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What triggered fighting between the union and the confederacy in 1861?
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What event triggered the war between the union and the confederacy?
Lincoln's rejection of the final (Crittenden) compromise, because it would have allowed some extension of slavery.
What triggered the war between the union and the confederacy?
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
Who is fighting in the civil war?
South or The Confederacy and the North or The Union
What event triggered the war between the union and the confederacy'?
The newly-elected Lincoln's rejection of the final compromise, because it would have allowed some extension of slavery.
States located between the union and the confederacy?
All of the states at that time either stayed in the Union or joined the Confederacy. Geographically. Geographically, there were no states in between the two nations. The Border States is the term given to the slave states that chose to stay in the Union. They included Kentucky, Delaware, Maryland, Missouri and West Virginia. (West Virginia succeeded from Virginia after Virginia succeeded from the Union in order to avoid fighting for the Confederacy.) They were all near the border of the Confederacy. They knew that whichever side they chose, there would likely be fighting on their territory.
What was the difference between the Confederacy and the Union?
the union has more factories and bigger population than the confederacy.
Was Abraham Lincoln in favor of the Union or the Confederacy?
The Union. He promoted the end of slavery and the uniting of the United States. That is what the Union was fighting for.
What event triggered war between the union and the confederacy?
The newly-elected Lincoln's rejection of the final compromise, because it would have allowed some extension of slavery.
What gave the Union cause to continue fighting?
The Union began having battlefield successes against the Confederacy. Major Union victories at Gettysburg and the fall of Vicksburg led Union leaders to believe that the Confederacy would soon have to surrender.
What event triggered the what between the union and the confederacy?
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.
How was fighting the civil war preserving the union?
Defeating the Confederacy, and restoring the integrity of the United States.
The State located between the union and the confederacy?
Missouri
