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What were Southerners called in the US Civil War by people in the North?
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∙ 8y ago
During the US Civil War, the Confederate army which is the southern army, referred to the Union Army's soldiers as yankees or yanks. The Union Army (northern army) referred to the Confederate Army's soldiers as rebels, rebs or Johnny Reb.
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∙ 8y agoGenerally speaking, people in the North referred to Southerners as "Rebels" during the US Civil War. Other terms were "Johnny Reb" and some people called them traitors.
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Why did southerners object to tariffs before the civil war?
Because it favored the North
What were the strengths of the north and of the south?
the difficulty of the civil war was that the people fought as hard as they could. They risked their lives fighting. The north had more people, factories and railroads. Southerners were fighting to protect their lands.
What were the strengths of the North of the South?
the difficulty of the civil war was that the people fought as hard as they could. They risked their lives fighting. The north had more people, factories and railroads. Southerners were fighting to protect their lands.
What were people in the north called once the south seceded?
The people from/in the North can be referred to as Northerners or more often, Unionists. The Southerners, however, preferred to call them Yankees.
What do southerners call people from the north?
Some southerners from the US call people from the north Northerners while there are some that call them Yankees. Others simply call them by their first name.
Who were the native southerners who helped union forces during the war?
The People in the south who helped the north during the war were called SCALAWAGS
What was the north called in the Civil War?
In the civil war, the North was called the Union.
How many southerners and northerners fought in the civil war?
the north had 2 million troops and the south had 800,000 troops
What was the US war between the north and the south?
The American Civil War 1861-1865 (The War of Northern Aggression as the southerners claim) )
What was the name given to republicans from the north who moved south after the civil war to make money?
The Southerners called them Carpetbaggers, because they usually carried Gladstone bags made with carpet material.
What are people called that apposed the civil war in the north?
Anti-war Democrats ("Copperheads")
What southerner supported the north after the civil war?
James Longstreet. He supported the Union (and the Republicans), rather than the North. But many Southerners still viewed this as treachery.
