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Which side did the border states later join?
The joined the Union. Lincoln's diplomacy was successful.
How many states were on the confederate side?
11 states were on the Confederate side 20 states were on the Union side There were 5 border states, including West Virginia
How were border states different from other states?
The four border states were Kentucky, West Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware. These were Slave States that fought on the side of the North. When President Lincoln declared all slaves free in the South, this did not include the slaves in the Border States.
States located between the union and the confederacy?
All of the states at that time either stayed in the Union or joined the Confederacy. Geographically. Geographically, there were no states in between the two nations. The Border States is the term given to the slave states that chose to stay in the Union. They included Kentucky, Delaware, Maryland, Missouri and West Virginia. (West Virginia succeeded from Virginia after Virginia succeeded from the Union in order to avoid fighting for the Confederacy.) They were all near the border of the Confederacy. They knew that whichever side they chose, there would likely be fighting on their territory.
Why was taking sides hard for the border states?
The border states did not like the slavery and they got very upset and from my side of an opinion I would think theyn would of left the union but then they stayed in the union and they helped stop slavery. The swtates allowed slavery yet they have remained in the union.
What states fought in the Civil War on the side of the Union but which still had slavery?
the border states like kentucky missorui west virginia and maryland
What slave states fought with the north?
Five, if you count West Virginia as a state ( in 1860 it was still part of Virginia, but broke away from the Confederacy and joined the Union. In 1863, it became an offical US state). The slave states or Border States were Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, Misssouri, and West Virginia
Why were the border states so important so each side during the civil war?
The Union did not want to lose anymore of the territory.
What side was the union army on?
THE UNION WAS A SIDE IT STANDS FOR THE NORTHERN STATES THAT REMAINED LOYAL TO THE ORIGINAL UNITED STATES. THE TERM UNION IN THIS CASE IS THE UNION OF STATES IT IS A NICK NAME FOR THE U.S.
Why are the border states called border states?
Because the state shares a border with another country. For example, Minnesota shares a border with Canada and Arizona shares a border with Mexico. Ther term "border states" also applies to countries of one affiliation that have a border with countries of another affiliation. such as the countries that bordered the former "Warsaw pact" block in eastern Europe.
How many states did the north and south each have?
During the Civil War, there were twenty northern states. However, the border states (states situated between the north and south) fought on the side of the Union, totaling up to twenty-five states. Eleven states fought on the side of the south.
What were the Confederate states and what side were the Union states?
Kentucky, W.Virginia, Maryland, and Missouri.
