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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

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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 event triggered the war against the union and confederacy?

The war between the Union and the Confederacy, known as the American Civil War, was triggered by the attack on Fort Sumter in South Carolina on April 12, 1861. This event followed the secession of several Southern states from the Union, driven by issues such as states' rights and slavery. The Confederate forces fired upon the federal fort, marking the beginning of armed conflict and leading to the full-scale war between the North and South.


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.


The American war fought between the Union and the Confederacy is known as the?

The war between the Union and the Confederacy is generally known as the US Civil War, sometimes as the War Between the States. In the South, it is sometimes referred to as the War of Northern Aggression or the War of Yankee Aggression.


What triggered fighting between the union and the confederacy in 1861?

The fighting between the Union and the Confederacy in 1861 was triggered by the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter in South Carolina on April 12, 1861. This assault followed the secession of several Southern states from the Union, driven largely by disputes over slavery and states' rights. The Union's refusal to recognize the legitimacy of the Confederacy and its attempts to maintain federal authority over the seceded states escalated tensions, leading to the outbreak of armed conflict. The attack on Fort Sumter marked the official start of the Civil War.


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.


Why was the war between the Union and the Confederacy called the Civil War?

When there is conflict and war within a country between it's own political factions, it is usually referred to as a civil war. As the Union and the Confederacy were both factions of the United States, the war is titled the Civil War.


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.


Who was the Civil War between?

A civil war is fought between two or more factions within a single country.confederacy and union confederacy was south and union was north


What event triggered the war between the union and the confeferacy?

Confederates fired on Ft. Sumter.


What happened between NC and the Confederacy?

North Carolina vs. the Confederacy! The Confederacy was trying to North Carolina (NC) to stay with the Confederacy. The Union was nicest to NC so, the Confederacy could lose one of it's states or possibly see if NC could help make the Confederacy give up and let the Union win! At the end of the Civil War, the Union wins anyway!!! The Civil war lasted for six years (1860-1865). NC is still with the Confederacy after the Civil War is done with. After the Civil War, they start Reconstruction to rebuild the Union and the Confederacy!There are seven Confederacy States and twenty-one Union starts durign the Civil War!!! -Christy


How did the Union depend on the Confederacy?

It didn't. The Confederacy was the government formed by those states attempting to leave the Union. The two were at war. Michael Montagne Actually, the Union did depend on the Confederacy. With out the confederacy's contributions to the war and *mistakes* the Union would have never won.