AMH-4172 Study Guide - Final Guide: Homestead Acts, Casey Affleck, 20Th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment
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Id: the four slave-holding states of delaware, maryland, missouri, and. Kentucky who did not leave the union during the civil war. They stayed mainly because (a) martial law (b) presence of u. s troops (c) declaration of neutrality. Lincoln needed the border states because they would increase the. Confederate population and weaken the north"s strategic plans. Lincoln did not want early emancipation that would anger them. Significance: if they would have joined the confederacy, 45% more white population, 80% more industrial power, location to ohio river, would have been a huge strategic difference and advantage. Most important thing to happen, ultimately did not happen, maryland missouri and kentucky did not join the confederacy. Id: overall strategic plan created by winfield scott for union, winfield. Significance: cut off at least 50% of the supplies for the south and ultimately (probably) won the war.
