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It was after the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter. The Confederates claimed that they were just defending their territory, and didn't want a war.
Lincoln did not recognise the Confederacy as a sovereign nation. That is why he couldn't declare war on them. Instead, he did the next best thing - appealing for volunteer troops to put down a rebellion of some of his own states.
The slave-states of the middle-South (Arkansas, Tennessee, North Carolina, Virginia) had not been enthusiastic about secession, and had not voted to secede. But after the first shots had been fired, it was easy for certain orators to swing the public behind them, and those states duly added their weight to the Confederacy, making eleven in all.
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How did Abraham Lincoln cause four states to join the Confederacy?
calling for troops
Abraham Lincoln caused four states to join the confederacy by what?
calling for troops
Abraham Lincoln caused four states to join the confederacy by?
calling for troops
How did Lincoln make states join the Confederacy?
He wanted to stop the slavery and be all free states.
Who did Abraham Lincoln become the man he is?
Abraham Lincoln became the man he is by helping the northern and southern states join, and saving slaves from misery. he was honest and hardworking.
Which 11 states joined the confederacy after lincoln's death?
The Confederacy was officially wound-up about a month after Lincoln's death. There were certainly no new states wanting to join the Confederacy by then. The last four states to join were Arkansas, Tennessee, Virginia and North Carolina, after the firing on Fort Sumter in April 1861. The other four slave-states of the Upper South were partly in sympathy with the South, but still remained loyal.
What argument did president Abraham Lincoln use against the secession of the southern states?
Lincoln reasoned that the union created by the Constitution must remain intact. While the southern states claimed they had the right to secede, and that might have been true, the Constitution did not allow them to join any league or confederacy besides the United States of America. Thus, he argued, the existence of a Confederacy was in direct violation of the US Constitution.
What resulted from the election of 1860?
Secession of South Carolina. New compromise rejected by Lincoln. Six more states join the Confederacy.
Did the southern states join the confederacy?
The southern states were the Confederacy. All the states from Virginia down to Texas, Florida, Mississippi etc. were in the Confederacy.
How old was Abraham Lincoln when he waz elected?
Abraham Lincoln was 52 years and two months old on April 12, 1861 when the shooting began in the Civil war. He was the President of the United States at the time- he did not exactly "join" the war, but he was certainly involved with it.
How did Lincoln want to rebuild the south?
Abraham Lincoln took a series of steps to start rebuilding of southern states that were a part of Confederacy. He asked the population to take oath of loyalty to Union and never to join Confederacy. He established the principle of pardon for all Confederate generals and soldiers. He abolished slavery and asked people to make blacks share croppers. He also allowed southern politicians to rejoin Congress but North remained in majority.
Why did the border states did not join the Confederacy?
Skilful diplomacy by Lincoln in Kentucky and Missouri, along with some unlawful jailing of pro-Southern leaders in Maryland.
