USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Confederate States of America (CSA), commonly referred to as the Confederate States or the Confederacy, was an unrecognized breakaway republic in the Southern United States that existed from February 8, 1861, to May 9, 1865.

Detailed explanation-2: -Confederate States of America, also called Confederacy, in the American Civil War, the government of 11 Southern states that seceded from the Union in 1860–61, carrying on all the affairs of a separate government and conducting a major war until defeated in the spring of 1865.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Southern United States (sometimes Dixie, also referred to as the Southern States, the American South, the Southland, or simply the South) is a geographic and cultural region of the United States of America.

Detailed explanation-4: -con·fed·er·a·cy kən-ˈfe-d(ə-)rə-sē plural confederacies. Synonyms of confederacy. : a group of people, countries, organizations, etc. joined together for a common purpose or by a common interest : league, alliance.

Detailed explanation-5: -American Civil War, also called War Between the States, four-year war (1861–65) between the United States and 11 Southern states that seceded from the Union and formed the Confederate States of America.