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Why were Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri considered border states during the civil war​

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They were Slave States that didn’t leave the union.

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The Border states were those states that during the American Civil War did not leave the Union. The border states were Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri. After West Virginia separated from Virginia, it was also considered a border state.

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