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.
Confederates fired on Ft. Sumter.
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
It was part of the Confederacy - and therefore not the Union.
Confederacy
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.
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 Confederacy.
The Confederacy and the Union
Confederacy
the union (north)was against slavery and wanted to keep the union while the Confederacy (south) was pro slavery and wanted to brake away from the union
Confederates fired on Ft. Sumter.
U.S. Grant
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
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.