Confederacy
Definition
The Confederacy refers to the Confederate States of America, a collection of 11 Southern states that seceded from the United States in 1860-61 and fought against the Union during the American Civil War.
Analogy
If you think about a school sports team deciding they don't like how things are run and breaking away to form their own league - that's kind of what happened with the Confederacy. They didn't agree with certain rules (like abolition) so they decided to start their own team (country).
Related terms
Jefferson Davis: The first and only President of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865.
Emancipation Proclamation: An executive order issued by President Abraham Lincoln in 1862 declaring all slaves in Confederate territory free.
Reconstruction Era: The period after the Civil War when Southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union.
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