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SECTIONAL CRISIS 1850 1861

START OF THE CIVIL WAR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What types of states does this quote describe, “we are states with slaves that stayed with the Union .”
A
Union
B
Border
C
Confederate
D
Mini States
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In the context of the American Civil War (1861–65), the border states were slave states that did not secede from the Union . They were Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri, and after 1863, the new state of West Virginia.

Detailed explanation-2: -Slave States, U.S. History. the states that permitted slavery between 1820 and 1860: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.

Detailed explanation-3: -Four border states of Kentucky, Missouri, Maryland, and Delaware made the decision to remain in the Union.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Border States were located geographically in too central a place to stay apart from the conflict, as both the Union and Confederacy recognized the strategic value of the region.

Detailed explanation-5: -Which statement BEST describes the importance of the “border states"? States that allowed slavery but were loyal to the Union.

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