Question

questions 4 and 5 refer to the following map.
the union and the confederacy
battle sites
u.s. capitals & confederate capitals
free states and territories
slave states loyal to union
confederate states of america
territory supporting confederacy
split loyalty

1. which state permitted slavery but did not join the confederacy?

a. west virginia
b. arkansas
c. kansas
d. tennessee

1. the loyalty of maryland was of crucial importance to the union. based on the map, which statement best explains why this was so?

a. the nations capital was located near
b. the confederate capital was located
c. it was close to fort sumter, where the war began.
d. important rail lines ran through baltimore, maryland.

1. in the emancipation proclamation, issued in 1863, president lincoln freed all people enslaved in the states that had seceded from the union. this proclamation was explicitly not to be put into effect in slave states that remained in the union. the proclamation went on to say:

... hereby enjoin upon the people so declared free to abstain from all violence . . . and known that such persons of suitable condition will be received into the armed service of the united states to garrison forts, positions, stations, and other places, and to man vessels of all sorts.
based on the information given about the emancipation proclamation and the text of the order itself, which of the following was a major reason lincoln issued the proclamation?
a. to encourage states to secede from the union
b. to punish slaveholders throughout the south
c. to weaken the north by enlisting slaves in the confederate army
d. to weaken the south by enlisting slaves in the union army

Explanation:

For question 4: West Virginia was a slave state that remained loyal to the Union (did not join the Confederacy). Arkansas, Tennessee joined the Confederacy, and Kansas was a free territory/state.
For question 5: Washington D.C., the Union's capital, is adjacent to Maryland. If Maryland had joined the Confederacy, the capital would have been completely surrounded by Confederate territory, making it vulnerable. This is the key reason its loyalty was crucial.
For question 6: The Emancipation Proclamation freed enslaved people in Confederate states and allowed them to join the Union army. This took away labor and soldiers from the South, while adding manpower to the Union, directly weakening the Confederacy.

Answer:

1. A. West Virginia
2. A. The nation's capital was located near Maryland.
3. D. to weaken the South by enlisting slaves in the Union army