Question

The states of Missouri, Kentucky, West Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware were different from other Union states in that they...

A. were territories, not states

B. were Confederate states captured by the Union

C. were neutral in the war

D. were enslaved states

Answer 1

Correct answer is D. were enslaved states .

Step-by-step explanation:

A is not correct because all of them were states since the beginning of war, including West Virginia that became state when Virginia seceded from the Union.

B is not correct as this were the border states that stayed within the Union.

C is not correct as they were actually the factor that was decisive for the outcome of the war.

D is correct as although they were part of Union, they didn't not prohibited slavery, and Lincoln was cautious with that question regarding their role.