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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A republic formed in February, 1861, and composed of the 11 Southern states that seceded from the United States in order to preserve slavery and states' rights. It was dissolved in 1865 after being defeated in the American Civil War.
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- proper noun A nation existing from 1861-1865, consisting of the eleven Southern states who sought independence from the
United States of America over the issue ofslavery andstates' rights .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861
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Examples
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States which formed the so-called Confederate States of America, and to report whether they or any of them are entitled to be represented in either House of Congress, with leave to report at any time by bill or otherwise.
History of the Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States William Horatio Barnes
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We're celebrating the only president the Confederate States of America ever had, says Tom Strain, an organizer whose ancestor of the same name was a cavalry soldier in the Confederate Army of Tennessee.
Across the South, the Civil War is an enduring conflict 2011
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Eleven southern states seceded from the Union and formed the Confederate States of America, vowing to maintain their economic system based on agriculture and slavery.
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The treasury of the Confederate States of America was deluged under a flood of such funny money.
'Moneymakers' review: Truly fun tales of 19th-century counterfeiters Carolyn See 2011
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The treasury of the Confederate States of America was deluged under a flood of such funny money.
'Moneymakers' review: Truly fun tales of 19th-century counterfeiters Carolyn See 2011
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To commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, the Museum of the Confederacy in Richmond is putting on exhibit the rarely seen provisional constitution of the Confederate States of America.
Old Post Office seeks performers Post 2011
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Davis was sworn in Feb. 18, 1861, as president of the Confederate States of America.
Alabama ceremony marks anniversary of Davis inauguration 2011
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An agreement between the U.S. government and newly formed Confederate States of America would have required the recognition of the former slaveholding states as a new nation.
Brent Glass: Could the war have been prevented? Brent Glass 2010
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They fought together for the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War, with Jones fighting the Union because their soldiers had kidnapped his lover, Rachel Brown.
Comic: Gunhawks Zen Tiger 2010
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By the time he took office, seven states had already left the Union and formed the Confederate States of America.
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