What can you tell me about the confederate states of america?
“The Confederate States of America (also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States, and CSA) was the government formed by eleven southern states of the United States of America between 1861 and 1865. Seven states declared their independence from the United States before Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated as President; four more did so after the American Civil War began at the Battle of Fort Sumter. The United States of America (“The Union”) held secession illegal and refused recognition of the Confederacy. Although British commercial interests sold it warships and operated blockade runners to help supply it, no European powers officially recognized the CSA. Thus, by the definition of a sovereign state, as defined in international relations, the CSA was never an independent country (e.g. one of the requirements to be considered a sovereign state is to have the recognition of other states). The CSA effectively collapsed when Robert E. Lee and other Confederate generals surrendered thei
