How many states were there in the north? (DOES NOT INCLUDE BORDER STATES)

20 free states and 5 border states

Explanation:

23 states

Explanation:

During Reconstruction, the North attempted, mostly unsuccessfully, to ensure African Americans in the South's political and socioeconomic equality.

first, the romans stayed isolated because they had to defend their own territories from neighboring cities that were harassing them, like the etruscans. second, once the romans managed to defeat their neighbors, and started to expand their territory, they started to build roads and bridges. finally, now that the romans have covered their territory with roads functioning as highways, they could mobilize their legions faster to assemble larger military units in a specific place.