The United States kept a military occupational force of 200,00 troops in the former States of the Confederacy.
Kentucky and Missouri. They did not strictly secede. But there were provisional secessionist committees that tried to exert power, and force was certainly needed to keep these two badly divided states onside.
President Buchanan did not force seceding states to return to the Union.
the 4 border states between the north and the south
they wanted revenge on the Union
Lincoln's administration ended slavery in the United States and kept the federal union intact.
The union of the states
because the constitution enabled the northern states to control all money in the country. it kept the northern states in power f mney and the southern states nd kept them poor
The constitution did not authorize him to force the southern states to stay in the union
Abraham Lincoln took several strategic actions to ensure that border states remained loyal to the Union during the Civil War. He implemented a cautious approach to slavery, emphasizing the preservation of the Union over immediate abolition, which helped to assuage the fears of slaveholding states. Additionally, Lincoln increased federal presence and support in these states, reinforcing their economic and military ties to the Union. By addressing their concerns and maintaining communication, he successfully kept these crucial states on the side of the Union.
maine and missouri missouri would enter the union as a slave state maine would enter the union as a free state kept the balance between free and slave states equal
President James Buchanan did not take decisive action to force seceding states to return to the Union. He believed that the Constitution did not grant him the authority to use military force against the states that had seceded. Instead, he took a passive approach, arguing that secession was illegal but feeling constrained by the political and legal complexities of the situation. This inaction contributed to the growing tensions that ultimately led to the Civil War.