USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -When the first letter is capitalized, Confederate refers to the southern United States during the Civil War, which were confederates in their fight to secede from the rest of the country. Definitions of confederate. adjective. united in a confederacy or league. synonyms: allied, confederative united.

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 American Civil War was fought between the United States of America and the Confederate States of America, a collection of eleven southern states that left the Union in 1860 and 1861.

Detailed explanation-4: -noun. a person, group, nation, etc., united with others in a confederacy; an ally. an accomplice, especially in a mischievous or criminal act. (initial capital letter)U.S. History. a supporter of the Confederate States of America.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Confederacy included the states of Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia. Jefferson Davis was their President.