USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The attack on Fort Sumter prompted four more states to join the Confederacy. With Virginia’s secession, Richmond was named the Confederate capitol.

Detailed explanation-2: -Although Virginia joined the Confederacy in April 1861, the western part of the state remained loyal to the Union and began the process of separation.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Union included the states of Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, California, Nevada, and Oregon.

Detailed explanation-4: -On May 23, 1861, voters ratified Virginia’s secession from the United States. Virginia was the largest state in population and industrial capacity to join the Confederacy, which soon moved its capital to Richmond.

Detailed explanation-5: -The American state of Virginia became a prominent part of the Confederacy when it joined during the American Civil War. As a Southern slave-holding state, Virginia held the state convention to deal with the secession crisis, and voted against secession on April 4, 1861.