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What is the word for slave states that stayed in the union when the civil war began?
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What slave states stayed in the Union when the civil war began?
Maryland, Delaware, Missouri, and Kentucky
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.
What were the slave states that stayed in the Unoin when the civil war began?
It was the border states that didn't secede (or leave) to the Confederate United States of America. For example Tennessese didn't secede but decided to run to governments at the same time, one Union Government and one Confederate Government. Kentucky did the Same thing
What happened to the slave states that stayed in the union when the civil war began?
After a short time they joined the Union side and fought against the Confederacy. However a part of their citizen, especially those of Missouri and Kentucky, enlisted themselves voluntarily in the Confederate Army.
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.
Was it slaves in the north?
The North had abolished slavery, because it did not fit the industrial system. In the Civil War, four slave-states stayed loyal to the Union, and were counted as 'the North'.
What was special about the border states in the civil war?
They were the slave-states that stayed loyal to the Union. Lincoln treated them tactfully, and allowed them to continue practising slavery during hostilities, for fear of driving them into the arms of the Confederacy.
What were the slave states that stayed in the Union at the beginning of the US Civil War?
Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware. Slaves in these states were not freed till after the US Civil War; not even by the Emancipation Proclamation. These four states were the slave border states and purposefully not included in the Emancipation Proclamation. US President Lincoln could not risk having these states join the Confederacy.
What states were slave state but stayed in the union?
Kentucky, Missouri, Maryland, Delaware
How many free and slave states were there?
15 slave states and 19 free states during the American Civil War
What were slave states that stayed in the unoin called?
1. Secesh states 2. the South 3. Dixie
What four slave states stayed with the union during the civil war?
Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware. West Virginia was also formed during this time period and remained loyal to the Union. Slaves in these states were not freed till after the civil war; not even by the Emancipation Proclamation.
