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Yes. These were the four slave-states of the Upper South that had voted to stay loyal. Lincoln did not want to upset powerful slave-owners in these states and drive them into the arms of the Confederacy, so he allowed slavery to continue there for the duration of the war.

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The Border States had altogether 430 929 slaves.

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How many slaves were there in the border states during the Civil War?

There were 430,929 slaves in the Border States.


What is the percentage of slaves in the border state?

In the Border States the percentages of slaves was that of 14,25%.


How long before the border states slaves were freed were the southern states slaves freed?

two years.


What slaves did the emancipation free?

The Emancipation Proclamation freed all slaves in the rebelling states (the confederacy) and did not free the slaves in the five border states.


What is the word for slaves states that stayed in the union when the civil war began?

Border States


What are slaves states called when they didnt secede during the civil war?

The Border States, or the Buffer States.


What percent owned slaves in the border states that did not secede?

38 percent


Why would Lincoln free the slaves only in the confederacy and not in the union controlled border states?

Becuase he didn't want to lose the support of the border states.


Why did the border states chose to remain in the US even though they wanted slaves?

guns


Did Lincoln's proclamation free all slaves if not who still remained a slave?

The slaves in the border states, Missouri, Maryland, and West Virginia .


What was signed by Lincoln to free the slaves in the confederate states?

Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, which freed slaves in all the rebellious states of the Union. Lincoln had no power to enforce his statement, so no slaves were actually freed. Also, slaves in the border states that remained loyal to the Union were not freed.


What were the three border states during the US Civil War?

The three border states during the US Civil War were Missouri, Kentucky and Maryland. The were slave states but did not join the Confederacy. Delaware also had slaves and was not "on the border" between the North and the South