#37 Why did the North need to maintain control of the border states during the Civil War?A. The land of the border states was vital for the completion of a transcontinental railroadB. President Lincoln needed the region's political support to maintain the presidencyC. The border states created an impenetrable buffer zone between the North and SouthD. Control of the border states would have given the South access to much-needed centers of industryE. The North relied on the slave labor in the region for production

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