2006-11-12 12:22:44 · 4 answers · asked by pleiadespete 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
For the 10 southern states that seceded from the union in 1860 and 1861. The states were South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, and North Carolina…
During that time the banks in New Orleans used the word Dix (Ten) on bank notes, so the name Dixie was formed.
In 1859 the Musician Daniel Decatur Emmett wrote the popular song. “I wish I was in Dixie” which was used as the anthem for the Confederacy during the war of Northern aggression.
2006-11-12 13:20:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think there is a famous song named Dixie that the southerners used to whistle, therefore "Whistleing Dixie".
2006-11-12 12:25:45 · answer #2 · answered by Genie♥Angel 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dixie is slang for Dixon,as in the Mason-Dixon line.It's the border between north and south(Pennsylvania and Maryland).
2006-11-12 12:26:16 · answer #3 · answered by Danny 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm almost positive the mason Dixon line separated Kentucky and Tennessee
2006-11-12 12:38:41 · answer #4 · answered by treefrog 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋