CONFEDERATE STATES


The Confederate States of America was a collection of 11 states that seceded from the United States in 1860 following the election of President Abraham Lincoln. The Confederate States were ruled by Jefferson Davis.

 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.


Their motto was "Under Cod, our Vindicator". 

The traditional anthem is called "Dixie" ( https://youtu.be/IUjLE_N1Cuc )but the popular one was called "The Bonnie Blue Flag"( https://youtu.be/pukKZIlTEDo )

After suffering a crushing defeat in the Civil War, the Confederate States of America ceased to exist (1865).


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