Do you know what dixie means, or what secession is? You can find out the meaning of terms associated with the Civil War in this American Civil War glossary.
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Secession, the withdrawal of part of a country or state from the central government's control.
See more »South, The, the southeastern and south-central region of the United States, containing the states of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Tennessee.
See more »States' Rights, in United States history, a political doctrine that upholds the power of states in relation to that of the national government.
See more »Union Leagues, or Loyal Leagues, clubs formed throughout the North during the Civil War to support the Union cause.
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