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Iowa remained loyal to the Union during the Civil War.
Yes, during the American Civil War, the United States was often referred to as "the Union" to distinguish it from the Confederacy, which was the group of southern states that seceded from the Union. The Union fought to restore the United States as a single, unified country.
In 1863, there were 11 slave states in the United States. These states were part of the Confederacy during the Civil War and included Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Additionally, there were border states that permitted slavery but were loyal to the Union, such as Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, and Missouri.
No. They were both at the heart of the Confederacy.
They were part of the Confederacy.
they were unable to take an oath that they had been loyal to the union
During this time the political power shifted to former slaves and whites who had been loyal to the United States(the Union)
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Yes. The loyal half of the dis-united states was termed the Union until the ending of hostilities and reconstruction.
Massachusetts remained loyal to the Union.
Yes. During the American Revolutionary War, the Redcoats were loyal to the Crown.
During the American Revolution, a British colonist in America that was still loyal to King George the III was called a loyalist.
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A "scalawag" is an American spelling of scallywag. It usually is used to define a mischievous child who although he is "bad" is not "evil". In America the term was applied to Southerners who worked with Northern Republicans during the reconstruction following the American Civil War.
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