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Name
Class
History and Geography
The €ivil War
Choosing Sides
At the start of the Civil War, each state had to decide whether it would
stay in the Union. Most of the states tlat supported slavery seceded
from the Union and joined the Confederacy. Hovfevet some of the slave
states that bordered the North chose not to secede.
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MAP ACTIVITY
l.
Use a bright color to shade the state on the map that is bordered by a Union state,
a
border state, and a Confederate state.
2. Write the letter Cnext to the capital city of the Confederate states. Then write the
letter U ne:rt to the capital city of the Union states.
I.
Outline the borders of the Union state that is surrounded by territories on all
sides except the east side.
4. Use a light color to shade the border stati:s that were part of the Union.
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Class
Choosing Sides, continued
History and Geography
ANATYZING MAPS
l.
Region which two union states on the map are located farthest west?
2. Location What was the capital of the Confederate states? In which state was
it
located?
3. lnterpreting In what year did west virginia become a state?
4. Place List the border states. why do you think these states did not join the
Confederacy even though they practiced slavery?
5. Drawing Conclusions Why do you think West Virginia separated from the
state
Virginia?
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EXTENSION ACNVNY
Draw a political cartoon that shows the division that occurred during
the Civil War. Use pictures and text to describe the feelings of those who
supported and opposed the Union.
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