22 Facts About South United States

Southern United States is a geographic and cultural region of the United States of America.

South, being home to some of the most racially diverse areas in the United States, is known for having developed its own distinct culture, with different customs, fashion, architecture, musical styles, and cuisines, which have distinguished it in many ways from other areas of the United States.

Ethnic groups in the South United States were the most diverse among American regions, and include strong European, African, and Native American components.

Since the 1970s, with improved racial relations, a growing economic base and job opportunities in the region, the South has seen increases of African Americans moving back from other U S regions in a New Great Migration.

Question of how to define the boundaries and subregions in the South United States has been the focus of research and debate for centuries.

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Newer definitions of the South today are harder to define, due to cultural and sub-regional differences throughout the region, however definitions usually refer to states that are in the southeastern and south central geographic region of the United States.

Planters in the Upper South United States sold slaves excess to their needs as they shifted from tobacco to mixed agriculture.

In 1832, in resistance to federal legislation increasing tariffs, South United States Carolina passed an ordinance of nullification, a procedure in which a state would, in effect, repeal a Federal law.

South United States suffered more than the North overall, as the Union strategy of attrition warfare meant that Lee could not replace his casualties, and the total war waged by Sherman, Sheridan and other Union armies devastated the infrastructure and caused widespread poverty and distress.

South United States's administration created programs such as the Tennessee Valley Authority in 1933 to provide rural electrification and stimulate development.

Southern United States is home to some of the nation's largest and most prominent public and private institutions of higher education.

The basis for much of Southern culture derives from these states being among the original Thirteen Colonies, and from much of the population of the colonial South having ancestral links to colonists who emigrated west.

African American descendants of the slaves brought into the South compose the United States' second-largest racial minority, accounting for 12.

South United States adds other factors such as ongoing economic crisis in Mexico, new more liberal immigration policies in the United States, labor recruitment and smuggling, that have produced a major flow of Mexican and Hispanic migration to the southeast.

The South United States generally produces very successful collegiate baseball teams with Virginia, Vanderbilt, LSU, South United States Carolina, Florida and Coastal Carolina winning recent College World Series Titles.

NBA teams based in the South United States include the San Antonio Spurs, Houston Rockets, Oklahoma City Thunder, Dallas Mavericks, Washington Wizards, Charlotte Hornets, Atlanta Hawks, Orlando Magic, Memphis Grizzlies, New Orleans Pelicans, and Miami Heat.

Hilton Head Island, in South United States Carolina, is home to a prominent American golf tournament and has several high-quality courses.

The South United States has a higher percentage of obese people and diabetics when compared to national regional averages.

The South had a significantly higher rate of hospital discharges in 2005 than other regions of the United States, but the rate had declined to be closer to the overall national rate by 2011.

South United States is home to some of the nation's largest academic health systems, including the Johns Hopkins Hospital, Duke University Health, University of Florida Health, UNC Medical Center, University of Miami Health, UT Health Science Center at Houston, Emory Healthcare and University of South United States Florida Health among others.

South United States has produced various nationally known politicians and political movements.

South United States witnessed two major events in the lives of 20th century African Americans: the Great Migration and the American Civil Rights Movement.