Why did additional states secede after the Battle of Fort Sumter?

⇒They thought the Union should have won the battle.

⇒They thought Lincoln had caused the battle.

⇒They wanted to create a second Confederacy.

⇒They wanted to create new, larger states.

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Dereon

7 September, 15:55

Why did additional states secede after the Battle of Fort Sumter?

⇒They thought the Union should have won the battle.

⇒They thought Lincoln had caused the battle.

⇒They wanted to create a second Confederacy.

⇒They wanted to create new, larger states.

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Lilianna Sims · Answer 1

Second statement. That they believed Lincoln had caused the battle. The Confederates fired first, so this doesn't really make sense, but you know what they say: The winners write the history books. And the South did win the Battle at Fort Sumter.

Why did additional states secede after the Battle of Fort Sumter?⇒They thought the Union should have won the battle.⇒They thought Lincoln had caused the battle.⇒They wanted to create a second Confederacy.⇒They wanted to create new, larger states.

Why did additional states secede after the Battle of Fort Sumter?

⇒They thought the Union should have won the battle.

⇒They thought Lincoln had caused the battle.

⇒They wanted to create a second Confederacy.

⇒They wanted to create new, larger states.