Confederate States o Americae

The Confederate States o Americae (CSA or C.S.), commonly referred tae as the Confederacy, wis a confederation o secessionist American states existin frae 1861 tae 1865. It wis oreeginally formed bi seiven slave states in the Lawer Sooth region o the Unitit States whase regional economy wis maistly dependent upon agricultur, pairteecularly cotton, an a plantation seestem that relied upon the labor o African-American slaves.^[2]

Confederate States of America
1861–1865
Banner (1861–1863) Great Seal (1863–1865)
Motto: Deo vindice  (Laitin) "Unner God, oor Vindicator"
Anthem:  Nane offeecial "God Save the Sooth" (unoffeecial) "The Bonnie Blue Banner" (popular) "Dixie" (tradeetional)
The Confederate States in 1862. Licht green denotes claims made bi the Confederacy. Medium green denotes wastren coonties o Virginie that separatit frae that State an war admittit tae the Union as Wast Virginie. Teal denotes the rest o the Indian Territory that did nae sign a treaty wi the CSA.
Status	Unrecognised state[1]
Caipital	Montgomery (till Mey 29, 1861) Richmond (till Apryle 3, 1865)
Common leids	Inglis (de facto)
Govrenment	Federal/Confederal presidential non-pairtisan republic
Preses
• 1861–65	Jefferson Davis
Vice Preses
• 1861–65	Alexander Stephens
Legislatur	Congress
• Upper house	Senate
• Lower house	Hoose o Representatives
Historical era	American Ceevil War Internaitional relations o the Great Pouers (1814–1919)
• Confederacy formed	Februar 4 1861
• Constitution adoptit	Mairch 11, 1861
• Battle o Fort Sumter	Aprile 12, 1861
• Siege o Vicksburg	Mey 18, 1863
• Militar collapse	Aprile 9, 1865
• Dissolution	Mey 5, 1865
Aurie
18601	1,995,392 km2 (770,425 sq mi)
Population
• 18601	9103332
• Slaves2	3521110
Currency	Confederate States dollar State sillers
Precedit bi Succeedit bi Sooth Carolina Mississippi Florida Alabama Georgie Louisiana Texas Virginie Arkansas North Carolina Tennessee Unitit States
The day pairt o	Unitit States
1 Aurie an population values dae nae include Missouri an Kentucky nor the Confederate Territory o Arizona. Water area: 5.7%. 2 Slaves includit in abuin population coont (1860 Census).