Confederates fired on Ft. Sumter.
At Ft. Sumter, Confederates surrounded Union ships. Union was low on supplies, so Lincoln sent a supply ship. Confederates opened fire. 33 hours later, Union armies surrendered. Confederate's victory, and the Civil War began.
The secession of the various Southern states (following South Carolina's lead) was triggered by Lincoln's rejection of the final compromise, because it would have allowed some extension of slavery. The actual combat was triggered by the firing of Confederate artillery at the Union garrison on the island of Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbour.
Slavery. Both the union and confederates were arguing about if slavery should be in the mexican secession or not. Then when lincoln was elected to president, all southern states seceded
On October 16, 1859 John Brown and 21 followers arrived at Harpers Ferry. Brown had killed slavery supporters in the Kansas Territory, and then he wanted to spark a slave revolt in Virginia. Brown and his men attacked and captured the federal arsenal, where the weapons were stored. They took hostages, but no slaves came to join the revolt. United States Marines led by Colonel Robert E. Lee rushed to Harpers Ferry to capture John Brown, put him on trial and execute him. The South (Confederacy) were shocked by his violent acts. His raid started the tension between the North (Union) and the South (Confederacy). Later, many white Southerners blamed the North for Brown's acts. That is the first event that triggered the Civil War.
The event was Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina getting fired upon by the Union troops.
Lincoln's rejection of the final (Crittenden) compromise, because it would have allowed some extension of slavery.
The newly-elected Lincoln's rejection of the final compromise, because it would have allowed some extension of slavery.
At Ft. Sumter, Confederates surrounded Union ships. Union was low on supplies, so Lincoln sent a supply ship. Confederates opened fire. 33 hours later, Union armies surrendered. Confederate's victory, and the Civil War began.
The newly-elected Lincoln's rejection of the final compromise, because it would have allowed some extension of slavery.
The secession of the various Southern states (following South Carolina's lead) was triggered by Lincoln's rejection of the final compromise, because it would have allowed some extension of slavery. The actual combat was triggered by the firing of Confederate artillery at the Union garrison on the island of Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbour.
Slavery. Both the union and confederates were arguing about if slavery should be in the mexican secession or not. Then when lincoln was elected to president, all southern states seceded
Thecollapsed of the Soviet Union triggered the Cold War
Adolf Hitler and bigotry. ________ The invasion of the Soviet Union.
The lanching of Sputnik.
There is no single event that triggered the Siege of Vicksburg. It was recognized as a strategic defensive position from the time that Grant began operations in the lower Mississippi Valley. Grant and Lincoln realized that the capture of Vicksburg would place the entire lower Mississippi in Union hands, especially since the Union had already captured New Orleans by sea.
On October 16, 1859 John Brown and 21 followers arrived at Harpers Ferry. Brown had killed slavery supporters in the Kansas Territory, and then he wanted to spark a slave revolt in Virginia. Brown and his men attacked and captured the federal arsenal, where the weapons were stored. They took hostages, but no slaves came to join the revolt. United States Marines led by Colonel Robert E. Lee rushed to Harpers Ferry to capture John Brown, put him on trial and execute him. The South (Confederacy) were shocked by his violent acts. His raid started the tension between the North (Union) and the South (Confederacy). Later, many white Southerners blamed the North for Brown's acts. That is the first event that triggered the Civil War.
The collapse of the Soviet Union led to the economic crisis of 1991 in Cuba. This was due to the close ties between Cuba and the Soviet Union.