Question

the union is divided
date:
confederate and union states in 1861
complete the map of the confederate and union states in 1861 by carefully following the directions below.

1. the confederacy included eleven states. they were texas, louisiana (la), mississippi (ms), alabama (al), georgia (ga), south carolina (sc), florida (fl), arkansas (ak), tennessee (tn), virginia (va), and north carolina (nc). on the map draw vertical (|||||) lines in these states.
2. all the other states shown on the map remained in the union. put a check (✓) in all the union states.
3. five of the states that stayed in the union were slaveholding states. they were missouri (mo), kentucky (ky), west virginia (wv), maryland (md), and delaware (de). put an x in each of these states.
4. all the remaining areas on the map were territories. draw small circles (○○○) in the territories.
5. complete the map by filling in the blank boxes in the key with the symbols you have used in making the map.
6. what was the total number of confederate states? ____ union states? ____
7. which two union states were farthest west?

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1. which confederate state was farthest west?

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1. the information on the map can be shown in a table. here is how to do it:

a. make column headings on a sheet of paper, as follows:
state | free | slave* | date of secession
virginia | | |
tennessee | | |
etc. | | |
*remember, some union states were slaveholding states.
b. first, list all the confederate states; then list all of the union states.
c. finally, write in the dates of secession where applicable, and put checks in the proper columns.

Explanation:

Question 6

Step1: Count Confederate States

From step 1, the Confederacy included 11 states: Texas, Louisiana (LA), Mississippi (MS), Alabama (AL), Georgia (GA), South Carolina (SC), Florida (FL), Arkansas (AK), Tennessee (TN), Virginia (VA), North Carolina (NC). So Confederate states count is 11.

Step2: Count Union States

First, find total states (excluding territories). Let's list:
Confederate: 11 (from step1)
Slaveholding Union states: 5 (Missouri (MO), Kentucky (KY), West Virginia (WV), Maryland (MD), Delaware (DE)) from step3.
Other Union states: Total states in map (excluding territories) - Confederate - slaveholding Union. Let's count visible states:
West: Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada Terr., Utah Terr., New Mexico Terr., Colorado Terr., Nebraska Terr., Kansas, Indian Terr., Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, Kentucky, Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut. Wait, better way: Total states (excluding territories) = Confederate (11) + Union. From step2: all other states (than Confederate) are Union. So Union states = (total states - 11). But from step3, 5 are slaveholding Union, so non - slaveholding Union = Union - 5. But let's calculate:
Total states (excluding territories) in 1861 USA: Let's count the states (not territories):
Confederate: 11 (TX, LA, MS, AL, GA, SC, FL, AR, TN, VA, NC)
Union states:
Slaveholding: MO, KY, WV, MD, DE (5)
Non - slaveholding: WA, OR, CA, NV (wait, NV is terr.? No, NV was terr. in 1861? Wait, the map has Nevada Terr., Utah Terr., etc. Wait, the states (not territories) are:
West: Washington, Oregon, California, Kansas, Missouri, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, Kentucky, Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Texas (Confederate), Louisiana (Confederate), Mississippi (Confederate), Alabama (Confederate), Georgia (Confederate), South Carolina (Confederate), Florida (Confederate), Arkansas (Confederate), Tennessee (Confederate), Virginia (Confederate), North Carolina (Confederate), Missouri (Union, slave), Kentucky (Union, slave), West Virginia (Union, slave), Maryland (Union, slave), Delaware (Union, slave). Wait, maybe easier: From the problem, step1: 11 Confederate. Step3: 5 slaveholding Union. The rest Union states: Let's count the non - Confederate, non - slaveholding Union: Washington, Oregon, California, Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut. That's 20? Wait, 11 (Confederate) + 5 (slave Union) + 20 (non - slave Union) = 36? Wait, maybe the total Union states are 23 (since 11 Confederate, 34 total states? Wait, no, in 1861, the Union had 23 states (excluding the 11 Confederate and 5 border slave states? No, the border slave states (5) were in Union. So total Union states = 23 + 5 = 28? Wait, no, original Union states (free) were 18, border slave (5), so total Union 23? Wait, I think I made a mistake. Let's use the problem's info:
From step1: Confederate = 11.
From step3: 5 Union slaveholding.
The other Union states: Let's count the states (not territories) that are not Confederate and not the 5 slaveholding:
Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada (terr.? No, NV was terr. in 1861), Utah (terr.), New Mexico (terr.), Colorado (terr.), Nebraska (terr.), Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa, Wiscon…

Step1: Identify Western Union States

Look at the map, the westernmost states (Union) are Washington and Oregon (and California, but Washington and Oregon are farther west than California? Wait, Washington and Oregon are in the Pacific Northwest, west of California? No, California is on the Pacific coast, Washington and Oregon are also on the Pacific coast, north of California. So the two Union states farthest west are Washington and Oregon.

Step1: Identify Western Confederate State

Look at the Confederate states: Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, Florida, Arkansas, Tennessee, Virginia, North Carolina. Texas is the westernmost among them (it's in the southwest, west of Arkansas, Louisiana, etc.).

Answer:

Confederate states: 11, Union states: 23

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