HIST 404 Study Guide - Spring 2018, Comprehensive Midterm Notes -
12 Oct 2018
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Pro-slavery/states rights- federal government could not regulate slavery in states. Fire-eaters- support secession: prelude to fort sumter. Gulf of squadron of secession: south carolina, mississippi, florida, alabama, Georgia, louisiana, texas: establishing the confederate states of america. -undecided states (up into april 12): upper south (virginia, arkansas, north. Carolina, and tennessee), border states (kentucky, maryland, delaware, and. Missouri: coercion is the key to decision, fort sumter attacked april 12, 1861. April 6th lincoln informed sc governor navy would re-supply provisions only. Davis decision- april 9th ordered attack on fort. First shots of the civil war- 4:30am battle lasted 33 hours. April 15th requested 75,000 militia to put down rebellion. Northern response: attack on fort sumter rallied northerners to volunteer against treason. Uppe(cid:396) outh(cid:859)s espo(cid:374)se: luke(cid:449)a(cid:396)(cid:373) se(cid:272)essio(cid:374)ists (cid:448)ie(cid:449)ed (cid:272)oe(cid:396)(cid:272)io(cid:374) as i(cid:374)tole(cid:396)a(cid:271)le. Undermined unionist sentiment in upper south: upper south secession. Other states north carolina, tennessee arkansas seceded in may 1861, vital sources of manpower: border states.
