because it was fought between the territories of the England. The term "civil war" means a war fought between two or more groups within the same country, not involving any other countries. 'Civil' can also mean 'polite' But as we all know, the Civil War was anything but polite.
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In the English Civil War of the 1600s the Royalists were also called Cavaliers, and the Parliamentary (and Puritanical) forces were called Roundheads. There were no Royalists in the US Civil War.
the English civil war all started by Charles I ( Charles Stuart )The English Civil War was a war between the Royalists and the Parliamentarians that lasted from 1642 to 1649. The result was a Parliamentarian victory.
In the civil war, the North was called the Union.
This should answer that question; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Civil_War
No, they were the Confederacy. The North was the Union. The Civil War was called the Civil War because it was a war between two halves of a nation.