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After the Confederates fired on the US Army garrison on the island of Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbour, Lincoln could not declare war, because that would mean recognising the Confederacy as a sovereign nation.
Instead he appealed for volunteer troops to put down a rebellion of the Southern states and bring them back into the USA.
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What was president loincoln's first reponse to the situation at fort Sumter?
Lincoln said he would send food but no arms to the fort.
What was the first response by President Lincoln to the situation at Fort Sumter?
One of the first responses was to send warships to the Charleston Harbor. He also asked for 75,000 volunteers for a term of three months to the Army. Almost everyone thought the "rebellion" would be short lived. Lincoln also put into motion part of the socalled Anaconda Plan and ordered the US Navy to blockade all Southern ports.
What did president Lincoln ask the state governors after the fall of fort Sumter?
By a special Proclamation, Lincoln declared the existence of an insurgency, and asked the State Governors 75,000 volunteers to repress it.
Which battle was the first to fight after fort Sumter?
The battle that was fought after Fort Sumter was Manassas Junction.
Who declared war in the Revolutionary War?
Fort Sumter, a fort that remained in the union, was running low on supplies. President Lincoln had to decide whether or not to supply fort. If he did he risked war if not he would giving in to the rebels [the confederate]. Lincoln informed South Carolina that he would be resuplying Fort Sumter. Confederate leaders decided to take over Fort Sumter before the supplies ships arrived. On April 12, 1861, the confederates opened fire on Sumter. the attack lasted for 34 hours until the fort had to surrender. The Conferderate attack on Fort Sumter was the beginning of the Civil War.
Which battle forced President Lincolns hand and made him prepare Union troops for war?
Fort Sumter
How did president Buchanan respond to fort Sumter situation?
Buchanan wasn't President so he didn't respond. Lincoln was president.
How did the south test president lincolns vow to hold federal property?
By firing on the island garrison of Fort Sumter - officially 'federal property', but to the Confederates, part of South Carolina.
Lincolns plan for the besieged federal forces in Fort Sumter was?
To provision the garrison but not reinforce it.
Where did lincolns inauguration take place?
They took control of Fort Sumter in South Carolina
What was president loincoln's first reponse to the situation at fort Sumter?
Lincoln said he would send food but no arms to the fort.
What did lincolns call for volunteers to defend fort Sumter lead to what?
The succession of the Upper South states
What did the Confederate government do when they received Lincolns message that he was sending supplies to Fort Sumter?
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Lincolns action relative to fort Sumter April 1861 was to?
Send a relief force with food only
Who shot fort Sumter North or South?
Who shot first was the Confederacy "south" after Lincolns refusal to surrender the fort.
Is fort Sumter a museum?
Fort Sumter was a fort back when Lincoln was president.
After the confederate attacked fort Sumter what was the union's response?
nothing really
