Because Lincoln refused to allow any new slave-states. This meant that the balance of power in Congress would always tilt against the South, and there would always be high taxation on the imports that the South needed, having virtually no manufacturing industry.
To defeat the rebel forces and restore the Union.
The Union (North) was against slavery while the Confederate (South) was against slavery.
South-- the southern states seceded from the Union, while the northern states remained in the Union.
They were called "Rebels" because the Confederacy chose to rebel against the Union, and broke away from it.
The main argument against the South's desire to secede from the union is the boundary issue. There is a boundary issue on where the boundary should actually be.
As a rebel against the government. (Apex)
To defeat the rebel forces and restore the Union.
The Union (North) was against slavery while the Confederate (South) was against slavery.
South-- the southern states seceded from the Union, while the northern states remained in the Union.
Mujahideen
they were called this because reb is short for rebel and the south was rebeling against the north
They were called "Rebels" because the Confederacy chose to rebel against the Union, and broke away from it.
rebel is a person who goes against his/her superiors. A rebel soldier would rebel against his/her country's army or organization. MistroJoe
He could be described as a rebel because he rebelled against apartheid in South Africa and wanted equality for the Africans in South Africa.
The Confederates, the South, the Rebels and the Grays were some of the names given to them by Union soldiers
The main argument against the South's desire to secede from the union is the boundary issue. There is a boundary issue on where the boundary should actually be.
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.