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This map shows all the states during the civil war. The blue means its part of the United States or the union. The gray is the Confederate sates of American that secede from the U.S during the civil war. The green states are the border states that had to choose to be a free state or a slave state. The moron color states is western territory that isn't owned by the U.S. This is important during the time because it shows how much more states were still part of the union and how the union could have an advantage on the confederate army. It also tells how the United States is being divided by the south because of slavery.