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Educational worksheet identifying Confederate and Border States during the Civil War.

Map of the United States highlighting Confederate and Border States with numbered locations for labeling.

Map of the United States highlighting Confederate and Border States with numbered locations for labeling.

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Let’s go step by step to match each numbered state on the map with its correct name from the list.

We are told that #1 is Texas — and we can see it’s in the south-central U.S., which matches.

Now let’s identify each number based on geography:

Confederate States (orange numbers 1–11):

- #1 = Texas → already given.
- #2 → North of Louisiana, west of Mississippi → that’s Arkansas
- #3 → South of Arkansas, east of Texas → that’s Louisiana
- #4 → East of Louisiana, south of Tennessee → that’s Mississippi
- #5 → East of Mississippi, north of Florida → that’s Alabama
- #6 → North of Alabama, south of Kentucky → that’s Tennessee
- #7 → On the Atlantic coast, north of South Carolina → that’s Virginia *(Note: West Virginia split off later, but in this context, #7 is likely Virginia as a whole or eastern part — but looking at the map, #7 is the main body including Richmond area → Virginia)*
- Wait — actually, looking again: #8 is below #7, so #7 must be Virginia, and #8 is North Carolina? Let’s check carefully.

Actually, let’s reorient using standard Civil War maps:

Standard Confederate states (excluding border states):

Texas (#1), Arkansas (#2), Louisiana (#3), Mississippi (#4), Alabama (#5), Georgia (#9?), Florida (#11), South Carolina (#10), North Carolina (#8), Tennessee (#6), Virginia (#7)

Wait — let’s use the map positions more precisely:

Looking at the map layout:

- #1: Texas → correct
- #2: Above Louisiana → Arkansas
- #3: Gulf coast between TX and MS → Louisiana
- #4: Between AL and LA → Mississippi
- #5: Between GA and MS → Alabama
- #6: North of AL/MS → Tennessee
- #7: Mid-Atlantic, includes Richmond → Virginia
- #8: Below VA, above SC → North Carolina
- #9: Inland, north of GA? Wait — no, #9 is labeled inside what looks like Georgia? Actually, looking again — #9 is probably Georgia (since it's inland, east of AL, north of FL)
- #10: Coastal, south of NC → South Carolina
- #11: Peninsula sticking into ocean → Florida

So:

→ #2: Arkansas
→ #3: Louisiana
→ #4: Mississippi
→ #5: Alabama
→ #6: Tennessee
→ #7: Virginia
→ #8: North Carolina
→ #9: Georgia
→ #10: South Carolina
→ #11: Florida

That covers all 11 Confederate states listed.

Now Border States (green/yellow numbers 12–16):

These are slave states that didn’t secede (or were contested).

From the list: Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, Delaware, West Virginia

On the map:

- #12: Western state, north of TN/AR → Missouri
- #13: North of TN, east of MO → Kentucky
- #14: Small state on Chesapeake Bay → Maryland
- #15: Tiny peninsula east of MD → Delaware
- #16: Mountainous region west of VA → West Virginia

Yes — that fits.

Double-checking:

Border States:
- #12: Missouri
- #13: Kentucky
- #14: Maryland
- #15: Delaware
- #16: West Virginia

All match.

Final Answer:

Confederate States:
1. Texas
2. Arkansas
3. Louisiana
4. Mississippi
5. Alabama
6. Tennessee
7. Virginia
8. North Carolina
9. Georgia
10. South Carolina
11. Florida

Border States:
12. Missouri
13. Kentucky
14. Maryland
15. Delaware
16. West Virginia
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