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The Outbreak of Civil War. Why did the South feel that secession was justified?

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1 The Outbreak of Civil War

2 Why did the South feel that secession was justified?

3 When did secession occur?

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5 How did Lincoln respond to secession? Discuss Lincoln’s First Inaugural Address

6 Explain the events at Fort Sumter (April 12, 1861)

7 Effects of the Fort Sumter attack In response to the fall of Fort Sumter, President Lincoln called for 75,000 volunteers to serve for 90 days in order to put down the rebellion. The southern states of Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina then joined the Confederacy. Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, and Missouri were known as border states—slaveholding states that remained in the Union.

8 What advantages and disadvantages did both sides have at the start of the war?

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