When the South separated or seceded from the Union, they attempted to make their own country and they named it "The Confederate states of America."-later in the Civil War to be known as the confederates. The president at the time, Abe Lincon, did not want to accept that the Union was dividing so he called this separation from the Union illegal rebellion against the government. As Lincon sided with the Union-later known to be federals- this separation is what formed the two sides of the American Civil War.
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They called themselves Confederates sometimes. But most Southern people were in favor of states rights. Someone from Georgia was Georgian before they were American or Confederate, so most times, southerners referred to themselves as hailing from their home state and not the country.
The states that seceded from the Union called themselves the Confederate States of America. In total, 11 states joined the Confederacy between 1860 and 1861.
The Southern States that seceded from the United States gave themselves the name of the Confederacy. The full name was the Confederate States of America.
The Confederate States of America.(C.S.A)
On March 3, 1861 - the day Lincoln was inaugurated, 7 states seceded from the Union # South Carolina # Mississippi # Florida # Alabama # Georgia # Louisiana # Texas Eleven states in all seceded during the course of the Civil War # Arkansas # Virginia # Tennessee # North Carolina
States in the South seceded from the Union (apex)
The Confederate States of America. The President was Jefferson Davis. He was not happy about this, as he had hoped to be appointed General-in-Chief of the Confederate armies. In the event, he tried to perform both functions, and failed in both.
Maintain federal authority without provoking war with the seceded states.