He sought to do nothing that would upset the neutrality of the border states of Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware He attempted to force a decision upon southern states that had seceded. Placing them in a position to be futility of causing the war which be repeatedly declared he did not want..
It was the "west" that was the region of the United States that experienced the greatest increase in population by percentage from 2000 to 2004, since many people found it more affordable to move.
