From what was the Confederate States of America created? slave states within the Union
free states within the Union
slave territories outside of the Union
states that had seceded from the Union

The states that had seceded from the Union

Explanation:

States that had seceded from the Union.

By February 1861, seven Southern states had seceded. On February 4 of that year, representatives from South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia and Louisiana met in Montgomery, Alabama, with representatives from Texas arriving later, to form the Confederate States of America.

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