SECTIONAL CRISIS 1850 1861
BLOODY KANSAS
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Confederate forces
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Union forces
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -George Sholter James, the commander of the mortar battery that fired the first shot of the American Civil War, was born in Laurens County, South Carolina in 1829. He was the second son of a prominent attorney and merchant and spent most of his young life in Columbia, the state capital.
Detailed explanation-2: -At 4:30 a.m. on April 12, 1861, Confederate troops fired on Fort Sumter in South Carolina’s Charleston Harbor.
Detailed explanation-3: -We have been told that the first shot fired in the “Civil War” was fired by the Confederacy at Fort Sumter in response to the Lincoln government’s attempt to rearm and re-supply that federal installation.
Detailed explanation-4: -The bombardment of Fort Sumter was the first military action of the American Civil War. Following the surrender, Northerners rallied behind Lincoln’s call for all states to send troops to recapture the forts and preserve the Union.