(PLEAS HELP)Because I see no certainty that the seceding states will ever be confederated again; none that the border states will secede at all; and if they should, I see no reliable ground for believing that they would incorporate themselves with the Gulf or cotton states in a new government. I see no surety either that Texas would unite with them. –“A Protest against the Ordinance of Secession,”
James G. Taliaferro

Which statement best summarizes Taliaferro's argument?

The cotton states would need a new government if they seceded.
Texas would be sure to unite against the seceded states.
There is no reason to believe that any states that seceded would unite under a confederation.
It is very unlikely that all of the border states will secede.

there is no reason to believe that any states that seceded would unite under a confederation.

union blockade

explanation:

the union blockade in the american civil war was a naval strategy by the united states to prevent the confederacy from trading.

the blockade was proclaimed by president abraham lincoln in april 1861, and required the monitoring of 3,500 miles (5,600 km) of atlantic and gulf coastline, including 12 major ports, notably new orleans and mobile. those blockade runners fast enough to evade the union navy could only carry a small fraction of the supplies needed. they were operated largely by british citizens, making use of neutral ports such as havana, nassau and bermuda. the union commissioned around 500 ships, which destroyed or captured about 1,500 blockade runners over the course of the war.

i would say that the politicial parties from state to state varies.