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Question

in contrast to many other states, missouri,maryland, and kentucky had a difficult time deciding which side to join during the civil war. why do you think this was so??

Answer 1

They had ties with the South both in history and culture, but were not as dependent on slavery economically. So, some of them wanted to stand with the South against "Northern oppression", but others felt that it was time for the injustice of slavery to come to an end. These states were literally caught in the middle, and I'd guess a lot of them really just wanted to stay out of the whole mess to begin with.

Answer 2

"Like Maryland, Missouri was a very unsettled state with many sympathizers on both sides. A state convention was called in Missouri to vote on secession, when the convention adjourned on July 22, 1861 - the convention sided with the Union. Then, on July 27th, the pro-Union leaders declared the offices of governor, lieutenant governor, and several other incumbents open. The next day - Hamilton Gamble was elected as governor, in effect creating two sets of public officials, and two governors; the secessionist Clairborne F. Jackson and the pro-Union Hamilton Gamble."

"The Maryland Legislature voted 53 to 13 against secession on April 29th, 1961. Although there was some slavery in the state, and much sympathy toward the south, Maryland's economy was was more closely bound to the North than the South."

"On September 3rd, 1861, Confederate general Leonidas Polk captured Columbus, Kentucky. Union General Ulysses S. Grant took Paducah, Kentucky, thus allowing Kentucky to remain a neutral state. The Confederate Congress voted to admit Kentucky as a Confederate state on December 10, 1861; but the state of Kentucky, like that of Missouri, never officially seceded from the Union."

Answer 3

I'm not going to give you the answer, but I'll point you in the right direction. The good news is, it's not an opinion-based question; it just takes some digging.

On the map, where are MO, MD, and KY located? What would make it difficult to choose?

Politically, where were these states, especially in relation to the "extreme" politics of the far north and deep south? What were the main industries or crops of these areas, and how did they differ from the definite north and definite south?

Lastly, what was society like in these states? How was it similar and different from the states that were definitely north or definitely south?

Once you have the answers to these, you'll have your answer :-) If you have trouble finding any of these, come back on and I or someone else can direct you to some good sites. A lot of this info should (hopefully) be in your text, though.

Hope that helps!

Answer 4

why is that question hard.
Its an opinion based question. There's no right or wrong answer.