a loose union of independent states; name of government used by the southern states that seceded during the Civil War

The Confederacy believed the Union was a tyrannical body that sought to eliminate their slave based economy, and the southern way of life. They believed it was they who were patriots involve in a revolution to preserve their liberty.

Poor economy one reason

since the confederacy was the south. the confederacy was opposed by the north

The Confederacy lost the United States Civil War.The states formed a confederacy.

We joined the confederacy.