They held the balance of power.
If the four Upper South states that remained loyal had voted Confederate, the South would probably have won.
Slave states. Some border states made attempts to secede, but for one reason or another, failed to do so.
The main border issue the United States has is with Mexico. The problem with controlling the border is that it is so big. There are special forces that deal specifically with dealing with border patrol. They have installed fences, checkpoints, and special cameras that can detect human bodies, to help prevent illegal passing.
Kentucky borders seven states: West Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio. Missouri and Tennessee both border EIGHT states….so, technically, they also border seven states.
Kentucky and Missouri
The border states were not against slavery, so when the emancipation proclamation comes in, they might have decided to join the confederate states
The boll weevil is controlled with insecticide. In addition in the United States, it is illegal to grow cotton south of certain points so it will not cross international borders. Also in the United States, fields are constantly monitored for it. A special effort is being made to contain it where it still exists in a small patch of land at the Texas-Louisiana border. That area receives special attention and constant application of insecticide.
Virginia and Maryland dummies so stupid
Kentucky. Missouri. Maryland.
In the American Civil War, the border-states were the four slave-states of the Upper South that had voted (narrowly) to stay loyal to the USA. They were Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland and Delaware. At the beginning of the war, Lincoln's biggest worry was that these states would fall into the arms of the Confederacy. This was why he allowed them to continue practising slavery, so as not to upset leading slave-owners in these states.
These two states border each other, so there are no states technically "between".
You will need to write that so we can understand it - "maynamer" ?
Maryland held out ratifying due to border disputes with neighboring states.