SECTIONAL CRISIS 1850 1861
THE ELECTION OF 1860
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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The Union
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The Confederates
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Even as Lincoln took office in March 1861, Confederate forces threatened the federal-held Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina. On April 12, after Lincoln ordered a fleet to resupply Sumter, Confederate artillery fired the first shots of the Civil War.
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: -Known in the north as the Battle of Bull Run and in the South as the Battle of Manassas, this battle, fought on July 21 1861 in Virginia was the first major battle of the Civil War. It was a Confederate victory.
Detailed explanation-4: -The American Civil War was fought between the United States of America and the Confederate States of America, a collection of eleven southern states that left the Union in 1860 and 1861.