Why did the North need to maintain control of the border states during

the Civil War?

(A) Control of the border states would have given the South access to

much-needed centers of industry.

(B) President Lincoln needed the region's political support to maintain

the presidency.

(C) The North relied on the slave labor in the region for production.

(D) The border states created an impenetrable buff er zone between the

North and South.

(E) The land of the border states was vital for the completion of a

transcontinental railroad.

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Jason

8 February, 18:39

Why did the North need to maintain control of the border states during

the Civil War?

(A) Control of the border states would have given the South access to

much-needed centers of industry.

(B) President Lincoln needed the region's political support to maintain

the presidency.

(C) The North relied on the slave labor in the region for production.

(D) The border states created an impenetrable buff er zone between the

North and South.

(E) The land of the border states was vital for the completion of a

transcontinental railroad.

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Charlee Sparks · Answer 1

The main reason why the North needed to maintain control of the border states during the Civil War was because " (B) President Lincoln needed the region’s political support to maintain the presidency," since these states remained loyal to the Union but were not necessarily "free states".