They were called "Rebels" because the Confederacy chose to rebel against the Union, and broke away from it.
The Southerners were called Rebels. The Northerners were called Yankees. The spellings are the same today.
The term "rebels" typically refers to groups that oppose an established authority or government, often in a revolutionary context. In the context of the American Civil War, the Confederacy is commonly referred to as the "rebels," while the Union refers to the northern states that remained loyal to the federal government. Therefore, the Union itself is not called the rebels; rather, it is the Confederates who are referred to as such.
The northerners were called Yankees and the Southerner were called rebels.
The Confederates ("Johnny Reb")
By seceding from the USA, they were in a state of rebellion.
The southern solders were called rebels.
REbels
The Southerners were called Rebels. The Northerners were called Yankees. The spellings are the same today.
Yes, during the civil war the soldiers from the south were called Rebels.
The Minutemen
It depends on who is telling the story of course. The king is going to call them rebels. The followers of these "rebels" are going to call them patriots.
the war was over,then the northerns called the southerns rebels cuz they were not strong and the northerns hadn't died
The Union soldiers in the Civil War were sometimes called "yankees" or "yanks." The Confederate soldiers were sometimes called "rebels" or "rebs."
Patriots or Rebels.
Patriots
The Rebels.
rebels..........or Johnny Reb