which definition of the term border state is correct?

A. a free state that lies next to a slave state.

B. a slave state that stayed the union.

C. a slave state that seceded during the civil war.

D. a free state that joined the confederacy.

WILL MARK BRAINLIEST

Respuesta :

A. a free state that borders a slave state

The correct definition of a border state is: a free state that lies next to a slave state.

What is a border state in the time of the civil war?

This is a term that is used to refer to the slave states that did not secede from the Union.

During the time of the civil war the border states were made up of  

  • Delaware
  • Kentucky
  • Maryland
  • Missouri

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