| − | '''The South''' is usually identified as the eleven states that made up the [[Confederate States of America]] which consisted of [[South Carolina]], [[Mississippi]], [[Florida]], [[Alabama]], [[Georgia]], [[Louisiana]], [[Texas]], [[Virginia]], [[Arkansas]], [[Tennessee]] and [[North Carolina]].{{fact}} The South is currently defined by the US Census as the above listed states, as well as [[Delaware]], [[Maryland]], [[West Virginia]], [[Kentucky]], and [[Oklahoma]]. [http://www.census.gov/geo/www/us_regdiv.pdf] | + | '''The South''' is usually identified as the eleven states that made up the [[Confederate States of America]] which consisted of [[South Carolina]], [[Mississippi]], [[Florida]], [[Alabama]], [[Georgia]], [[Louisiana]], [[Texas]], [[Virginia]], [[Arkansas]], [[Tennessee]] and [[North Carolina]].{{fact}} The South is currently defined by the US Census as the above listed states, as well as [[Delaware]], [[Maryland]], [[West Virginia]], [[Kentucky]], and [[Oklahoma]]. <ref>http://www.census.gov/geo/www/us_regdiv.pdf</ref> |
| | Although the south once fought to secede from the union during the [[Civil War]], today they are known as much as all the other states of the Union for their patriotism and commitment to morality in government. | | Although the south once fought to secede from the union during the [[Civil War]], today they are known as much as all the other states of the Union for their patriotism and commitment to morality in government. |