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- proper noun The
northern part of thethe South (Southern United States)
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Examples
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It also aimed to keep states in the Upper South from seceding.
The Willard: Where hope collapsed as slavery raged Michael E. Ruane 2011
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It also aimed to keep states in the Upper South from seceding.
The Willard: Where hope collapsed as slavery raged Michael E. Ruane 2011
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It also aimed to keep states in the Upper South from seceding.
The Willard: Where hope collapsed as slavery raged Michael E. Ruane 2011
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Perhaps there was never any hope of compromise at this late date and the only reason any attempts were made was a misguided belief that the Upper South held significant numbers of Unionists.
John Marszalek: Why did the Peace Conference in Washington fail in its mission? John Marszalek 2011
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Their principal concerns, however, were northward to the Upper South, where their hard-line pro-slavery stance had gained some support but had not resulted in the secession of the Upper South states.
Waite Rawls: Was there a better choice for C.S.A. president than Jefferson Davis? Waite Rawls 2011
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It also aimed to keep states in the Upper South from seceding.
The Willard: Where hope collapsed as slavery raged Michael E. Ruane 2011
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Yet it seems that by the late 1850s, such resistance in the Upper South had again become more pervasive.
'Freeing Charles' 2010
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Yet it seems that by the late 1850s, such resistance in the Upper South had again become more pervasive.
'Freeing Charles' 2010
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She used to hook in truck stops in the Upper South.
The Glass Rainbow James Lee Burke 2010
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Yet it seems that by the late 1850s, such resistance in the Upper South had again become more pervasive.
'Freeing Charles' 2010
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