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Confederate States of America

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Animated History of the Confederate States of America 1860 1870

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C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America (2004) Official Trailer #1 - Mockumentary Movie HD

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The Confederate States of America's Flag and its Story

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Thirteen Colonies vs Confederate states vs United States-Country Timeline Comparison

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Confederate States of America Song - "To Arms in Dixie"

The Confederate States of America, commonly referred to as the Confederacy and the South, was an unrecognized country in North America that existed from 1861 to 1865. The Confederacy was originally formed by seven secessionist slave-holding states—South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas—in the Lower South region of the United States, whose economy was heavily dependent upon agriculture, particularly cotton, and a plantation system that relied upon the labor of African-American slaves.
  • Country facts 

  • Span of control 

  • History 

  • A revolution in disunion 

  • Causes of secession 

  • Secessionists and conventions 

  • Attempts to thwart secession 

  • Inauguration and response 

  • Secession 

  • States 

  • Territories 

  • Capitals 

  • Unionism 

  • United States, a foreign power 

  • International diplomacy 

  • Military strategy 

  • Armed forces 

  • Raising troops 

  • Conscription 

  • Victories: 1861 

  • Incursions: 1862 

  • Anaconda: 1863–64 

  • Collapse: 1865 

  • Amnesty and treason issue 

  • ''Texas v. White'' 

  • "Died of states' rights" 

  • "Died of Davis" 

  • Constitution 

  • Executive 

  • Legislative 

  • Judicial 

  • Post Office 

  • Slaves 

  • Political economy 

  • National production 

  • Transportation systems 

  • Horses and mules 

  • Financial instruments 

  • Food shortages and riots 

  • Effect on women and families 

  • National flags 

  • Region and climate 

  • Population 

  • Rural and urban population 

  • Religion 

  • Military leaders 

  • Overviews and reference 

  • Alabama and Mississippi 

  • Virginia 

  • Social history, gender 

  • Political history 

  • Primary sources