Select two of the reasons why it was important that the border states ( Missouri and Kentucky ) remained loyal to the union?
¤ If border states seceded from the union, these states would likely adopt slavery into their economics institutions.
¤ Border states were close to important Northern cities including Philadelphia and Washington D.C.
¤ Some border states controlled major rivers including the Ohio River and the Mississippi River.
¤ The secession of border states would decrease the territory that the Union needed to control to win the war.