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The northern states in the US Civil War called themselves "The Union."

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What did the north call themselves in the civil war?

The Northern states called themselves the Union and the Southern states named themselves the Confederacy (The Confederate States of America).


Did the north call the Civil War the Civil War?

At the time of the war, the northern states referred to it as the "War of Southern Secession;" at the same time, southern states referred to it as the "War of Northern Agression." More people in the North started referring to it as the Civil War following the Gettysburg Address.


What was the war between the American north and Southern states called?

It is generally called the War between the States, although some people call it the Civil War and some call it the War of the Northern Aggression.


What was the true name for the US Civil War?

The American Civil War is sometimes called the War Between the States, the War of Rebellion, or the War for Southern Independence. People in the Northern States tended to call it the Civil War, even though it was, obviously, not very civil. People in the Southern States tended to call it "The War Between the States", which it was. So they were probably right. But the South lost. So the North got to pick the name.


What are some names that canadians call themselves?

Some names that Canadians call themselves include Canuck, Canuckian, and Northern.


Name the three critical developments in the civil war that were influenced by location and topography?

I don't know the answer to your question, but down here, we call it "The War of Northern Aggression" or "The War for States Rights" There was nothing "Civil" about it.


What did the rebelling states call themselves?

The Confederate States of America


What southern states call themselves?

The Confederate States of America.


What do you call a northern man with southern principles during the civil war?

A Copperhead.


What did the southern states call themselves when they seceded from the Unoin?

The Confederate States of America


Did the south call the Civil War the Civil War?

For a time during the Civil War, the United States was no longer. It was divided into two countries with two primary governments: the Confederacy consisted of southern states that supported slavery; the Union was comprised of northern states that opposed it. Jefferson Davis was the President of The Confederacy; Abraham Lincoln the President of the Union. General Robert E. Lee's surrender ended the war and the government of the Confederacy. The states rejoined to become the United States of America again.


What did the South call themselves during the US Civil War?

During the US Civil War, and in fact before the war, the South's government was the Confederate States of America. This "new" nation wanted and fought for its independence from the US ( Union ).