Confederate States of America (CSA)

Key term for AQA GCSE History, used in America: Expansion and Consolidation (1840–1895).

Definition

The unrecognised republic formed by 11 Southern states that seceded from the US between 1860 and 1861.

Exam Context

Confederate States of America (CSA) appears in AQA GCSE History revision content for Period Studies, especially America: Expansion and Consolidation (1840–1895) and Background to the Civil War.

Period Studies America: Expansion and Consolidation (1840–1895)Background to the Civil War

Found in Revision Notes

Period Studies

Key Events and Figures in the Lead-Up to War

America: Expansion and Consolidation (1840–1895) • Background to the Civil War

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