Battle of Fort Sumter

Discover the events leading up to the Civil War and the significance of the Battle of Fort Sumter!

Battle of Fort Sumter Reading Comprehension: Slavery, the Civil War Reconstruction Slavery, the Civil War Reconstruction: Fort Sumter and the First Shots of the Civil WarIn 1860, Lincoln was elected President. Not one single southern statevoted for him. Between the time he was elected and the time he took office,seven southern states seceded from the union. South Carolina left first. Notlong afterwards, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texasjoined South Carolina. In his first address to the country, Lincoln reminded everyone of his maingoal: to preserve the Union. He said that his duty was to keep the states united.Everyone knew that this would mean war. The Northern states would fight to winthe southern states back. Lincoln was telling the rebel states that they could notsimply leave the Union without any consequences.However, four southern states had not yet left the Union. These wereVirginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina. Lincoln wanted them to staya part of the Union. He wanted to buy time for himself and avoid any conflictfor as long as possible. Once conflict began, he knew these states wouldprobably join the Confederacy. But Lincoln did not have as much time as he hadhoped. A United States fort was located in South Carolina. The fort had notreceived supplies for a long time. The men there had very little left to eat. SouthCarolina would not even allow food to be brought to the Fort because SouthCarolina believed that Fort Sumter no longer belonged to the U.S. Lincoln knewhe could not let this fort collapse. It was one of the last strongholds of Northernpower in the South. He had to send a supply ship.South Carolina saw the ship coming. The state decided to interpret themove as an act of aggression, even though the supply ship had no intention offiring. Before the ship even arrived in South Carolina, the South Carolina troopsfired on Fort Sumter. South Carolina demanded that the fort surrender. Becauseof this event, the Civil War had begun. In the months to come, United Stateswould confront its biggest war yet — a war over slavery, unity, and identity.secede – to leave a union or organizationstronghold – a fortress or refugeconsequence – something that happens as a result of another actionconflict - fighting A rebel is someone who.... fights for their country. tries to find peaceful solutions. fights against the government. runs for government office. Why didn’t South Carolina allow food to be brought to Fort Sumter? South Carolina thought it was poisoned. Fort Sumter didn’t want to accept food from President Lincoln. South Carolina felt the fort should no longer belong to thegovernment of the North. They actually did allow food to be brought to Fort Sumter. What is considered to be the beginning of the Civil War? When Abraham Lincoln was elected President When seven southern states left the union When South Carolina fired on Fort Sumter When President Lincoln declared war Which of the following events happened first? South Carolina fires on the Fort Sumter supply ship. Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and Texas seceded from theUnion. The supply ship arrives in Fort Sumter. Lincoln was elected President. The passage “Fort Sumter and the First Shots of the Civil War” is mostly about military strategy during the Civil War a speech Lincoln gave at Fort Sumter how the Civil War started slavery in South Carolina Why did Lincoln decide to send a supply ship to Fort Sumter? Explain why, during the Presidential election of 1860, none of the southernstates voted for President Lincoln. The question below is an incomplete sentence. Choose the word or phrasethat best completes the sentence.Though President Lincoln wanted to avoid war, _ he decided to fight. sometimes never likely ultimately