border states
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8 “slave” states remained in the Union after the CSA was formed.
Lincoln did not use force b/c he didn’t want to lose them.
After Fort Sumter – Arkansas, Tennessee, Virginia, and North Carolina join the CSA.
Border States – Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware.
Slave states that stayed in the Union
Population
Factories
Railroads
Food
Navy
Defensive War
Home field advantage
Better military leaders
Better soldiers
Believed in the cause
• North – 1) Blockade the South
2) Capture Richmond, VA (capital)
3) Control the Mississippi River
- Cut the south in half
• South – 1) Capture Washington D.C.
2) Keep the status quo
South has already achieved its main goal, independence. They just have to keep it.
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