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ACRONYM WEEK
Word of the Day - Thursday, January 13th |
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Word of the Day
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CSA (Confederate States of America) Common clue: Jeff. Davis’ nation The Confederate States of America (CSA, also known as the Confederacy) was the confederation formed by the southern states that seceded from the United States during the period of the American Civil War. Map showing progress of secession: http://snipurl.com/buuj The 11 states of the Confederacy were Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia. Note that the states of Missouri and Kentucky each had two separate governments, one Union, one Confederate. As such, they were claimed by both sides as members. Also note that West Virginia seceded from Virginia and later rejoined the Union or United States. The Confederacy was formed on February 4, 1861, and Jefferson Davis was selected as its first president the next day. For most of its duration, the Confederacy was engaged in the American Civil War against the remainder of the Union. [Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confederate_States_of_America]
During the Civil War, Henry Ward Beecher traveled to England in order to solicit British support for the Northern cause. While addressing a turbulent crowd of rebel sympathizers in Manchester, Beecher was asked a difficult question: "Why didn't you whip the Confederates in sixty days, as you said you would!" "Because," he replied, "we found we had Americans to fight instead of Englishmen!" [Source: http://www.anecdotage.com/index.php?aid=562]
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