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.
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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
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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