what are the southern states?

Answer 1

Some serious disagreement here, so let's try to clarify some things:

First: there is no official designation saying that a state is or isn't part of "THE Southern States" or any other region. The definition of such regions, with the except perhaps of "New England" is not agreed upon. Therefore, any attempt to find a definite answer is likely to frustrate you.

Second: These regions are usually based on cultural or historical differences. Those places on the fringe often have a number of characteristics which "bleed into" or share traits with two or more regions they are near. Missouri is a prime example of this.

So--to answer the question...

The states that everyone seems to agree upon as being part of "The Southern States": Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina.

Most people would include the following without exception, although they have recently taken on distinctively "Eastern" busy, industrial feels: Virginia, North Carolina.

The state which is historically very southern but has changed culturally in dramatic ways in recent decades especially: Florida.

The states which bleed into the west, but are also distinctively southern in almost every significant way of defining "southernness": Texas, Oklahoma.

Finally--the most debatable additions--those which are not only bordering on the Northeast and Midwest, but, while traditionally southern slave states, did not leave the Union in the Civil War: Missouri (Usually counted with the Midwestern states instead), Kentucky, West Virginia, Maryland, Delaware--along with Washington, D.C. These last three are usually defined as Northeastern it seems.

Whew! There you have it, clear as mud. That's as clear as it gets.

Answer 2

The Southern United States or the South constitutes a distinctive region covering a large portion of the United States. Due to the region's unique cultural and historic heritage, including the doctrine of states' rights, the institution of slavery and the legacy of the American Civil War, the South has developed its own customs, literature, musical styles (such as country music and jazz, rock 'n' roll and blues), and cuisine.
Namely:-
Texas
Louisiana
Arkansas
Mississippi
Tennesse
Alabama
Georgia
Florida
South Carolina
North Carolina
Virginia

Oklahoma, Missouri, Kentucky, West Virginia and Maryland may or may not be considered as southern states.

Answer 3

Texas
Louisiana
Arkansas
Mississippi
Tennesse
Alabama
Georgia
Florida
South Carolina
North Carolina
Virginia

Oklahoma, Missouri, Kentucky, West Virginia and Maryland may or may not be considered as southern states.

Answer 4

Slavery had existed in all 13 colonies, yet died out in the North as a results of fact the yeoman farmers ought to do their artwork. It have been the desire of many of the Founding Fathers that slavery would purely fade away. The South became based on slave labor for those reasons. the invention of the cotton gin which made removing the seeds from cotton would desire to extra handy. before this device became into invented somebody had to take a seat and eliminate the seeds with the aid of hand. call for for cotton boomed with the commercial Revolution in Britain, and later the Northern States. Cotton became very rewarding. notwithstanding, Cotton remained an relatively labor extensive crop. It nevertheless had to be picked with the aid of hand. Slave labor became into the main inexpensive labor source.

Answer 5

Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisana,Alabama, South Carolina,

Answer 6

The states that are at south of a country

Answer 7

Tenn
South Carolina
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama

Answer 8

depends on who you ask....Florida is not a southern state, neither is Texas, but thats my opinion

Answer 9

the former slave states that fought on the side of the confederacy in the civil war.

Answer 10

texas,louisianna,florida,alabama,new mexico,california