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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Fort Sumter and the Confederacy

Question 3 • (AG Q4) American History 8: 25-26 (AHostetler)

Why did Lincoln think it was important to keep the border states in the Union?

Answer
A
This region was home to the South’s best generals.
B
The area contained a majority of the South’s manufacturing capacity.
C
If the border states remained in the Union, the Confederacy would refuse to go to war.
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