7.)During the Civil War, a state called a border state was one which?
A.)Allowed slavery but did not secede.
B.)Outlawed slavery but not part of the Union.
C.)Was declared neutral by the U.S. government.
D.)Was quickly reclaimed by the Union after the war started.
The answer is A
A border state during the Civil War was one which allowed slavery but did not secede. This means that option A, "Allowed slavery but did not secede," is the correct answer.
To determine the correct answer, let's analyze each option:
A.) Allowed slavery but did not secede: This option refers to states that continued to allow slavery but did not secede from the Union during the Civil War. While there were states that fit this description, such as Kentucky and Maryland, this does not encompass all border states.
B.) Outlawed slavery but not part of the Union: This option refers to states that had abolished slavery but were not part of the Union during the Civil War. However, this also does not cover all border states.
C.) Was declared neutral by the U.S. government: This option suggests that border states were declared neutral during the Civil War. While it is true that some individual cities or regions within the border states declared neutrality, this designation was not applied to the entire states themselves.
D.) Was quickly reclaimed by the Union after the war started: This option implies that the border states were rapidly reacquired by the Union after the war began. However, this does not encompass all border states either.
Based on the analysis, the correct answer is A.) Allowed slavery but did not secede. Border states were those that permitted slavery but did not join the Confederacy by seceding from the Union during the Civil War.