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They were called "Rebels" because the Confederacy chose to rebel against the Union, and broke away from it.
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How do you spell rebels the way they did during the civil war?
The Southerners were called Rebels. The Northerners were called Yankees. The spellings are the same today.
What was the name of the people who fought in the civil war?
The northerners were called Yankees and the Southerner were called rebels.
Who was called rebels during the civil war?
The Confederates ("Johnny Reb")
Why was the south called rebels in the civil war?
By seceding from the USA, they were in a state of rebellion.
Why were northerners called southerners rebels in the civil war?
because they are not southerners they keep away from them
Were soldiers from the south called rebels?
The southern solders were called rebels.
What the patriots called the loyalists?
REbels
How do you spell rebels the way they did during the civil war?
The Southerners were called Rebels. The Northerners were called Yankees. The spellings are the same today.
During the Civil War soldiers from the Southwark called Rebels?
Yes, during the civil war the soldiers from the south were called Rebels.
During the revolutionary war people who sided the rebels were called and why did they support the rebels cause?
The Minutemen
Why were citizens who wanted to separate from the king sometimes called Patriots and sometimes called Rebels?
It depends on who is telling the story of course. The king is going to call them rebels. The followers of these "rebels" are going to call them patriots.
Who are the Yankees and the rebels?
The Union soldiers in the Civil War were sometimes called "yankees" or "yanks." The Confederate soldiers were sometimes called "rebels" or "rebs."
Why do you think northerns called southers rebels?
the war was over,then the northerns called the southerns rebels cuz they were not strong and the northerns hadn't died
What were the Americans called favor of independence called?
Patriots or Rebels.
What was the confederate army called by the union?
The Rebels.
People who sided with the rebels were called?
Patriots
Southern Soldiers in the civil war were called?
rebels
