Southern U.S.
Confederate states region
The Southern U.S. is the southeastern region of the United States, roughly the states of the former Confederacy plus bordering areas.
The region is associated with distinctive dialects, cuisine, and cultural traditions: Southern hospitality, Southern cooking.
As an adjective, it describes things from or characteristic of this region: a Southern U.S. accent, Southern U.S. politics.
- NashvilleTennessee's largest city
- MississippiSouthern state or major river
- country musicRural Southern folk-pop genre
- honky tonkSeedy country music bar
- Trail of Tears1830s forced indigenous relocation
magnolia trees · Alabama · Jim Crow laws · Civil War · Bible Belt · rural communities · front porch · Cajun cuisine · soul food · Spanish moss · cotton fields · juke joint · Georgia · Reconstruction Era · Confederate States · barbecue · deep fried · pecan pie
Southern U.S.New England
Northeast U.S. region
Pacific Northwest · Upper Midwest · Great Lakes region · Alaska · Mid-Atlantic