During the Civil War, the border states—Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, and Missouri—shared several similarities with the Southern states, particularly in terms of their economies and cultural ties. Both regions were heavily reliant on agriculture, with significant slave populations and plantation systems. Additionally, many residents in the border states held pro-Southern sentiments and sympathized with Confederate causes, despite remaining in the Union. This complex allegiance often led to internal conflicts and divided loyalties within the border states.
Mississippi.
The eleven "Southern" states that seceded from the Union were all "slave" states. The slave holding states of Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland and Delaware were termed to be "border" states and geographically, none of them can be describes as "Southern" states, especially Delaware.
There were 430,929 slaves in the Border States.
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During the American Civil War there were five states which stayed neutral and were given the name "border" states. They were called border states because they each bordered a free state and were aligned with the union. The five border states were Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, and West Virginia.
Only one nation shares a common border with the USA's southern border: Mexico.
Mississippi.
Mexico is the country on the southern border of the United States.
At the beginning of the US Civil War, the "southern" border States were Kentucky and Missouri. In this answer, Maryland is excluded in that although it was a pro=southern slave State, it cannot be considered a border State.
Texas and Arkansas each border Louisiana. All three can be described as as "southern States".
Rio Grande forms the Southern border of the United states.
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Arkansas
The eleven "Southern" states that seceded from the Union were all "slave" states. The slave holding states of Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland and Delaware were termed to be "border" states and geographically, none of them can be describes as "Southern" states, especially Delaware.
The present day states were: Cananda, Florida, and the southern border.
They are the southern states, they make up the deep south, and they all have a border with a coast and ocean access.
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