What does the shaded area on the map above represents?
The shaded area on the map above represents the Confederate States of America. The Confederacy included the group of 11 states shaded on the map. The Confederate States of America was a self-proclaimed nation of 11 secessionist slave holding states of the United States, existing from 1861 to 1865. The Confederacy was originally formed by seven states :South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas