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Lincoln couldn't declare war, because that would mean recognising the Confederacy as a sovereign nation.
But he responded to the firing on Fort Sumter by calling for new volunteer-troops - which was the equivalent.
Nothing much happened for a few weeks. A small Union victory in Western Virginia was blown up by the press into a major triumph, and Congress started to demand a big march on Richmond.
In July, the luckless General McDowell had to lead the advance into Virginia, knowing that his army was not ready for operations. The Confederates won the ensuing battle, but were not able to pursue and destroy the Union army.
It would be another seven months before anything significant happened, and that would be in the West.
What else can I help you with?
What happened when southern states seceded?
it leaves the union
How many southern states seceded from the union?
Eleven
How many southern states suceeded from the union?
There were 11 southern states that seceded from the Union. This took place at the beginning of the Civil War, and these states were called the Confederate States of America.
Who was president of the US when the southern states seceded from the union?
James Buchanan was president when seven Souther states seceded. Four more seceded after Abraham Lincoln took office.
What was readmission into the union?
readmission into the union was when all the southern states that seceded came back and rejoined America
What happened when southern states seceded?
it leaves the union
The southern states decide to what from the union?
seceded from the union
How many southern states seceded from the union?
Eleven
How many southern states seceded from union?
Eleven
How meny Southern states seceded from the Union?
Eleven
Where the southern states that seceded from the union called the confederacy?
Yes.
What are the reasons the southern states seceded from the union?
to retain there independance
What name did the southern states take when they seceded from the union?
They were called the Confederation.
What sparked the beginning of the Civil War?
Southern states seceded from the Union
What was the result for the southern states when Abraham Lincoln was elected?
they seceded from the union
Was the Confederate States of America formed by the seceded Southern states?
The Confederate States of America was formed in February 1861 by seven states which had seceded from the Union.
What did the eleven states that seceded the union form?
Prior to the Civil War, southern states seceded to form their own country; the Confederate States of America.
