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The Civil War a.k.a. "The War Between The States"
The Civil War
The U.S. civil war was the war between the northern states and the southern states of the United States of America.
the civil war
AS YOU CAN SEE, NOT MANY STATES JOINED THE SOUTHERN STATES. MANY JOINED THE NORTHERN STATES !
It was known as the American Civil War, 12 Apr 1861 – 13 May 1865.
Northern
The American Civil War is sometimes called the War Between the States, the War of Rebellion, or the War for Southern Independence. People in the Northern States tended to call it the Civil War, even though it was, obviously, not very civil. People in the Southern States tended to call it "The War Between the States", which it was. So they were probably right. But the South lost. So the North got to pick the name.
Northern Lights (or southern if in the southern hemisphere)Northern lights
The term "southern states" should only be capitalized if it is used as part of a proper noun referring to a specific group of states, such as the Southern States of the United States. Otherwise, it should be written in lowercase.
Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere or prime meridian and the equator???