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The Capital of the US- Washington DC, is SOUTH of Maryland. If Maryland became part of the Confederacy, the US Capital would be surrounded by the Confederate States. And THAT would be rather awkward.
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What four slave states remained with the union during the civil war?
Maryland, Delaware, Missouri, and Kentucky were border states that remained with the union during the civil war.
The most important border state during the civil war?
Maryland
Was Maryland a union state or confederate state?
it didn't join the civil war. during the war slavery was still legal
What 3 union states were civil war battles fought?
Pennsylvania (Gettysburg), Maryland (Antietam), and Kentucky - to name three.
Why is the union important to the civil war?
because they were fighting in it, and... well i think that covers it.
Was Maryland union or confederate during the civil war?
Union. Maryland was an Union Border state but this counted Union of course.
Did Maryland leave the union during the civil war?
No
Did Maryland belong to the north or south during the Civil War?
Maryland was a Union State
What four slave states remained with the union during the civil war?
Maryland, Delaware, Missouri, and Kentucky were border states that remained with the union during the civil war.
Why were Delaware Kentucky Maryland and Missouri so important during the civil war?
They were border states for the Union and Confederate. Maryland was especially important because it contained the U.S. capital (Washington D.C.)
What state supplied food for the union during the civil war?
Either Maryland or Delaware supplied food for the Union.
What best the events in Maryland in the early days in the civil war?
lincoln ordered the union to attack the secessionist forces in maryland
The most important border state during the civil war?
Maryland
What slave states stayed in the Union when the civil war began?
Maryland, Delaware, Missouri, and Kentucky
Was Maryland a union state or confederate state?
it didn't join the civil war. during the war slavery was still legal
Why is the border state Delaware so important to the union?
Lincoln believed that the Border States were an important key to winning the Civil War. They were the states that had strong loyalties to either cause. Maryland was important because of its strategic location to DC. Delaware bordered Maryland and shared the peninsula with it and Virginia. Part of the Union strategy was also to blockade supplies to the South.
What facts about geography made Maryland so important in the civil war?
It surrounded Washington DC.
