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Confederate States of America

By Lily Sexton (:



 The Confederate States of America (CSA) were created because the North and South did not have to same viewpoints on slavery and other things. The CSA included South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina. Other states that were partially apart of the CSA were Kentucky, Missouri, Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, Oklahoma, and Arizona.



 The Confederate States of America supported slavery. They did not mind beating, whipping, or punishing african-americans. Slavery ended right after the Civil War, but that is another issue. Lets continue with the Confederate States of America.  Fun Facts About The Confederate States of America


 * The President of the Confederacy was Jefferson Davis (1861-1865).
 * The Capitals of the Confederacy were Montgomery, Alabama (before May 1861) and Richmond, Virginia (after May 1861).
 * The currency of the Confederate States was the Confederate Dollar and States Currencies.
 * The Confederacy collapsed on May 5th, 1885, just one month after the military fell apart.
 * The Vice President of the Confederacy was Alexander Stephens (1861-1865).
 * The total population of the Confederacy was over 9 million, there were 3.5 million slaves.
 * It is said that the Confederacy died of States' Rights.
 * There were four different flags that represented the CSA.
 * The total area of the Confederate States was 770,425 square miles.
 * The CSA military leader was General Robert E. Lee of Virginia.

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