Confederate States Of America (Noun)
Meaning
The southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861.
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.
Examples
- The Confederate States of America was formed by 11 southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861.
- The Civil War was fought between the Union and the Confederate States of America from 1861 to 1865.
- The capital of the Confederate States of America was first located in Montgomery, Alabama, before being moved to Richmond, Virginia.
- The president of the Confederate States of America was Jefferson Davis, who served from 1861 until the collapse of the Confederacy in 1865.
- The Confederate States of America had its own government, military, and economy, but was ultimately defeated by the Union and abolished.