yes they were called the union because the all thought that all men were created equal and slavery was wrong
The Union (Northern states)
During The American Civil War, Northern states were called The Union as they remained in The UnitedStates of America.
The northern states in the US Civil War called themselves "The Union."
The North was called the Union; the South was called the Confederacy.
During the Civil War, the northern states referred to the southern states as the "Confederacy." This term represented the group of eleven southern states that seceded from the Union to form their own government, known as the Confederate States of America. The northern states, often called the Union, viewed the Confederacy as a rebellion against the federal government.
The were called the Union or the Federalists.
Confederate and Union Boundary IMPROVEMENT The Mason-Dixon line
The southern states were Confederate states. The northern states were part of the Union. :)
The Northern states.
THE UNION WAS A SIDE IT STANDS FOR THE NORTHERN STATES THAT REMAINED LOYAL TO THE ORIGINAL UNITED STATES. THE TERM UNION IN THIS CASE IS THE UNION OF STATES IT IS A NICK NAME FOR THE U.S.
The Union had various nicknames including Billy Yank. The people in the North where the Union was, were called Yanks, Yankees, and the Federals.
The Northern states called themselves the Union and the Southern states named themselves the Confederacy (The Confederate States of America).