The term "southern states" generally refers to those states that ceceded from the Union, leading to the Civil War. The states that ceceded are (in the order of cessation):
South Carolina
Mississippi
Florida
Alabama
Georgia
Louisiana
Texas
Virginia
Arkansas
North Carolina
Tennessee
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Really it depends on were you live..... I live in Georgia so here some...
1. Florida
2. Georgia
3. Alabama
4. Mississippi
because we no longer wanted to be part of the union, where the southern states were not considered soverign and the union states did not believe in states' rights like the south did
Definitions of what is the southern region of the United States vary slightly from one person and context to another. The south certainly includes all the states of the Confederacy, but also others. Among the states of the south are the following.The Confederate States:VirginiaNorth CarolinaSouth CarolinaGeorgiaFloridaAlabamaMississippiTennesseeLouisianaArkansasTexasDepending on circumstances, the following might also be considered part of the South:MarylandWest VirginiaKentuckyOklahoma (became a state after the Civil War and so was not "part" of the Confederacy.)MissouriKansas
In southern States.
The southern states were Confederate states. The northern states were part of the Union. :)
South-- the southern states seceded from the Union, while the northern states remained in the Union.