<P> Dixie (otherwise known as Dixieland) is a nickname for the Southern United States, especially those states that composed the Confederate States of America . The term originally referred simply to the states south of the Mason - Dixon Line, but now is more of a cultural reference, referring to parts of the United States that "feel" southern . In addition, the term is inextricably bound to the (mixed) feelings that many Americans associate with the Confederate battle flag . </P> <P> As a definite geographic location within the United States, "Dixie" is usually defined as the eleven Southern states that seceded in late 1860 and early 1861 to form the new Confederate States of America . They are (in order of secession): South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina, and Tennessee . Maryland never seceded from the Union, but many of their citizens favored the Confederacy . Whilst many of Maryland's representatives were arrested to prevent secession, both the states of Missouri and Kentucky produced Ordinances of Secession and were admitted into the Confederacy . Note that West Virginia was part of Virginia until 1863; counties that chose not to secede from the Union became part of West Virginia . </P>

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