, opposed to secession, andagainst the Civil War. These people are also referred to asSouthern Loyalists, Union Loyalists, and Lincoln Loyalists.During Reconstruction these terms were replaced by Scalawag,
which covered all Southern whites who supported theRepublican party.
The term Southern Unionist, and its variations, incorporate aspectrum of beliefs and actions. Some Unionists opposedsecession, but afterwards served and fought with theConfederate armies. Others refused to fight, went North or
stayed North to enlist in the Union Armies, or fought informallyas partisans in the South. The term could also be used of anySoutherner who worked with the Republican Party or Uniongovernment in any capacity after the war ended in 1865.