Why were Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri considered border states during the Civil War?

A.
They were slave states that stayed in the Union.

B.
They were free states next to slave states.

C.
They were free states that joined the Confederacy.

D.
They were slave states that had boundaries on the ocean.

Question

Why were Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri considered border states during the Civil War?	
 
 A.
They were slave states that stayed in the Union.
 
 B.
They were free states next to slave states.
 
 C.
They were free states that joined the Confederacy.
 
 D.
They were slave states that had boundaries on the ocean.

wwhitlock · Answer

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The border states were slave states the stayed in the Union during the war.