It never did. The Union referred to the South as 'the rebel states'.
However, by announcing a blockade of the Southern ports, the Union appeared to be giving the Confederacy the status of a separate nation.
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Confederate states of America or confederacy
Because: 1 - The Confederacy was not able to win a decisive battle in the Union territory. 2 - British public opinion was openly against slavery and would not have approved the recognition of the Confederacy, whose member were slave States, as an independent Nation.
The nation created by the seceding states during the American Civil War was called the Confederate States of America (CSA). Formed in 1861, it consisted of eleven southern states that seceded from the Union. The Confederacy aimed to establish itself as an independent nation, primarily to preserve the institution of slavery and states' rights. The Civil War concluded in 1865, leading to the dissolution of the Confederacy.
The major and most important battle plan for the Union, was to defeat the Confederacy, and strive to rebuild the nation as one again.
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The term used to describe the Southern States exit from the United States was called succession. The Confederacy declared itself to be an independent nation.
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It was not in the interests of either France or England to formerly recognize the Confederacy. With that said, both nations gave aid and support to the South. Most of which came from England.The British knew that the Confederacy was a de facto independent nation. It had a capitol, a constitution and a standing army. The South borrowed funds from both nations and Britain built warships for the South. Many European international law experts claimed the Union's blockade of Southern ports was an act of war, and that in itself created the South as an independent state at war with the US.
Seizing Fort Sumter from the Union Army
Confederate states of America or confederacy
Just the Union against Confederates- no help
Seizing Fort Sumter from the Union Army
Seizing Fort Sumter from the Union Army
Because: 1 - The Confederacy was not able to win a decisive battle in the Union territory. 2 - British public opinion was openly against slavery and would not have approved the recognition of the Confederacy, whose member were slave States, as an independent Nation.
During the US Civil War the Union sought the complete destruction of the Confederacy's government. This objective had no limits. On the other hand, the Confederacy had a more limited objective. The South did not fight for the destruction of the United States. They sought to secede and become an independent nation.
He wouldn't be giving terms to the South. He was the Southern President. Do you mean offer terms to the North (the Union)? At the very end, the Confederacy offered to abolish slavery, if the Union would grant it recognition as an independent nation. Congress wasn't interested.