Ohio never had slavery because it was created according to the Northwest Ordinance as a state that is slave free. The other three had slaves and Texas even had them during the war since they didn't participate in it and they found a loophole in the Emancipation proclamation to keep having slaves.
The correct answer for 2 is a. Kentucky
Kentucky never seceded and joined the Confederacy but they wanted to and were even given confederate congress seats. However, the war ended and they remained a part of the Union just like they were before and during the war.
The correct answer for 3 is <span>b.slave states in the Union
These were states like Kentucky which were found at the border with the confederacy. They had slaves but had not seceded and did not join the Confederacy. When West Virginia broke from Virginia it became a border state too.</span>
The main reason why <span>Thomas Paine questioned British authority to rule the colonies in common sense was because the colonies were not allowed to have representation in Parliament, which he viewed as tyrannical. </span>
French diplomats demanded large bribes and loans" was the one reason among the following choices given in the question that US and French diplomats failed to smooth relations between the two countries in 1796. The correct option among all the options that are given in the question is the last option or option "d".
