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Seal of the Confederate States

Okay, so a long time ago in a place called the United States, there were some people who didn't really agree with each other about how things should be run. Some of these people thought it was okay for some folks to own other folks as slaves, and other people said that was not okay and wanted to make it illegal.

The people who thought it was okay for some folks to own others as slaves were called the Confederates, and they decided they wanted to make their own country called the Confederate States. They made a special symbol to represent their new country, called the Seal of the Confederate States.

The Seal has a lot of different parts that each mean something special. At the center is a picture of a soldier with a gun and a sword. This is called a battle flag and it represents the Confederates' willingness to fight for what they believed in.

Around the soldier, there are different designs and words that also have meanings. Some show farmers working in fields, others show ships and ports where goods could be traded, and there's even a picture of a Native American with a corn plant to show the Confederates' respect for the land and the people who lived on it before they got there.

To sum it up, the Seal of the Confederate States is a special symbol that was made a long time ago by people who wanted to start their own country. It has lots of different pictures and designs that all mean something important to them.