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In the US Civil War, the union meant the United States and its capital remained in Washington, DC.
A State is said to secede [pronounced si-seed] from the Union. The term can be used for the act of leaving any federated organization, alliance, or political organzation.
The southern states that seceded from the United States during the Civil War were commonly referred to as the "Confederate States" or the "Confederacy." This group included eleven states that formed their own government in opposition to the Union. The term "Rebels" was also used to describe the soldiers and supporters of the Confederacy.
During the American Civil War, the Union was a name used to refer to the federal government of the United States, which was supported by the twenty free states and five border slave states. It was opposed by 11 Southern slave states that had declared a secession to join together to form the Confederacy. Although the Union states included the Western states of California, Oregon, and (after 1864) Nevada, as well as states generally considered to be part of the Midwest, the Union has been also often loosely referred to as "the North", both then and now.[1]
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No, it was just 'The Union' - the term for the states that had stayed loyal during the Civil War.
An accession country is a country which is in the process of joining a union, used specifically to refer to new countries joining the European Union.
They said the original United States had been formed voluntarily, and that the member-states were free to quit the Union if they wanted.
They said that the USA was a voluntary assembly of states, and any of them could quit the Union if they wanted.
Another name for the Northern states is the "Union," particularly during the American Civil War when they fought against the Confederate states of the South. These states were primarily characterized by their opposition to slavery and their industrialized economies. The term "Yankees" is also commonly used to refer to Northerners, especially in a historical context.
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