<span> B. They were slave states that could have joined the Confederacy.
If the border states had joined the Confederacy, it would have greatly bolstered the population as well as the army of the South. However, if the US was more lenient on the border states and allowed slavery there to a certain degree, the Border states would provide a 'buffer' zone to help protect the North from most attacks, as well as provide men for the army and factories for producing much needed supplies.
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The earliest Chinese people did not have to worry about invasions from foreign countries because of their strong army and geography. The Chinese army present in ancient times were very strong and able to defend their lands. Chinese also build china wall in order to protect their lands from the invasion of other people. The geography of china also made difficult for the invaders to capture china.
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The first reason is that most of the South had broken off the rest of the Union, and did not view Abraham Lincoln as a valid authority figure.
The second reason is that slaves were an essential part to the Southern economy due to the many plantations all over the South. It was cheaper to pay a price once and get a slave that did unlimited work than it was to pay someone to do it every single time.
The Assyrians sought more land because their king wanted more control over trade routes
