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It was a slave-state that had voted against joining the Confederacy. Lincoln allowed it to remain neutral at the beginning of the war. When the Confederates under Braxton Bragg invaded, he was able to set-up a Confederate government, but it collapsed as soon as he left.
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Was Kentucky a slave or free state in the Civil war?
Kentucky was a slave state
Was Kentucky a slave state or a free state?
Gracious sakes, were you asleep for all of 5th grade? Kentucky was a slave state that didn't secede during the Civil War. Such states are called "border states" and include Missouri, Maryland, and even Delaware. West Virginia was taken from Virginia in 1863, but that region had little or no slavery.
Was Ohio a slave-free state?
In 1803, Ohio became the first non-slave state out of the northwest territories. Citizens were divided on the subject, but it was an official non-slave state.
Was Mississippi a slave state or a free state?
A slave state.
Was north carlinia a slave state or a free state?
North Carolina was a slave State
Was Kentucky a slave or free state in the Civil war?
Kentucky was a slave state
Was Missouri Kentucky and Maryland free or slave states?
Missouri was a slave state. Maryland and Kentucky were slave states.
Was Kentucky a free state during the Civil War?
It was a slave state and was made a state in 1792.
Was Kentucky a slave state or a free state?
Gracious sakes, were you asleep for all of 5th grade? Kentucky was a slave state that didn't secede during the Civil War. Such states are called "border states" and include Missouri, Maryland, and even Delaware. West Virginia was taken from Virginia in 1863, but that region had little or no slavery.
Was kansas a slave state or free state?
it was a free state >3
Was Kentucke a free state or a slave state?
Slave state
Did Texas want to join the U.S. as a free state or slave state?
no it was slave free
Was Idaho a slave or free state?
Free state.
According to the fugitive slave laws if a slave escaped to a free state he or she was automatically free?
According to the fugitive slave laws a slave was not automatically free if he/she escaped to a slave free state. If a slave was caught in a free state, the people were obligated to hold them for the slave chasers. Not many people obeyed this rule, though.
Is Iowa a free or slave state?
Yes it was a slave state
Was Tennessee a free state or the slave state in 1850?
Slave
Was Ohio a slave state or free state?
it was a free state
