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Legendary card · History
Confederate States of America, a Legendary card
The Confederate States of America, also known as the Confederate States or the Confederacy, was a republic in the Southern United States from 1861 to 1865, unrecognized as a sovereign nation by either foreign governments or the United States.
- Rarity
- Legendary
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 96
- DEF
- 92
- Power
- 188
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 1,400,000
Ranked #258 of the 3,000 cards of the base set by power (ATK + DEF).
Confederate States of America quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Confederate States of America card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The ______ was formed on February 8, 1861, by seven states that had seceded from the Union.
Answer
Confederacy. The Confederacy was formed on February 8, 1861, by seven states that had seceded from the Union. From the Confederate States of America article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Thomas Massie. Thomas Massie 2,500,000 · French Revolution 1,900,000 · Confederate States of America 1,400,000 · Military history of the Song dynasty 12,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- The Confederacy was formed on February 8, 1861, by seven states that had seceded from the Union.
- The original seven were South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, the additional four were Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina.
- These states fought against the United States during the American Civil War in the wake of the 1860 election of Abraham Lincoln as president, with the principal aim of safeguarding slavery amid fears of northern abolitionist influence and federal interference in slave property.
Why it is Legendary
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Confederate States of America article was read about 1,400,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 96 and blocks with 92: each hit it takes is cut by 37 %.
How to get Confederate States of America
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Confederate States of America (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Original: Nicola Marschall (1829–1917) Vector: Ariane Schmidt, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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