At the start of the civil war, the union capital was vulnerable to attack because Maryland decided to secede from the union

Question

at the start of the civil war the union capital was vuln to attack because Maryland decided to secede from the union

 

Answer 1

FALSE.  Maryland did not secede from the Union.  Maryland was a border state, i.e. a slave state that did not secede from the Union and did not join the Confederacy.