Confederate States of America
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The Confederate States of America (also known as the Confederacy, the Confederate States, and CSA) was a independent republic formed by the thirteen Southern States which had seceded from the United States of America in 1861. It existed from 1861 to 1865.
Although very similar to the United States Constitution of 1787, the Confederate Constitution reflected a stronger philosophy of States' rights than its predecessor in further curtailing the power of the federal authority. The Confederate government was expressly prohibited from instituting protective tariffs or from using revenues collected in one State for funding internal improvements in another State.
The Confederate States were conquered by the military of the United States in 1865 and their State governments were thereafter dissolved and replaced with new governments in what became known as the Reconstruction period. These new States were denied admission to the the United States until they had ratified the so-called Fourteenth Amendment, granting citizenship to the former Negro slaves. Their new constitutions also were required to include a repudiation of State sovereignty and the right of secession.
Territory
Relevant Documents
Confederate Constitution (provisional)
Confederate Constitution (permanent)
Declaration by the People of the Cherokee Nation
