States Choose Sides Map Activity
Name____________________________ Date_______________ Class Period____
Directions: Use the map on pages A36-A37 of your textbook to label the map. Do
not use abbreviations when labeling. Follow the directions below to color code the
states that seceded and the border states.
1. Label the eleven slave states that seceded.
Alabama Louisiana
Tennessee
Arkansas Mississippi
Texas
Florida
North Carolina Virginia
Georgia South Carolina
2. Color the eleven slave states that seceded RED.
3. Label the four border states.
Delaware Maryland
Kentucky Missouri
4. Color the border states GREEN.
5. Trace the Mississippi River in PURPLE.
6. Trace the Ohio River in BLUE.
7. Label the Union capital, Washington D.C.
8. Label the Confederate capital, Richmond.
States Choose Sides Map Activity