Why was the border states important to the north during the civil war

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Why was the border states important to the north during the civil war

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The border states during the Civil War were the slave states that didn't leave the Union ... Kentucky - President Abraham Lincoln considered Kentucky's loyalty to the Union as an important factor in the Union winning the Civil War. Kentucky began the war as a neutral state, but later came under Union control.