They believed in state's rights and with those rights they believed they should be able to determine the legality of slavery in their own state and they believed that Federal Government restriction of slavery in the territories was unconstitutional.
Yes, during the civil war the soldiers from the south were called Rebels.
They were called Rebels during the Civil War
They were called Rebels during the Civil War
Jefferson Davis was
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The Confederates ("Johnny Reb")
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The confederates
The Southerners were called Rebels. The Northerners were called Yankees. The spellings are the same today.
Southerners, secessionists, Confederates, rebels,
Uhh...that was just a nickname used by the North on Confederates.