Question

Make a list of states predicts will be allies of the civil war how many states did you come up with on each side

Answer 1

In the context of the American Civil War (1861-1865), the main factions were the Union (the northern states) and the Confederacy (the southern states). Here’s a breakdown of the states that were generally aligned with each side during the conflict:

### Union States (Northern States)
The Union was composed of 23 states, which included:
1. California
2. Connecticut
3. Delaware
4. Illinois
5. Indiana
6. Iowa
7. Kansas
8. Kentucky (border state, but largely pro-Union)
9. Maine
10. Maryland (border state, but largely pro-Union)
11. Massachusetts
12. Michigan
13. Minnesota
14. Missouri (border state, conflicted but had a pro-Union majority)
15. Nevada (admitted in 1864)
16. New Hampshire
17. New Jersey
18. New York
19. Ohio
20. Oregon
21. Pennsylvania
22. Rhode Island
23. Vermont
24. Virginia (divided; West Virginia became a separate state in 1863)
25. Wisconsin

### Confederate States (Southern States)
The Confederacy was composed of 11 states, which included:
1. Alabama
2. Arkansas
3. Florida
4. Georgia
5. Louisiana
6. Mississippi
7. North Carolina
8. South Carolina
9. Tennessee
10. Texas
11. Virginia (considered part of the Confederacy before West Virginia's separation)

### Summary
- **Total Union States**: 23 (including border states with significant Union loyalty)
- **Total Confederate States**: 11

If you consider the border states, which had mixed loyalties, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, and Delaware were critical and often sided with the Union while remaining slave states. Virginia was split, leading to the creation of West Virginia in 1863, which aligned itself with the Union.