SECTIONAL CRISIS 1850 1861
TENSION OVER SLAVERY IN THE 1850S
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Both the North and the South wanted the fort, which the South had attacked and occupied.
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The North wanted to use the fort to cut off Charleston Harbor to make South Carolina join the Union again.
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Both the North and the South wanted the fort, but Union soldiers were already there.
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The North had surrounded Southern soldiers at the fort, and a battle seemed likely.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The bombardment of Fort Sumter would play a major part in triggering the Civil War. In the days following the assault, Lincoln issued a call for Union volunteers to quash the rebellion, while more Southern states including Virginia, North Carolina and Tennessee cast their lot with the Confederacy.
Detailed explanation-2: -Fort Sumter was located in a Union state and controlling it would make it easier to hold off Union troops. Fort Sumter was located within the Confederacy, and it protected important shipping lanes and commercial areas.
Detailed explanation-3: -On April 12, 1861, forces from the Confederate States of America attacked the United States military garrison at Fort Sumter, South Carolina. Less than two days later, the fort surrendered. No one was killed. The battle, however, started the Civil War, the bloodiest conflict in American history.
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.