How many states were part of the Confederacy, the group of states that proclaimed independence from the U.S. during the Civil War?
Answer 11
Eleven states announced independence from the Union, becoming the CS's core. They were North Carolina, South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, and Tennessee.
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