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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.

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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.

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After the Southern state seceded from the Union then Lincoln couldn't declare war. He then called in troops

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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 meny Southern states seceded from the Union?

Eleven


How many southern states seceded from union?

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What are the reasons the southern states seceded from the union?

to retain there independance


Where the southern states that seceded from the union called the confederacy?

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What was the result for the southern states when Abraham Lincoln was elected?

they seceded from the union


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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.