Upper South
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The Upper South is a subregion of the United States generally referring to the northernmost tier of Southern states, often including Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia, Tennessee, and sometimes parts of neighboring states, distinguished historically and culturally from the Deep South.
Aliases (2)
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
subregion of the United States
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| country |
United States
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| culturalRegionType |
cultural region
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geographic region → historical region → |
| distinguishedFrom |
Deep South
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| dominantDialect |
Appalachian English
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Southern American English → |
| dominantReligion |
Baptist denominations
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Evangelical Protestantism → Methodist denominations → |
| hasCharacteristic |
border region between North and South in the United States
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culturally Southern but with some Midwestern and Appalachian influences → historically less dependent on plantation agriculture than Deep South → historically mixed economy of small farms and some plantations → |
| hasFeature |
historically important livestock and mixed farming
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historically important tobacco production → mix of urban and rural areas → significant coal and natural gas resources in some areas → transitional climate between humid subtropical and continental climates → |
| historicalContext |
contained several slave states that remained in or were contested during the American Civil War
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included key border states during the American Civil War → |
| includes |
Kentucky
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Tennessee → Virginia → West Virginia → |
| language |
English
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| locatedIn |
Eastern United States
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South Central United States → Southeastern United States → |
| overlapsWith |
Appalachia
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Border States → Upland South → |
| partOf |
Southern United States
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| religion |
Protestantism
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| sometimesIncludes |
Eastern Oklahoma
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Northern Alabama → Northern Arkansas → Northern Georgia → Northern Mississippi → Northern North Carolina → Northern South Carolina → Southern Missouri → |
| timePeriodOfCommonUse |
19th century
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20th century → 21st century → |
| usedIn |
U.S. cultural geography
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U.S. historical scholarship → political analysis of the American South → |
Referenced by (12)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Bourbon County, Kentucky
("Upland South")
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Bullitt County, Kentucky ("Upland South") → Central Kentucky ("Upland South") → Clark County, Kentucky ("Interior Upland South") → Mercer County, Kentucky ("Interior Upland South") → Tennessee (eastern portion) ("Upland South") → |
locatedIn |
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Hart County, Kentucky
("Upland South")
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Kentucky ("Upland South") → |
locatedInRegion |
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Whig Party
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hadStrongSupportIn |
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Southern United States
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hasSubregion |
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Upper South
("Upland South")
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overlapsWith |
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Western Kentucky
("Upland South")
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partOf |