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Why was Lincoln deter men to keep the border states in the union?
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Why was Lincoln deter men to keep the border states in the union?

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The main reason why Lincoln was determined to keep the border states in the union was because these states provided an important "buffer" between the slave-based south and the "free" North, which he could use to his military and social advantage.
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