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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.)
How many states were in the union before the civil war?
During the civil war there were 24 states in the union including the border states. but there was 23 states that remained loyal to the union during the war.
What distinction did the city of Richmond hold during the civil war?
Capital of the Confederate States of America
What are the slave border states?
The border states were those states that bordered the states that seceded before the Civil War. The border states consisted of Kentucky, Delaware, Maryland, and Missouri.
What was the norths capital during the civil war?
Washington d.c.
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