During the 19th century, women were finding new ways to exert freedom and attempt to obtain power. One of the ways they found a voice was through education. Upon the creation of female schools, often called female seminaries or institutes, women finally had access to education.
C is the answer
There were 5 border states. Each one had slaves, but didn't secede during the civil war.
Yes it's true that the 13th Amendment abolished slavery in 1865 at the end of the Civil War.