what are considered southern states?
The states that are considered fully Southern are Georgia, South Carolina, and Virginia on the Atlantic coast. Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana on the Gulf Coast. And the inland states of Tennessee and Arkansas. Kentucky is perhaps a fully Southern state, but some people seem to think it's not fully Southern. The states that are considered partially or formerly Southern or that are otherwise sometimes associated with the South include Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia (separated from Virginia), Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas. All of these states had slavery up until the Civil War. I think that's something truly or fully Northern states cannot say is true.