Which of the following border states quickly joined the Confederacy in 1861?

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Tennessee was the only border state to quickly join the Confederacy in 1861. Maryland was technically a border state, but it did not secede and remained in the Union. Kentucky and Missouri were also border states that remained in the Union, though they were heavily divided and saw significant violence and Confederate sympathies within their borders.

Which of the Following Border States Quickly Joined the Confederacy