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It had strong economic ties with the North and the South

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Q: Why was Virginia slow to join the Confederacy?
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Which State join the Confederacy?

Virginia


Who was the only border state to join the confederacy?

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What was the only border stateto join the confederacy?

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Which was the only border state to join the Confederacy?

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Virginia voted to secede on Apr. 17, 1861. The secession vote was ratified by the citizens of Virginia on May 23. Virginia then existed as an independent republic until it joined the Confederacy on June. 19, 1861.


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