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What states made up the upper south?
The Upper South typically refers to the states of Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, and West Virginia. These states were characterized by a mix of agriculture and industry, and they played a significant role in the Civil War. The Upper South is distinct from the Lower South, which included states like South Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama, where plantation agriculture dominated.
Why was Missouri and Kentucky important during the civil war?
These were the two biggest border-states - that is, slave-states of the Upper South, that had stayed loyal to the Union. With these states, Lincoln had to be especially diplomatic, to persuade them not to go Confederate.
Where are the border states located in the civil war?
In the Upper South - Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, Delaware.
Which states seceded after Lincoln asked them for troops?
States in the upper south
What northern states did Lee invade during civil war?
Only one - Pennsylvania, and only for three days! (Maryland would not count as a Northern state. It was Upper South.)
What side did Arkansas support in the civil war?
The Confederates. It was one of the Upper South states that were the last to join the Confederates.
What border states supported the north and which the south in the civil war?
The Border States were those of the Upper South which did not secede. They were Kentucky, Missouri, Maryland and Delaware. The other four states of the Upper South joined the Confederacy after the Battle of Fort Sumter, when Lincoln called for volunteer troops to fight for the Union.
What does Delaware have to do with the civil war?
It was one of the four slave-states of the Upper South that stayed loyal - a big issue with Lincoln.
When did the states of the Upper South like Virginia and Tennessee secede?
The states of the upper South, such as Virginia and Tennessee seceded from the United States in 1861.
What states were affected in the civil war?
In the Civil War, some states were against slavery and some wanted it. The south wanted and used slaves all the time when the north hated slavery and wanted to get rid of it.
Why did some south states chose to fight with the north instead of the south during the civil war?
Not all the slave-states approved of secession. Of the slave-states of the Upper South, four seceded after Fort Sumter, and four more stayed loyal. These four - Kentucky, Missouri, Maryland, Delaware - were allowed to continue practising slavery, as Lincoln did not want to drive them into the arms of the Confederacy.
What was the 2 sides of the Civil War?
The two sides of the US Civil War were the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA againsts th Confederat States of America. The Civil War was the North and South, the Yanks against the Rebs,or the United States (North) and the Confederacy (South). However, there have been other civil wars in other countries; civil war simply means a war within the boundaries of a country.
