Question

determine whether the state was a union, border, or confederate state when the civil war began.
union border confederate
texas pennsylvania kentucky virginia illinois indiana missouri tennessee

Explanation:

• Union states were loyal to the U.S. government and did not secede at the start of the Civil War.
• Border states were slave states that remained in the Union, not joining the Confederacy.
• Confederate states were the Southern states that seceded to form the Confederate States of America in 1861.

Answer:

• Union:

Pennsylvania
Illinois
Indiana

• Border:

Kentucky
Missouri

• Confederate:

Texas
Virginia
Tennessee