Border States

Question 1

What are border states?

Answer 1

states that divided the union and confederacy (north and south)
-slave states that stayed in the union (4)

Question 2

Whats the importance of Missouri?

Answer 2

controlled parts of the Mississippi river and major routes to the west

Question 3

Whats importance of Maryland?

Answer 3

was close to Confederate capital Richmond
-Washignton D.C lay within the state union capital

Question 4

What are 6 strengths of the North?

Answer 4

-factories - goods and tech.
-railroads
-Navy
-Banks
-Abraham Lincoln
-Farms

Question 5

What are 3 strengths of the South?

Answer 5

-fighting for way of life
-know the land
-at first generals

Question 6

Goal of the South?

Answer 6

wanted to become an independent nation and defend their land

Question 7

Goal of the North?
Lincoln want to do?

Answer 7

-wanted to restore the Union
-does not want to get rid of slavery

Question 8

What is confederate strategies?

Answer 8

gain and defend their land as long as possible

Question 9

Union strategies?

Answer 9

Anaconda plan:
-North/Navy would block southern ports
-North would gain control of Miss. Rv.
-Capture confederate capital rinchmond Virginia

Question 10

define enlist?

Answer 10

to join confederate or union army

Question 11

what were nicknames for north/south soldiers?

Answer 11

north = rebels or yankees
south = rebs